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cover item thumbnail Hyundai Ioniq 5 named Singapore's Car of the Year Hyundai Motor's electric SUV, Ioniq 5, has been selected as the Singapore Car of the Year 2023 by the prominent local daily, The Straits Times. Hyundai Ioniq 5 named "Singapore Car of the Year 2023" by The Straits Times, marking Hyundai's first win since the award's inception in 2003. The evaluation considered practicality, economy, performance, design, and more, with the Ioniq 5 securing the to..
cover item thumbnail LG Electronics' electric vehicle charger receives UL certification LG Electronics announced on the 29th that its electric vehicle charger has received certification from UL, a leading safety testing and certification organization in the United States. After manufacturing electric vehicle chargers for the domestic market since May, LG Electronics plans to expand into international markets starting with the United States next year. LG Electronics has received cer..
cover item thumbnail RRA Re-Announces the Application of Simplification of Test Items for USB or Battery-Powered Devices Through the conformity assessment announcement in 2015, USB or battery-powered devices were permitted to simplify their conformity assessment tests. However, there have been instances of inappropriate use of simplified test items, prompting a re-announcement to clarify their application. - When simplifying testing for USB or battery-powered devices, only Radiated Emission (RE) testing is applica..
cover item thumbnail South Korea-GCC FTA Negotiations Concluded On December 28th in Seoul, a joint declaration was signed during the South Korea-GCC Ministerial Meeting, confirming the finalization of the South Korea-GCC FTA negotiations, with Jassim Muhammad Al-Budaiwi, the Secretary-General of the GCC. The South Korea-GCC FTA is South Korea's 25th FTA and the second one concluded after the Korea-UAE CEPA signed in October with an Arab country. South Korea ..
cover item thumbnail HD Hyundai collaborates with Google Cloud to jointly build an AI platform HD Hyundai is accelerating digital industry innovation using "generative artificial intelligence (AI)" through a collaboration with Google Cloud. HD Hyundai announced that it will strengthen strategic cooperation with Google Cloud to build its own AI platform. Through this collaboration, HD Hyundai plans to introduce generative AI technology into its core businesses, including shipbuilding and c..
cover item thumbnail South Korea designation of the 4th safety testing organization for reused batteries The National Institute of Technology Standards has designated four institutions, including PMGROW, as safety testing organizations for reused batteries. The growing demand for reusing post-use batteries accompanies the rapid growth of the electric vehicle market. Safety verification is required due to variations in product conditions based on usage environments and histories. The National Instit..
cover item thumbnail AI Autonomous Manufacturing Innovation Strategy Forum held in Seoul On December 21, the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy, along with other organizations, held the "AI Autonomous Manufacturing Innovation Forum" in Seoul. 'Autonomous Manufacturing' minimizes human intervention using AI-based robots and manufacturing equipment, offering revolutionary improvements in production efficiency and addressing issues like aging labor force, global supply chain crise..
cover item thumbnail LG Chem Breaks Ground on Largest Cathode Material Plant in the United States LG Chem initiates the construction of a cathode material plant in Clarksville, Tennessee, USA. The Tennessee plant is expected to become the largest cathode material facility in the United States, with the capacity to produce cathode materials for 600,000 high-performance pure electric vehicles annually. The cathode material plant in Tennessee is scheduled to produce NCMA (Nickel-Cobalt-Manganes..
cover item thumbnail Advancing EV Post-Use Battery Life Cycle Standardization. On December 20th, the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy held the 'K-Battery Standardization Forum' and presented the strategy for standardizing post-use electric vehicle batteries to support the circular economy in the K-Battery industry. Safety standards (KC) for reusable batteries were implemented in October. Testing methods for recycled cathode materials will be completed by year-end. T..
cover item thumbnail The MFDS has initiated a pilot operation of the Pre-notification System for Changes in Pharmaceutical Marketing Authorization Previously, there was a challenge in predicting the approval date for changes, as once the review by the MFDS was completed for a change approval application, the approval process would proceed without separate notification to the company. In response, the MFDS has announced the pilot operation of the Pre-notification System for Changes in Pharmaceutical Marketing Authorization starting from Dec..