[Photo News] Taebaeksan Mountain Snow Festival sculptures

Celebrating the Year of the Dragon, known as the “gapjin” year in the 60-year sexagenary cycle, the upcoming Taebaeksan Mountain Snow Festival presents a stunning, dragon-themed snow sculpture. As a popular motif in Korean art and myth, dragons symbolize power and are considered to be sacred gods that prevent misfortune and disaster. Snow sculptures aside, the Taebaeksan Mountain Snow Festival features exciting works of art from snow carving contests for university students, an igloo

TravelJan. 19, 2024

[Photo News] More cheddar for milk

A shopper browses the milk at a supermarket in Seoul on Thursday. According to Statistics Korea, milk prices saw a 9.9 percent jump in 2023, the steepest surge in 14 years since the global financial crisis in 2009. The upward trend in milk prices also led to price hikes in other dairy products, including yogurt (12.5 percent) and cheese (19.5 percent). (Yonhap)

IndustryJan. 18, 2024

[Photo News] Honoring legacy of Lotte founder

Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin pays tribute to the group's late founder and honorary Chairman Shin Kyuk-ho, during a memorial service held at the retail giant's headquarters in southern Seoul on Thursday. The self-made entrepreneur passed away at the age of 97 on Jan. 19, 2020. (Lotte Group)

IndustryJan. 18, 2024

[Photo News] Top auto exporter

General Motors Korea’s Chevrolet Trailblazer, the carmaker’s popular compact sport utility vehicle, claimed the top spot on the list of the most exported cars of 2023, selling 214,048 units in overseas markets, according to the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association on Thursday. Other top exporters included the Hyundai Kona SUV (212,489 units), the Hyundai Avante compact (206,371 units) and the Chevrolet Trax (181,950 units). (GM Korea)

MobilityJan. 18, 2024

[Photo News] 7th Apple store in Korea

Apple Korea on Thursday said that Apple Hongdae, the iPhone maker's seventh retail store in Korea and 100th store globally, will start operation at 10 a.m. on Saturday. Located near the bustling Hongdae subway station in western Seoul, the new store will have some 100 staff to assist customers as they explore the latest Apple products in multiple languages, including Korean, English, Chinese and Japanese.

TechnologyJan. 18, 2024

[Photo News] Tackling low birth rate

KEB Hana Bank CEO Lee Seung-lyul (right) and Financial Supervisory Service Governor Lee Bok-hyun pose for a photo after the lender was named an Excellent Institution for Promotion of Coexistence and Cooperation in 2023 by the financial regulator on Wednesday. The award was given in recognition of the bank's efforts to help resolve the country's low fertility rate by launching a savings product that provides preferential interest rates for parents and pregnant women. (KEB Hana Bank)

MarketJan. 17, 2024

[Photo News] Maritime heroes

S-Oil CEO Anwar A. Al-Hejazi (fifth from right, second row) and maritime officers of the Korea Coast Guard during a ceremony honoring their heroic actions at a Seoul hotel on Wednesday. Eight maritime officers will be recognized this year and offered a combined 90 million won ($67,000) in cash prizes. (S-Oil)

IndustryJan. 17, 2024

[Photo News] Hyundai, Kia sweep 9 design awards

Hyundai Motor Group said Wednesday that it has won nine Good Design awards this year. Eight cars, including Hyundai’s N Vision 74 sports car, Kia’s EV9 and the Genesis X Convertible, won transportation awards, while Kia’s next-generation infotainment system, called Ki, won an interactive media award. The N Vision 74, inspired by the Pony Coupe Concept, the nation’s first sports car unveiled in 1974, has won all four major design awards, including from iF, the Industrial D

MobilityJan. 17, 2024

[Photo News] Samsung chief meets tech masters

Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong (fifth from left, back row) poses for a photo after a meeting with 15 Tech Experts of the Year, an in-house recognition of engineers who have worked at the company for more than two decades, at the company's Seocho office in southern Seoul on Tuesday. Samsung introduced the system in 2019 to foster master-level tech experts. (Samsung Electronics)

TechnologyJan. 16, 2024

[Photo News] New year dumplings

Standard Chartered Bank Korea CEO Park Jong-bok (third from left) attends a dumpling-making event to celebrate the new year at the bank’s headquarters in Seoul on Monday. As part of the bank’s “Diversity & Inclusion” drive, the event invited multicultural families and employees to share Korea’s traditional culture. The bank has been cooperating with the Jongnogu district office to bring the local community closer together. (Standard Chartered Bank Korea)

IndustryJan. 16, 2024

[Photo News] Hyundai future adventure on Roblox

Hyundai Motor Group steps into the virtual space with its latest launch, Hyundai Future Adventure, on Roblox. Unveiled Monday, the game aims to captivate younger audiences by presenting Hyundai's mobility technologies in Roblox, the popular virtual gaming platform frequented by Generation Alpha and Generation Z. In the image is a Hyundai Roblox avatar in the center flanked by Boston Dynamics' robots Spot and Atlas on the right, with DAL-e, the service robot, on the left, as Hyundai

MobilityJan. 15, 2024

[Photo News] Renault brand chief in Korea

Renault Brand CEO Fabrice Cambolive looks around the production lines of the French carmaker’s Busan plant last week. Cambolive was visiting Korea to inspect local operations, especially the development work of the “Aurora 1” project, the carmaker’s new hybrid sport utility vehicle. “Renault is preparing for a new phase in the Korean market this year. … (The Aurora 1) will certainly be a vehicle that meets the high expectations of Korean and international con

MobilityJan. 14, 2024

[Photo News] S. Korean business moguls visit CES 2024

Leaders of major corporations in South Korea toured exhibition booths on the opening day of the CES 2024 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, in Las Vegas, Tuesday. Among those who made an appearance at the annual global tech show were SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, SK Executive Vice Chairman and SK On CEO Chey Jae-won, Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Chung Euisun, HD Hyundai Vice Chairman Chung Ki-sun, GS Group Chairman Huh Tae-soo, and Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Han Jong-hee.

TechnologyJan. 10, 2024

[Photo News] Coming soon

A teaser video for Samsung Electronics’ Unpacked event touting its flagship Galaxy lineup is screened on the Sphere, a new landmark in Las Vegas, Tuesday. The tech giant is scheduled to unveil its Galaxy S24 smartphones with enhanced artificial intelligence features next week in San Jose, California. (Samsung Electronics)

IndustryJan. 10, 2024

[Photo News] OLED tunnel

Visitors pass through tunnel-like display screens at LG Electronics’ exhibition booth during the CES tech show in Las Vegas on Tuesday. Some 140 OLED screens are used to feature diverse video content running on the tech giant’s smart TV platform, webOS. (LG Electronics)

IndustryJan. 10, 2024

[Photo News] Hyundai family

HD Hyundai Vice Chairman Chung Ki-sun (left) and Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Chung Euisun look around HD Hyundai's exhibition area at the CES 2024 in Las Vegas on Tuesday. As the grandsons of Chung Ju-yung, the late founder of Hyundai Group, the two business moguls are cousins. HD Hyundai is showcasing the future of construction on the back of automation technology at this year's global tech convention. (HD Hyundai)

MobilityJan. 10, 2024

[Photo News] Era of AI screen

Samsung Electronics Executive President Yong Seok-woo, in charge of the display division, delivers a speech about the company's vision to open the "era of artificial intelligence screen," at the Samsung First Look event held on the sidelines of CES in Las Vegas on Sunday. At the event, the tech giant unveiled its third-generation AI processor, named NQ8 AI, which will support TVs to become the connector and controller of home appliances, as well as the Neo QLED 8K TV featuring the

IndustryJan. 8, 2024

[Photo News] Wireless, transparent

LG Signature OLED T, the world's first wireless and transparent OLED TV, is displayed at the tech giant's exhibition booth for CES 2024, the world's largest tech show that kicks off in Las Vegas on Tuesday. The 77-inch TV, equipped with the Alpha 11 processor, has upgraded graphics and app processing speed. When turned off, the transparent screen offers openness to the space as well, the company said. (LG Electronics)

IndustryJan. 8, 2024

[Photo News] Virtual flight attendant

Netmarble's Metaverse Entertainment and Korean Air said Thursday that they have collaborated to create a virtual-reality in-flight safety video, debuting this week. The video features a virtual environment called the Korean Air Safety Lounge and Lina, a digital avatar styled as a flight attendant. Utilizing visual effects and 3D technologies, including motion graphics and 3D sculptures, the video aims to convey safety information intuitively while enhancing Korean Air's brand image g

TechnologyJan. 4, 2024

[Photo News] Pups and cups

Starbucks Korea said Thursday that it will open Friday a new branch in Guri-si, northeast of Seoul, where visitors will be allowed to bring their pets -- the first of its kind operated by a coffee franchise here. The two-story building is 644.6 square meters with a total of 143 seats. Customers can take their pets to the second floor where private booths and pet seating are prepared. Pets must be on a leash and are not allowed on the first floor where beverages are made. "We hope the Guri

CompaniesJan. 4, 2024