Hyundai unveils design of all-new Kona ahead of launch

SEOUL– Hyundai Motor Co. on Tuesday unveiled the design of the all-new Kona subcompact SUV ahead of its domestic launch early next year. The new Kona is the second-generation model after the first version was launched in June 2017, the company said in a statement. It will be available in four variants — all-electric, gasoline-powered, … Read more

Azerion launches new product ‘Azerion Fanzone’, improving the way sports clubs digitally engage with their fan base

Amsterdam, 20 December 2022 – Azerion has announced the launch of ‘Azerion Fanzone’, a new product which will allow sports clubs to easily build a digital environment for their community with many possibilities for entertainment. The company has already partnered with a number of sports institutions to create bespoke applications, bringing their dedicated fan base […]

SK Innovation to show off battery, plastic recycling technologies at CES

SEOUL– SK Innovation Co. said Tuesday it will showcase products and technologies featuring its green innovation in secondary batteries, plastic waste recycling and other advanced components at a U.S. tech show next month.   The energy unit of South Korea’s SK Group is among the eight SK affiliates that will be attending the Consumer Electronics … Read more

S. Korea looking into secret Chinese ‘police stations’

SEOUL– South Korea has begun looking into China’s so-called clandestine police stations that are allegedly aimed at monitoring dissidents living overseas, police said Tuesday.   Police and military personnel as wells as officials from the foreign ministry have been mobilized to investigate the existence of “110 overseas police service stations,” named after the Chinese police … Read more

NK leader’s sister dismisses doubts about N. Korea’s satellite, ICBM technologies

SEOUL– The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un issued a statement Tuesday criticizing those who question the secretive regime’s assertion of having made significant progress in its satellite and long-range ballistic missile development.   Kim Yo-jong, vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, took issue with a view … Read more

Finance minister calls for flexible workweek for small firms

SEOUL– South Korean Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho called Tuesday for parliament to extend a flexible 52-hour workweek for small businesses, saying a potential failure could cause “unbearable” hardships for small companies.   Under the 52-hour workweek introduced in 2018 by the preceding liberal government, companies with fewer than 30 workers have been allowed to have … Read more

Man nabbed for hacking built-in home cameras of 400,000 households

SEOUL– A hacker in his 30s was arrested on charges of infiltrating built-in home cameras at over 600 different apartment complexes and distributing recorded footage, police said Tuesday.   In South Korea, it is common for internet-connected home security devices with cameras to be installed in apartment complexes. A wall-pad device, which is attached to … Read more