Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea's biggest auto parts maker, said Thursday it has invested $4 million in US radar startup Zendar to develop autonomous driving technologies. Through the stake investment, Hyundai Mobis aims to develop imaging radar optimized for Level 4 autonomous driving technology, the company said in a statement. Imaging radar extends existing radar's ability beyond detecting bu...

Hyundai Motor will develop a marine mobility platform powered by seawater by 2023 to replace small and mid-sized diesel ships polluting the sea. The project has been directly reported to Hyundai Motor Chairman Chung Euisun. According to industry sources Thursday, the automaker is developing a 15-20 meter-long yacht powered by the firm’s hydrogen fuel cells. The trimaran yacht has three hulls, ea...

Now in her 50s, Lee feels that she’s at her golden age as an artist with self-conviction and more time to focus on her work. But she also accepted that her skills would wane over time. “My hands will become slow and insensible, with the lines I draw. But I don’t want to hide the changes, because artists get old too.”

The Supreme Court finalized a four-year prison term Thursday for the wife of former Justice Minister Cho Kuk for college admission fraud involving their daughter and other charges, bringing an end to one of South Korea's most divisive scandals in recent years. Chung Kyung-sim, a former professor of Dongyang University, was indicted in 2019 on 15 counts of charges, including forging a presidentia...

The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) proposed Thursday that the two leading presidential candidates hold a one-on-one debate on top of an expanded televised debate. Rep. Sung Il-jong, the party's lead negotiator for arranging TV debates, made the proposal in a press conference at the PPP headquarters, a day after a court stopped the country's three major broadcasters from hosting a one-o...

Taxi sharing, banned in South Korea for the past four decades, will be revived in a new way in Seoul this week thanks to the development of IT technology, the city government said Thursday. The Seoul government said cab ride-sharing services can be offered legally in the capital starting Friday, when a revision of the taxi industry development law approved last July takes effect. The new law al...

현대자동차가 지상을 넘어 해상으로 닻을 올렸다. 소금물로 작동하는 ‘해상’ 모빌리티 플랫폼을 2023년까지 협력사들과 함께 선보인다는 계획이다. 해당 프로젝트는 경영진 최고위층까지 보고된 것으로 확인됐다. 27일 조선업계에 따르면 현대차는 자사의 수소연료전지가 탑재된 15-20 미터 길이의 요트를 개발 중이다. 해당 요트는 ‘트리마란’ 형태로, 중앙 선체 양옆으로 더 작은 선체 두 개가 연결되어 있다. 각 선체가 바닷물을 수소로 분해하면, 내부에 탑재된 수소연료전지가 전기를 생산하고, 프로펠러가 돌아가며 요트를 구동한다. 바닷물에서 수소를 추출할 때 필요한 전력은 돛에 설치된 태양광 전지와 선체에 부착된 두 대의 수직형 풍력 발전기가 공급한다. 대당 가격은 45억이다. 한 업계 고위 관계자는 코리아헤...

Mostly installed at highway rest areas, school cafeterias or amusement parks, the target customers are people looking for a quick meal, with costs typically 2,000 to 3000 won. Data shows Koreans’ unwavering affection for ramen. According to data from the World Instant Noodles Association, Koreans consume an average of 80 packets of instant noodles per year, which marked the highest figure among ...

The Seoul government is keeping tabs on North Korea following reports it was hit by a suspected cyber attack the previous day, an official said Thursday. On Wednesday, Reuters said the North's internet appears to have suffered a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, citing cybersecurity researchers. Major North Korean websites, such as its foreign ministry and the Rodong Sinmun sites, ap...

South Korea's military on Thursday reported 104 additional COVID-19 cases, including 101 breakthrough infections, raising the total caseload among its personnel to 4,284. Of the new military cases, 79 are from the Army, 15 from the Air Force, two from the Marine Corps, two from units under the direct control of the ministry, and two from the Combined Forces Command. There were also cases from t...

Samsung Electronics saw revenue of 94.16 trillion won ($78.36 billion) in its semiconductor chip business alone for 2021, up 29 percent from the previous year, its earnings call showed Thursday, beating its US chipmaking rival Intel‘s full-year $74.7 billion in revenue, released a day prior. It was an all-time high sales record from the chipmaking operation by the Suwon, Gyeonggi Province-based ...

South Korea's exports of autos rose to the highest point in seven years last year due to the low base effect and strong demand for eco-friendly cars, customs data showed Thursday. The country's outbound shipments of cars came to $42.6 billion last year, up 23 percent from the previous year, according to the data compiled by the Korea Customs Service. It marked the largest amount since 2014, whe...

CEVA Logistics, part of the CMA CGM Group, to be Team Partner of Scuderia Ferrari under multi-year agreement As Official Logistics Partner, CEVA will provide support services for Scuderia Ferrari, Ferrari Challenge and other GT race series Scuderia Ferrari, CEVA share commitment for Net zero carbon in Formula 1 MARSEILLE, France , Jan. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CEVA Logistics, part of the C...