LG 2026 OLED TVs win Carbon Trust carbon footprint certification for sixth straight year LG Electronics said Tuesday that its 2026 TV lineup has received three ESG-related certifications in areas including carbon reduction, reduced plastic use and the use of recycled materials. The company said its 2026 OLED TVs recently earned a “carbon footprint” certification from the U.K.-based nonprofit Carbon Trust. LG said it has received the certification for six consecutive years since 2021. Carbon Trust evaluates a product’s carbon dioxide emissions and environmental impact across April 28, 2026

South Korea to Issue 200 Billion Won in Retail Treasury Bonds in May The Ministry of Economy and Finance said April 28 it plans to issue 200 billion won ($200 billion won) in retail Treasury bonds in May. By maturity, the ministry will offer 5 billion won each in three-year coupon bonds and three-year compound-interest bonds. It will also supply 50 billion won in five-year bonds, 110 billion won in 10-year bonds and 30 billion won in 20-year bonds. Coupon rates will be based on the winning yields for government bonds of the same maturities sold in April. April 28, 2026

LG Sangrok Foundation to Host Three-Generation Family Walk at Hwadam Forest The LG Sangrok Foundation said April 28 it will host a family invitation event next month, themed “Hwadam Forest Walk for Three Generations,” on May 11 to mark Family Month. The foundation said the program is designed to help families spend time together in nature and talk while walking. “Hwadam” is also the pen name of the late Koo Bon-moo, who created the forest. Hwadam Forest has barrier-free deck paths with gentle slopes across the entire route, allowing access for strollers and whe April 28, 2026

Pentagon says North Korean ICBMs can strike U.S., cites need for stronger homeland defense A senior Pentagon official assessed that North Korea’s intercontinental ballistic missiles have the capability to strike the United States, again citing the North’s nuclear and missile programs as a rationale for strengthening U.S. homeland defenses. According to the Senate Armed Services Committee, Mark Berkowitz, the assistant secretary of defense for space policy, appeared Monday at a Strategic Forces subcommittee hearing on the missile defense budget. In written testimony, he listed N April 28, 2026

VietJet Moves to Expand Long-Haul Service, Eyes Europe as It Seeks Multinational Group Status Vietnamese low-cost carrier VietJet is stepping up plans to enter European routes and says it aims to grow into a “multinational aviation group,” moving beyond its short-haul budget roots. Vietnamese media including Cheongnyeon Sinmun reported on April 28 (local time) that South Koreans were the second-largest group of foreign visitors to Vietnam in the first quarter, totaling 1,326,425. VietJet, well known to Korean travelers for low fares, has now outlined a shift in strategy: paying s April 28, 2026

Han Dong-hoon Criticizes Ha Jung-woo’s Possible Busan By-Election Run as ‘Proxy Fight’ Han Dong-hoon, former leader of the People Power Party, criticized Ha Jung-woo, senior presidential secretary for AI future planning, over Ha’s suggestion that he may run in the Busan Buk-gu Gap parliamentary by-election to be held alongside the June 3 local elections. Speaking on BBS Radio’s “Geum Tae-seop’s Morning Journal” on Monday, Han said Ha appeared to be entering the race not by his own decision but to “fight a proxy battle” for President Lee Jae-myung. Han said Ha had stated April 28, 2026

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Ranks No. 1 Globally in S&P Global ESG Construction Review Hyundai Engineering & Construction said April 28 it ranked No. 1 worldwide in the construction sector in S&P Global’s Corporate Sustainability Assessment, part of the Dow Jones Best-in-Class Index (DJ BIC), announced the previous day. DJ BIC is a revamped version of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices. S&P Global selects the top 10% for sustainability among the world’s 2,500 largest companies by market capitalization. The company said it is the only South Korean builder to April 28, 2026

PPP Floor Leader Song Eon-seok Opposes 'Hasty' Election-Driven Constitutional Revision Song Eon-seok, floor leader of the People Power Party, said April 28 that a constitutional amendment should not be rushed ahead of an election, as the National Assembly prepared to vote on a revision bill jointly introduced by National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik and six floor parties.   Speaking at a party meeting at the National Assembly, Song said pushing a revision through in a hurry for electoral purposes would set a precedent and fuel “constitutional revision populism” every elect April 28, 2026

Two tankers carrying 4 million barrels of Iranian oil reach Asia after transiting Hormuz; six turn back Despite a U.S. maritime blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, about 4 million barrels of Iranian crude oil transited the waterway in a single day on April 24, according to data cited by Reuters. Reuters, citing TankerTrackers.com satellite-based data, reported April 27 that two tankers bound for Asia carrying roughly 4 million barrels of Iranian crude exited the strait on April 24. By contrast, six other tankers carrying a combined 10.5 million barrels were blocked in recent days and turned b April 28, 2026

Hanwha Life Launches External Advisory Panel to Strengthen Consumer Protection Hanwha Life said on 28 it has launched the Customer Trust+PLUS Advisory Committee, an outside-expert panel aimed at strengthening financial consumer protection. The committee will advise on issues that could infringe on consumer rights and on insurance dispute matters, bringing an independent perspective to cases the company might otherwise judge internally. Hanwha Life said it will use third-party, objective views to bolster fairness. The company said the panel is designed to go beyond c April 28, 2026