BMW Group’s premium compact car brand Mini has come back with a bigger, simpler and more digitalized model -- the new Mini Countryman -- as it aims to expand its turf. The Korea Herald participated in the Mini Countryman’s launch ceremony and media test drive event in Seoul on Thursday. The newest, third-generation Mini Countryman marked the product’s first fully changed model since its second-generation model was launched in 2017. The car's most distinguishable features a

Doosan Bobcat, a South Korean industrial machinery builder under Doosan Group, has broken ground on a new manufacturing plant in Monterrey, Mexico, to handle increasing demand for loaders in the North American market, the company said Friday. Officials from Doosan Bobcat and the Mexican local government took part in the groundbreaking ceremony held on Thursday local time. The new overseas site will be Doosan Group’s first manufacturing facility in Mexico. Doosan Bobcat will invest $300 mil

진행자: 간형우, Kevin Lee Selzer Faker makes history again with Hall of Legends induction 기사 요약: 리그오브레전드 '전설의 전당' 초대 헌액자에 등극한 ‘페이커’ 이상혁 [1] South Korean esports legend Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok, an undisputed superstar in the world of competitive gaming, etched his name as the first-ever inductee to the Hall of Legends at The Shilla Seoul in Jung-gu, central Seoul, Thursday. *undisputed: 반박의 여지가 없는 *etch: 식각하다, 아로새기다, 뚜렷이 새기다 *inductee: (스포츠, 예술의 전당 등이) 헌액자, (군대) 징집병,

Hyundai Motor Company’s hydrogen-powered truck Xcient Fuel Cell has surpassed 10 million kilometers in accumulated mileage in Switzerland, the South Korean automaker announced Wednesday. The milestone came three years and eight months after the world’s first mass-produced hydrogen-electric truck began to hit the roads in Switzerland in Oct. 2020. Currently, there are 48 Xcient Fuel Cells in operation in the central European country. The truck, which is equipped with a 180-kilowatt hy

Hyundai Motor Company has acquired the domestic hydrogen fuel cell business from the auto conglomerate’s affiliate and auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis to speed up its technological innovation and product development, the automaker said Sunday. According to Hyundai Motor, the takeover was officially completed last month to gather Mobis’ hydrogen fuel cell facilities, assets and personnel in one place. With the acquisition, Hyundai Motor set up a new process quality unit under its resea

DAEJEON -- Lee Kwang-hyung, president of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, underscored the importance of controlling new artificial intelligence technology ethically in his speech at Innovate Korea 2024, held at the Lyu Keun-chul Sports Complex in Daejeon on Wednesday. “In the era of ‘humanism 2.0,’ we are living with ordinary humans, physically improved humans, mentally enhanced humans and AI," he said. “I think that our country and our society

DAEJEON -- Innovate Korea 2024, a major annual science and information communication technology forum hosted by Herald Media Group, shed light on the new form of humanity in the era of advanced artificial intelligence on Wednesday, sharing insights from various experts across a wide range of professions. This year’s event at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in Daejeon featured K-pop star G-Dragon, who took part in a panel discussion. Some 3,000 participants gathered,

Krafton, the developer of the popular shooting game PUBG: Battlegrounds, is looking to go beyond the boundaries of its main sector -- developing and publishing games -- in India in the long term as the company is focused on becoming a local publisher offering popular games in the world’s most populous country. “The biggest goal for now is to become a true local publisher that publishes games beloved by the Indian game market besides BGMI,“ said Sohn Hyun-il, CEO of Krafton Indi

HD Hyundai has partnered with global leaders in the maritime classification and registration sectors to develop a new structure for ships by removing blind spots on vessels, the Korean shipbuilding conglomerate said Tuesday. For the development of AI technology, HD Hyundai signed a memorandum of understanding with the American Bureau of Shipping and the Liberian Registry at Posidonia 2024, one of the world’s largest shipping exhibitions, held in Athens, Greece this week. About 2,000 compan

South Korea has approved a large-scale project to carry out exploration drilling of potentially massive gas and oil reserves, which could hold up to 14 billion barrels of gas and oil in the deep sea off the country’s southeastern coast, President Yoon Suk Yeol announced Monday. Yoon highlighted that the maximum amount of buried gas and oil would be enough for the country to use for 29 years and four years, respectively. He said the government entrusted Act-Geo, a top global deep-sea techno

The Korea AeroSpace Administration, the government’s new space body, officially began operations last week with the hope of vaulting the country into the category of the top five space leaders across the globe. Steve Chien, a longtime artificial intelligence expert at the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration, says the space sector should try to have a “balanced portfolio.” “You have the government. You have big companies. You have small companies. You have uni

Hanwha Ocean has bolstered its partnerships with Canadian companies to strengthen its submarine businesses, the Korean shipbuilder said Friday. According to the company, Hanwha Ocean signed a teaming agreement with CAE, a Canadian simulation technologies developer that provides integrated live, virtual and constructive training solutions for defense forces, at Canada's largest defense and security trade show CANSEC in Ottawa. Hanwha Ocean and Hanwha Aerospace were the only Korean firms to p

Hanwha Group has made the list of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential Companies in the world for the first time, as the only Korean company recognized this year. The list, which was unveiled on Thursday, described Hanwha as the "Lockheed Martin" of Asia, pointing out that the conglomerate had a good business year amid the ongoing global geopolitical crises. The US magazine noted that Hanwha Aerospace's market value jumped 69 percent last year to top $7.8 billion through sign

사우디아라비아가 전 세계 e스포츠와 게임의 중심지로 거듭나기 위해 수십조 원을 공격적으로 투자하는 가운데, 사우디 게임 산업 발전 전략의 실권자인 파이살 빈 반다르 빈 술탄 알사우드 왕자가 한국 게임 업체들과의 협업 확대를 위해 서울을 방문했다. 사우디아라비아 e스포츠 연맹 회장인 빈 반다르 왕자는 29일 시그니엘 서울에서 진행된 코리아헤럴드와의 인터뷰에서 “사우디 게임 업계가 당면한 과제는 다름 아닌 현지화다. 한국 기업들이 물리적으로도 사우디에 진출해야 하는 것도 바로 이 때문”이라고 말했다. 사우디 최상위 권력인 무함마드 빈 살만 왕세자의 5촌인 빈 반다르 왕자는 사우디국부펀드(Public Investment Fund) 산하의 게임 회사인 ‘새비 게임즈 그룹(Savvy Games Group)’의 부회장이기도 하다. 사우디국부펀드는 엔씨소프트와 넥슨의 지분을 각 9.26%와 10.54%씩 확보해 화제가 된 바 있다. 2022년 사우디는

LS Eco Energy, an Asia-focused subsidiary of LS Cable & System, has identified submarine cables and rare-earth elements as the new growth engine for future business as the company aims to more than double its annual sales by 2030. “For the next 15 years and beyond, large electricity demand will continue across the world,” said Lee Sang-ho, CEO of LS Eco Energy, in a press conference held Tuesday at the Federation of Korean Industries building in Seoul. “By expanding the cab

Saudi Arabia is looking for more collaboration with Korean game companies as the Middle Eastern country has been aggressively spending billions of dollars to develop its gaming industry with the ultimate goal of becoming a global esports hub, Riyadh’s top gaming officials said Wednesday. “We're looking to start a conversation to make sure that we can be a good partner and see where we can collaborate and where we can be good partners,” said Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Sul

Hyundai Motor Group has recruited Manfred Harrer, former lead developer of Porsche’s first all-electric vehicle Taycan, to take the helm of developing products for the Korean carmaker’s luxury brand Genesis and Hyundai Motor’s high-performance N series, the company said Tuesday. According to the auto conglomerate, Harrer has been appointed as the head of Genesis & Performance Development Tech Unit, which operates under the Research & Development Division of Hyundai Moto

South Korea officially opened its first independent space-dedicated body, the Korea AeroSpace Administration, on Monday. “The role of KASA can be divided into four main sectors: establishing national aerospace policies, fostering talents while conducting R&D, promoting industry and international cooperation,” said Yoon Young-bin, chief of KASA and former aerospace engineering professor at Seoul National University, as he addressed his fellow officials in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang

LEIPZIG, Germany -- The automotive security sector has never been more important with the growth of connected cars and the advancement of software for vehicles. Autocrypt, a South Korean startup, has been making strides and is looking to become a leading provider of automotive cybersecurity and mobility solutions. “Cars are now equipped with loads of software so now they are exposed to hacking like computers (facing risks) in the backend server and various (types of) IT infrastructure,&rdq

LEIPZIG, Germany -- Bright rays of sunlight shone through the roof Thursday morning at the assembly building of Porsche’s manufacturing plant in Leipzig, Germany, enlivening the atmosphere of the busy production site. The German sports carmaker’s Leipzig plant shattered the traditional image of auto factories being rather grey and stifling as The Korea Herald visited the site as a part of this year’s International Transport Forum held at the Congress Center Leipzig from Wednesd