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Samsung launches major investments to become global tech leader
Samsung plans to invest heavily in AI, 5G and other new technologies (Photo: Samsung)Samsung plans to invest $22.3 billion over the next three years in areas such as artificial intelligence, 5G communication, automotive electronics components and biopharmaceuticals.Overall investments, aimed at making the Korean electronics conglomerate a global technology leader, ...
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VW, LG to develop connected-car service platform
A VW Group concept at the 2015 Geneva auto show featured a range of LG electronic components (Photo: Giugiaro)Volkswagen Group and Korean electronics conglomerate LG plan to jointly develop a next-generation connected-car service platform that will provide seamless digital access to smart-home and location-based services, VW said in a ...
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Bosch opens software engineering center in Vietnam
Bosch’s new Vietnam software engineering center will serve car companies in Korea, China and Japan (photo: Bosch)Robert Bosch has opened a software engineering center in Vietnam that will serve customers throughout southeast Asia.The German automotive supplier said the newly established Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions Vietnam Company Limited (RBVH) ...
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LG Chem CEO: EV battery with triple range by 2014
The Chevy Volt has a lithium-ion battery that uses LG Chem technology (Photo:GM)The CEO of chemicals group LG Chem expects a second generation of batteries to give electric vehicle three times the range they have at present. The batteries will be in production vehicles by 2014-2015, he predicted.In an interview ...
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Korean mobile company rolls out telematics service in China
SK Telecom’s service can be accessed using any smartphone or browserSK Telecom said it has introduced the first commercial mobile telematics service in China.The South Korean mobile services provider said its E-MIV service will allow customers to use their mobile phones to protect, control and manage their cars.The system is ...
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Seoul motor show
The eighth Seoul motor show will take place March 31 through April 10. March 31 is the press day and the official opening ceremony will be April 1.The theme of the 2011 show will be "Evolution, Green Revolution on Wheels." The organizers expect more than 1 million visitors to come ...