Autonomous driving startup 42dot plans Level 4 self-driving in Seoul

42dot, a South Korea-based autonomous driving startup, plans to launch a Level 4 self-driving service in some areas of Seoul next year.The company s...

Hyundai Motor Chairman's inner circle promoted to key leadership

Hyundai Motor Group has carried out a massive reshuffling among its key affiliates, with members of Chairman Chung Euisun's inner circle promoted ...

NPS extends term for CIO Ahn Hyo-joon; likely to drive overseas investment

Ahn Hyo-joon, the incumbent chief investment officer at the National Pension Service will see his term extended by one year, the NPS and the Ministry ...

Robust SUV sales drive Korean carmakers’ US market share to 9-yr high

South Korean automakers’ share of the US passenger car market has risen to its highest level in nine years, boosted by brisk sales of sport util...

KB Investment bulks up VC funds as parent group drives SE Asia expansion

KB Investment Co., the venture capital arm of South Korea’s KB Financial Group, is raising 100 billion won ($86 million) in a fund to invest in ...

Samsung to make new Qualcomm chips for 5G smartphones with 5nm technology

Samsung Electronics Co. has secured a deal to manufacture Qualcomm Technologies Inc.’s new mobile application processor for 5G smartphones, the ...

Kim Yong-jin officially appointed as NPS’ new CEO, likely to drive decision over CIO status

Kim Yong-jin, the former second vice finance minister of President Moon Jae-in’s government between mid-2017 and 2018, has been chosen as the Na...

Hyundai Motor and Aptiv christen autonomous driving JV 'Motional'

Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv unveiled the name of its autonomous driving joint venture on August 12: Motional. The two companies entered into the joi...

Hyundai, Hankook Tire may rebuild relations with new test-driving center

Hyundai Motor Group has reached a tentative agreement to build the country’s biggest test-driving center at a new tire testing facility of Hanko...

Stronghold Technology's smart roaster stirs up coffee market   

It's part of our morning routine, an afternoon pick-me-up and a good complement to an evening get-together with friends. We're talking about coffee. I...

Self-guided trip platform expands into themed travels

Planning a trip is no vacation. Booking a flight and hotel isn't the end and searching for activities and mode of transportation is a must. This is wh...

[Interview] Blockchain technology to cut property transaction cost: Bitcoin.com CEO

“The impact of blockchain technology will not be limited within financial markets. Blockchain technology will also impact real estate transactions, sm...

SPIKE. NO EDIT HERE. Hyundai Motor Group to adopt digital twin technology

Hyundai Motor Group plans to adopt digital twin, a technology that allows the automaker to make a digital replica of a real car for simulation not...

Up to 70 mn won support given to young entrepreneurs using public tech (edited)

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced on Friday a new program to support young entrepreneurs under the age of 39 who are interested in startin...