GS Caltex scored two prizes at the 2026 London International Awards for a campaign that employs playful, interactive content to explain carbon capture technology, the company said Tuesday. The company's CCU-S campaign earned silver for creativity in public relations and bronze in creative strategy, recognizing its approach to making complex low-carbon technologies more accessible to the public. At the center of the campaign is the interactive CCUS kit, which uses children's familiarity with fart

MetLife Life Insurance has relocated its headquarters to G1 Seoul in Jongno-gu, central Seoul, as part of efforts to improve collaboration, streamline decision-making and foster a more agile corporate culture. The insurer held a ceremony Oct. 6 attended by MetLife Asia President Lyndon Oliver, MetLife Life Insurance Board Chair Park Hye-kyung, National Office and Financial Services Trade Union Chairman Lee Jae-jin and employees. The move brings teams previously spread across multiple floors into

Toss Place, a subsidiary of Viva Republica that provides payment terminals and point-of-sale solutions, has launched its first recruitment drive across all job functions, with plans to hire hundreds of employees. Applications are open through Oct. 31 for positions spanning business and sales, data, design, engineering, finance, marketing, human resources, product, security and strategy. The recruitment is open to entry-level and experienced applicants. Toss Place has also removed its six-month w

Hyundai Steel has launched H ONE, a unified brand combining its rolled and built-up H-beams, as it targets growing demand from projects such as AI data centers, semiconductor plants and high-rise buildings. The company unveiled the brand at Pangyo Tech One in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, with representatives from construction companies, distributors, steel fabricators, structural design firms and industry associations attending. Demand for more diverse H-beam specifications is increasing as data

Posco and the city of Gwangyang in Jeonnam-Gwangju unveiled Panorama Walk, a massive interactive steel sculpture atop Gubongsan, on Thursday, turning the former beacon site into a new cultural landmark overlooking Gwangyang Bay. Unveiled to mark Gwangyang Citizens’ Day, the installation combines the steelmaker’s industrial identity with the city’s history, landscape and culture. The project dates back to a 2022 agreement between Posco and Gwangyang to develop Gubongsan as a tourist destination.

LG Electronics is showcasing its robotics ambitions at the 2026 First Global Challenge, an international youth robotics competition running Wednesday through Saturday at Songdo Convensia in Incheon. The company is sponsoring the event, which brings together youth teams from 185 countries to design and build robots, complete missions and collaborate on solutions to global challenges. Held annually by US nonprofit First Global since 2017, this year's competition is themed “Igniting Innovation” and

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won is making a rare television appearance to share his vision for capitalism and growth in the AI era. Chey will open the sixth season of EBS’ Great Minds as its first lecturer, discussing how artificial intelligence is reshaping business, jobs and society — and why economic growth alone can no longer be expected to solve mounting social challenges. Having led SK Group for nearly three decades through shifts in semiconductors, energy and telecommunications, Chey will

A giant cup of noodles takes a Thames cruise as Nongshim floats a 6-meter-tall Shin Ramyun cup sculpture through London on Tuesday. Traveling from Royal Docks past the London Eye and Big Ben, the installation featured oversized chopsticks, steam effects and nighttime lighting under the slogan “Work done. Day done. SHIN ME.” The campaign invited consumers to unwind with ramyeon after work and promoted “SHIN TO WIN,” a scratch-card giveaway running at UK retailers through Oct. 31. (Nongshim)

KT&G has opened a new cigarette plant in Indonesia, lifting its annual production capacity in the country to 35 billion sticks and making it the company’s largest overseas manufacturing base. The facility in Pasuruan, East Java, completes KT&G’s production network across five countries — South Korea, Indonesia, Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkey — as the company shifts more output overseas. KT&G CEO Bang Kyung-man attended Tuesday’s opening ceremony alongside Adhy Karyono, secretary-general of the Ea

LS Electric has signed an agreement with Nanya Plastics and KHI, affiliates of Formosa Plastics Group, to establish a joint venture for power infrastructure in Taiwan. The signing ceremony, held Tuesday at LS Yongsan Tower in Seoul, was attended by LS Electric Chairman Koo Ja-kyun, Formosa Plastics Group Chairman Wang Jui-yu, Nanya Plastics Senior Executive Vice President Chen Yu-sheng and KHI CEO Park Dong-sub. LS Electric will hold a 50 percent stake in the venture, with Nanya Plastics and KHI

LG Electronics will supply an integrated digital cockpit for Renault Group’s new Trafic Van E-Tech Electric, expanding its automotive technology business as manufacturers shift to software-defined vehicles. The electric van, named the 2027 International Van of the Year, is Europe’s first commercial software-defined vehicle, according to LG. LG’s cockpit combines a digital instrument cluster and infotainment system, bringing driving information, navigation and media functions into a unified inter

Musinsa will host Japanese fashion platform Zozotown’s first pop-up in Korea this month, bringing 15 Japanese brands to Seoul as the partners expand their cross-border business. The event will run from Oct. 16 to 31 at Musinsa Store Seongsu in Seongsu-dong, featuring brands including Beauty&Youth United Arrows, Snidel, Urban Research and WYM LIDNM. Musinsa said it will use the pop-up to assess Korean demand for Japanese labels, linking the physical showcase with online shopping so visitors can b

Boston Dynamics, the robotics arm of Hyundai Motor Group, unveiled a robot hand with four fingers on Thursday. The hand was developed to help its humanoid robot Atlas perform continuous and complex tasks. Humanoid robots are expected to work in spaces and use tools designed for humans, making versatility and flexibility important. Robotic hands are a key component in the capability. The new hand has 13 degrees of freedom across four fingers, with four in the thumb and three in each of the other

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries has secured a contract to build an offshore substation for the Taean offshore wind farm, expanding its presence in the renewable energy sector. The company signed the deal Friday with Taean Wind Power for engineering, procurement, manufacturing, installation and commissioning. The signing ceremony was attended by Won Kwang-shik, head of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries’ Offshore Energy Business Division, and Clement Helbig de Balzac, CEO of the Taean Wind Power project. Ta

Hyosung TNC has begun commercial production at a $1 billion bio-BDO plant in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, completing an integrated supply chain that turns sugarcane-based raw materials into spandex. The plant can produce 50,000 tons annually, with infrastructure in place to expand capacity to 200,000 tons as demand grows, the Korean spandex maker said. The chemical bio-BDO is made by fermenting sugars extracted from sugarcane, replacing fossil-based feedstocks used in conventional BDO production.