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Jo He-rim

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Articles by Jo He-rim

[Herald Interview] ‘Designing user experience key to business success’

TransportSept 23, 2021

One of the ongoing projects at Zer01ne Playground is developing a self-driving wheelchair for the disabled. While the development of the auto industry over the past decades has brought so many benef...
Posco reaches 1 million ton in production capacity for high strength steel

IndustrySept 17, 2021

Posco said Friday it has established a 1 million-ton production facility for giga steel, an ultrahigh-strength steel product used for cars. Amid the expanding global market for eco-friendly cars and...
Hyundai, Boston Dynamics unveil factory safety robot

TransportSept 17, 2021

Hyundai Motor Group has begun test operating a robot to inspect safety at its automotive plant, in collaboration with robotics startup Boston Dynamics, the group said Friday. Hyundai Motor Group, wh...
SKC forges ties with Kuwait to expand eco-friendly plastic business

IndustrySept 17, 2021

SKC, the chemical affiliate of SK Group, will cooperate with Kuwait’s state-operated petrochemical giant Petrochemical Industries Company to expand its environment-friendly plastic business in Kuwait...
Genesis to implement face recognition tech in GV60 for first time

TransportSept 16, 2021

The technology will be implemented for the first time in the GV60, Genesis’ first electric SUV based on the automaker’s Electric-Global Modular Platform, its special platform for electric vehicles. T...
[From the scene] AMG Seoul offers adrenaline thrill

TransportSept 14, 2021

Over the past three years, AMG’s sales at Han Sung Motor have grown by over 25 percent annually, Ausprung said at a press conference Thursday. “Based on our strong efforts to build differentiated ...
Kakao founder under FTC probe for failing to report properly on key affiliate

IndustrySept 13, 2021

South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission is probing Kakao Group founder Kim Beom-su for alleged misreporting of the company’s de facto holding company in violation of the country’s fair trade act. Accord...
Home shopping rises as new way to buy a car

TransportSept 12, 2021

The ways to buy a car are expanding into the non-face-to-face realms of home shopping TV networks and dedicated websites, taking the hassle out of having to visit a dealership for a new set of wheels...
[Herald Interview] Edison Motors chief counters skepticism over SsangYong bid

TransportSept 9, 2021

Kang acquired an EV company to start Edison Motors in 2017, and in the years that followed it managed to develop and commercialize low- and high-floor buses powered by compressed natural gas and elec...
Open skies: ‘Flying vehicles’ will solve side effects of hyperurbanization

TransportSept 8, 2021

SEOGWIPO, Jeju Island -- Urban air mobility is the ultimate solution to the side effects of hyperurbanization, and businesses and governments alike should work together to open up the skyway, a Hyund...
EV Expo expands scope of e-mobility

TransportSept 7, 2021

Outside the expo, the first edition of the Korea Peninsula Peace Road Electric Vehicle Drive took place Tuesday, hosted by the Global EV Association Network and the user associations for Korea and Je...
[News Focus] What’s stopping Hyundai, Kia from selling used cars?

TransportSept 6, 2021

BMW sells used BMW cars. Tesla is set to offer secondhand Tesla cars directly to local consumers soon. But Hyundai and Kia, the two local brands that together carry out nearly 80 percent of new car ...
M&As up 49% in H1; big firms lead deal activity

IndustrySept 5, 2021

The value of corporate mergers and acquisitions executed in South Korea rose 48.7 percent in the first half of this year, with conglomerates leading deal activity in a bid to identify new growth oppo...
[Behind the Wheel] Volkswagen Tiguan -- good value, low price

TransportSept 5, 2021

It also complies with one of the strictest emissions regulations in Europe, Euro 6d, according to the automaker. With the latest engine and the seven-speed direct shift gearbox, the vehicle can exer...
SPC Group to open 18th Shake Shack in Hongdae

RetailSept 3, 2021

SPC Group will open its 18th Shake Shack store in the bustling Hongdae district in Seoul in September, the company said Friday. While the store is currently under renovation, Shake Shack has decorat...