KT, South Korea’s top telecom carrier, is seeking to play a leading role in technological convergence across industries in the upcoming fourth industrial revolution era.  The so-called Industry 4.0 describes a new industrial paradigm of smart manufacturing process based on new technologies such as Internet of Things, cloud, big data, analytics, robotics and augmented reality. KT, which started out as a state telegram agency in 1885, aims higher to transform not just the manufacturing sector but

South Korean battery maker Samsung SDI on Thursday held the opening ceremony of its new automotive battery plant in China, with aims to tap further into the world’s largest electric vehicle market. The plant, which started operations in September, can produce batteries for more than 40,000 electric vehicles per year. It can handle the whole manufacturing process of EV batteries, including battery cells and modules.  Samsung SDI is the first battery-maker in China that has established a manufactu

SAN FRANCISCO, California -- After a series of twists and turns over the past few weeks at Twitter, its new CEO Jack Dorsey has made it clear that he would face up to challenges and get the microblogging service operator back on the right track.　Taking the stage at the San Francisco-based firm’s second Flight developer conference on Thursday, CEO Jack Dorsey said the company would spare no effort to regain its reputation as the guardian of free speech. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey delivers a keynote

　KT, South Korea’s leading telecommunications firm, is seeking to take the lead in ushering forward the era of the 5G network, a next-generation mobile data service set to revolutionize the information and communications technology sector.　Promising maximum speeds of 100 gigabits per second, 5G technology is set to run up to 1,000 times faster than existing 4G mobile data network, enabling a new generation of ultra-efficient devices connected via the Internet.　To accelerate the implementation of

　KT, a leading mobile carrier in South Korea, is looking to shake up the local and global information and communications technology sector by introducing exclusive services and products developed on the back of its cutting-edge technologies.　KT’s chief executive Hwang Chang-gyu has been pushing the company to pursue customer-centered innovation, introducing a total of 18 original technologies and services developed for the first time in the world since taking his post in January 2014. KT introdu

South Korean tech giant LG Electronics is seeking a bigger role in the growing electric car sector having recently teamed up with General Motors to supply nearly all the powertrain parts and other components for the carmaker’s upcoming full-electric Chevrolet Bolt. The Bolt, which will be on sale late next year, is intended to be the first mass-market, long-range EV produced by a U.S. carmaker.GM’s Chevrolet Bolt EV conceptThe car will have a range of 320 kilometers and cost about $30,000 after

LG Group is gearing up for the Internet of Things era that connects all mobile devices and electronic machines through the Web.Affiliates of the group have secured technological know-how in diverse fields of electronics, telecommunications and information technology services. They are seeking synergies to lead the still nascent but lucrative market. LG Electronics is already a major force in the field as it owns 139 IoT-related patents as of 2014 -- the largest in Korea and the fourth globally,

LG Display, the world’s largest display maker by sales, is seeking to further strengthen its unrivaled leadership in organic light emitting diode, or OLED, claiming the technology would become a game-changer in the future display market.OLED works without a backlight so it offers almost infinite contrast levels, high light-output, and no motion blur, uniformity or off-angle issues. It also allows thinner and lighter device styling compared to liquid crystal diode, or LCD.  LG Display, an OLED pi

LG Group is joining hands to transform Jejudo Island into an emissions-free, environmentally-friendly island by 2030. In partnership with the local government of the nation’s southernmost resort island and the state-run energy producer Korea Electric Corp., the Korean conglomerate recently unveiled the unprecedented, ambitious plan. Under the plan, all the energy use on the island will come from renewable energy sources such as solar power and wind, while all the cars on the road are also expect

South Korea has made economic strides in just around six decades since the 1950-53 Korean War, which left the nation in tatters, thanks largely to the concerted efforts of the government, researchers and businesses to grow the science and technology sectors.Science and technology ministers, policymakers and officials from international organizations will discuss how to overcome the lingering global economic woes and other global issues including climate change and poverty during the Organization

Science and technology ministers and experts started discussions on ways to sustain growth through technology innovation during a global science summit that opened in Daejeon on Monday.Also on the agenda are steps needed to iron out imminent global issues, such as climate change and infectious diseases, through science and technology. Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn (center, front row) poses with key participants in the OECD Ministerial Meeting and World Science and Technology Forum after attending