T’way Air Sets Up Special Transport Control Center for Lunar New Year Travel Rush T’way Air said Thursday it will operate a “special transport control center” to handle higher demand and heavier airport congestion during the Lunar New Year holiday travel period. The airline said it will strengthen its response system, assign essential staff by department and move to a 24-hour emergency duty schedule to improve passenger convenience and ensure safe operations. T’way Air also highlighted its “easy boarding pass” feature, which lets passengers view their boarding pass im February 13, 2026

SK Multi Utility Begins Full Operations at 300-MW LNG-LPG Cogeneration Plant in Ulsan SK Multi Utility (SKMU) said Thursday it has completed efficiency verification and entered stable operations at its 300-megawatt LNG-LPG cogeneration plant in Nam-gu, Ulsan. The project began construction in July 2022 and, after about 40 months of work, finished trial runs that started in late 2025. Cogeneration, or combined heat and power (CHP), produces electricity and steam from a single fuel source to boost energy efficiency. The SKMU plant was built on a site of about 39,000 square m February 13, 2026

Hyundai Palisade, Kia EV9 win top honors at Canada Car of the Year awards Hyundai Motor Group said Friday that the Hyundai Palisade won 2026 Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year and the Kia EV9 won 2026 Canadian Electric Utility Vehicle of the Year at the 2026 Canadian International AutoShow in Toronto. The Canadian Car of the Year awards are decided by a 53-member jury of Canadian auto experts and journalists, who test-drive vehicles and vote in four categories: passenger car, utility vehicle, electric passenger car and electric utility vehicle. With the Pal February 13, 2026

Korean Heritage Campaign Brings Performances, Media Art to Times Square South Korea’s Korea Heritage Service and its affiliated National Heritage Promotion Agency, working with the Korean Cultural Center New York, opened a promotional event for the “Visit Korean Heritage” campaign in New York on Feb. 11 (local time) under the title “Korea on Stage in New York.” Organizers themed the program “Golden Blessings: Discovering Korean Cultural Heritage,” launching it in Times Square with heritage videos on major screens and a special performance. The event also feat February 13, 2026

U.S. Navy Team Visits HJ Shipbuilding Yard in Busan, Praises MRO Work HJ Shipbuilding & Construction said U.S. Navy officials visited its Yeongdo shipyard in Busan on Feb. 12 to inspect maintenance, repair and overhaul work on a U.S. vessel and praised the company’s technical capabilities. The delegation included Jim Goodheart, deputy director of the U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command’s ship management office, and five Navy supervisors, the company said on Thursday. HJ Shipbuilding signed a contract in December for intermediate maintenance February 13, 2026

Choi Ga On wins Olympic gold in women’s halfpipe, South Korea’s first snow-sport title Choi Ga On of Sehwa High School won South Korea’s first Olympic gold medal in a snow sport. Choi scored 90.25 on her third run in the women’s halfpipe final at Livigno Snow Park in Italy to take gold at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. She beat top contender Chloe Kim, who scored 88.00. The medal was South Korea’s first gold of these Winter Games and the nation’s first Winter Olympic gold in skiing events, the report said. It also moved up the youngest gold-medalist mark set by Ki February 13, 2026

South Korea’s K2 Rifle Moves From Standard-Issue Weapon to Export Product In the military, the first weapon most recruits receive is a rifle — a soldier’s most closely guarded piece of equipment. Many carry it so constantly that they can recite its serial number on command, and it rarely changes before discharge. That closeness breeds plenty of barracks stories: seniors jokingly telling new recruits to buy a rifle at the PX, or a trainee getting reprimanded all day after losing a gas regulator at the range. The gas regulator is a small part that can come loose w February 13, 2026

Chaevi Wins Contract to Inspect and Maintain Environment Ministry Fast-Charging Sites Chaevi, a South Korean electric vehicle charger company, said Thursday it was selected as the top bidder in a Korea Automobile Environmental Association tender to provide on-site inspections and outsourced maintenance for the Ministry of Environment’s fast-charging facilities. Chaevi has carried out the ministry’s outsourced maintenance work for the past two years, and the latest award extends its role for a fourth straight year. The contract covers 4,603 fast-charging bays installed in Se February 13, 2026

Korean Confucian Institute Urges Simpler Lunar New Year Rites, Less Focus on Fried Foods The true meaning of the holiday is family harmony and happiness. The Korea Confucian Culture Promotion Institute’s Korean Etiquette Center on Thursday proposed “modern, tailored” guidelines for Seollal ancestral rites. Charye, which literally means a rite of offering tea, originally involved placing only three or four items such as tteokguk (rice cake soup), songpyeon (rice cakes) and fruit. But after Seollal and Chuseok became official holidays, the rites evolved into larger family gath February 13, 2026

Renault Korea Says New Filante Tops 5,000 Orders Ahead of March Deliveries Renault Korea said Thursday that cumulative orders for its Filante, launched last month, have topped 5,000 units. The Filante is designed to blend sedan and SUV features. It includes an illuminated signature lozenge logo, a “tech lounge” interior based on first-class lounge seats, a 250-horsepower Hybrid E-Tech powertrain and AI-based connectivity services. The Filante is priced at 43,319,000 won under reduced individual consumption tax and eco-friendly vehicle tax benefits, and deliverie February 13, 2026