Hyundai Motor, Catch! Teenieping to Launch Youth Adventure 2026 Nexo Exhibit Hyundai Motor Co. said Wednesday it will hold its “Youth Adventure 2026” exhibition with the children’s franchise “Catch! Teenieping” as part of its marketing program aimed at young audiences. The exhibition will run from May 1 to Aug. 2 at Hyundai Motorstudio Goyang and Hyundai Motorstudio Busan. Built around Hyundai’s Nexo hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle, the program uses a Hyundai x Teenieping storyline and hands-on activities designed to help children learn about future energy and vehicl April 30, 2026

Hyosung Heavy Industries to Showcase AI Data Center Grid Solutions at IEEE PES T&D 2026 Hyosung Heavy Industries will present what it calls a “total solution” for power grids serving artificial intelligence data centers at the largest U.S. transmission and distribution exhibition. The company said Wednesday it will take part in IEEE PES T&D 2026, to be held May 4-7 (local time) in Chicago. The event will be held under the theme “Powering Reliability, Engineering Resilience.” Hyosung Heavy said it will showcase solutions linking today’s grid needs with future demand. Pro April 30, 2026

Kiwoom Securities Q1 Net Profit Jumps 103% to 477.4 Billion Won on Trading Surge Kiwoom Securities said its first-quarter net profit more than doubled from a year earlier, helped by a sharp rise in stock market trading value. The company said Thursday that consolidated net profit for the first quarter of 2026 totaled 477.4 billion won, up 102.6% from 235.6 billion won a year earlier. Consolidated operating profit rose 90.9% to 621.2 billion won. On a separate basis, net profit came to 443.2 billion won and operating profit to 534.8 billion won, up 92.4% and 81.0%, re April 30, 2026

HD Construction Equipment to Back Suppliers With 85 Billion Won in Loan Guarantees HD Construction Equipment is launching a financial guarantee program totaling 85 billion won to help suppliers maintain stable operations. According to industry officials on Wednesday, the company signed a memorandum of understanding the previous day at Hana Bank’s headquarters in central Seoul with Hana Bank and the Korea Credit Guarantee Fund to support shared growth in the construction equipment industry. Attendees included Hana Bank CEO Lee Ho-seong, Korea Credit Guarantee Fund sta April 30, 2026

SM Group Rolls Out Google Workspace Across Company to Speed AI Shift SM Group said Wednesday it will introduce the cloud-based collaboration platform Google Workspace (GWS) across the company as it pushes an artificial intelligence transformation aimed at strengthening future competitiveness. In the first phase, the group has applied GWS to 38 of its 54 affiliates, building an environment needed for work innovation and integrated operations. The company said the move goes beyond swapping collaboration tools and is intended to support a shift toward a “smart April 30, 2026

Budget Office to Roll Out AI Budget Assistant for Government Work in May 2027 The Ministry of Planning and Budget will introduce artificial intelligence across budget work, including budget formulation and spending restructuring. The ministry said it held an “AI Budget Assistant introduction review meeting” chaired by Park Chang-hwan, director general for budget review and coordination, on April 29 to discuss progress and next steps. The AI Budget Assistant is designed to provide tailored information based on extensive fiscal and program data when budget April 30, 2026

Hyundai Motor Group Unveils Pleos Connect Next-Gen In-Car Infotainment System 현대차그룹이 차량을 '움직이는 스마트 기기'로 전환하는 차세대 인포테인먼트 시스템을 공개했다. 현대차그룹은 지난 29일 서울 강남구 UX 스튜디오 서울에서 미디어데이를 열고 다음 달 선보일 차세대 인포테인먼트 시스템인 플레오스 커넥트의 개발 콘셉트와 주요 기능, 향후 적용 계획을 발표했다. 플레오스 커넥트는 현대차그룹이 개발자 컨퍼런스 플레오스 25에서 공개한 연구개발 모델을 양산형으로 구현한 시스템이다. 그룹은 이를 소프트웨어중심차량(SDV) 체제 전환을 이끄는 핵심 플랫폼으로 보고 있다. 시스템은 대화 April 30, 2026

Hyundai Motor to Hire Experienced Staff in Manufacturing Software and AI Hyundai Motor said Wednesday it will recruit experienced hires in manufacturing software and artificial intelligence from May 1 to 17. The openings cover four areas: software-defined factories, manufacturing AI, manufacturing robotics and intelligent manufacturing logistics. Successful applicants in the document screening will be announced in June, with final hires to be selected through first- and second-round interviews, the company said. Hyundai Motor said the recruitment is aimed at April 30, 2026

NH NongHyup Bank Issues 4 Trillion Won in Hybrid Capital Securities to Bolster Growth NH NongHyup Bank said it successfully issued hybrid capital securities, or perpetual bonds, despite heightened market volatility tied to the Middle East situation. The bank said April 30 it completed a 4 trillion won issuance. The deal came as uncertainty grew at home and abroad, including geopolitical risks in the Middle East and a sharp rise in interest rates following a surprise in South Korea’s first-quarter gross domestic product. Through investor relations efforts, the bank set th April 30, 2026

Kang Hoon-sik Meets Qatar Trade Minister to Expand Investment Cooperation in AI, Other High-Tech Sectors Kang Hoon-sik, the president’s chief of staff, met with Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Trade Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Sayed to discuss ways to expand investment cooperation in advanced industries. Kang disclosed the meeting in a Facebook post on April 29, saying the two sides agreed to broaden ties beyond natural gas trade and orders for liquefied natural gas carriers to investment cooperation in high-tech sectors such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors and biotechnology. Kan April 30, 2026