SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Electronics Inc. on Thursday unveiled new modular housing models featuring the latest home appliances in response to the growing demand for second houses. The South Korean tech giant launched two new models of the LG Smart Cottage, which refers to the company’s prefabricated home equipped with its heating, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Co. said Wednesday it has begun sales of the Ioniq 6 N, its first high-performance electric vehicle (EV) sedan and the second electrified model under the company’s N brand. The Ioniq 6 N is equipped with front and rear motors that deliver a combined maximum output of [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Kakao Mobility said Tuesday it has begun offering real-time taxi-hailing services in Guam through its Kakao T app, expanding its overseas footprint in mobility services. Travelers can book rides in Guam via the “Travel” tab in the Kakao T app, while international users can access the service through Kakao’s [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung C&T has taken a tangible step toward reimagining urban housing with the completion of a “Next Home” test bed in Yongin, south of Seoul. The three-story, 554-square-meter facility showcases technologies designed to break away from the rigid apartment layouts that have long dominated South Korea’s housing market. Instead, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — KT Corp. on Monday unveiled SOTA K built on GPT-4o, a large language model developed in collaboration with Microsoft that the company says is optimized for Korean language and culture. The release marks the first time a Korean telecom has rolled out an AI system designed to overcome the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday unveiled a platform designed to assess the productivity of artificial intelligence (AI) models in workplace environments. TrueBench will provide businesses with a comprehensive set of metrics to track the productivity of large language models (LLMs) in real-world workplaces, the South Korean tech giant said [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Nongshim Co., South Korea’s leading instant noodle maker, said Tuesday it will release a second batch of its popular Shin Ramyun product featuring characters from the global hit animated movie “KPop Demon Hunters” this week. The limited special product, part of a collaboration launched last month, comes in packs [...]
SEONGNAM, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Naver Webtoon has launched a new short-form animation service, “Cuts,” marking its first foray into building a platform for entirely new content rather than simply expanding its vast library of webtoon intellectual property. Speaking at Naver’s Green Factory headquarters in Seongnam, south of Seoul, Kim Hyo-jung, the company’s chief [...]
MUNICH, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor unveiled its first small electric vehicle concept on Tuesday at Europe’s largest mobility fair, underscoring the South Korean automaker’s push to expand its EV lineup into the compact segment, where demand is strongest in Europe. The concept car, dubbed “Concept THREE,” was introduced at the IAA Mobility 2025 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Louis Vuitton unveiled its first-ever beauty line, La Beauté Louis Vuitton, in Seoul on Friday, marking the global debut of the French luxury house’s long-awaited entry into cosmetics. The collection, comprising 55 shades of lipstick, 10 tinted balms and four eye shadow palettes, was presented at a pop-up store [...]