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  Hyundai Glovis to Showcase Physical AI Logistics Automation at AW 2026 Hyundai Glovis said Tuesday it will take part in the 2026 Smart Factory and Automation Industry Expo (AW 2026) to showcase its logistics automation capabilities based on physical artificial intelligence. AW 2026, which opens Wednesday at COEX in Seoul’s Gangnam district, is the country’s largest smart factory and automation industry exhibition. Hyundai Glovis will set up a booth in the event’s smart logistics pavilion and present an automated logistics environment that links the full pr March 3, 2026
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  Audi Korea Names Lee Gyu-hee as Head of Marketing Communications Audi Korea said Tuesday it has appointed Lee Gyu-hee, an executive director, as its new head of marketing communications. Starting Tuesday, Lee will oversee the company’s overall marketing, including brand strategy, marketing communications, digital and content strategy, and customer experience, Audi Korea said. Audi Korea described Lee as a brand strategy specialist with broad experience across global automotive and performance brands. At Volkswagen Group China, he held key leadership March 3, 2026
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  Actress Ji So-yeon Apologizes for Posting Japan Trip Video Ahead of March 1 Holiday Actress Ji So-yeon has apologized after drawing criticism for uploading a Japan travel video to her personal YouTube channel a day before the March 1 holiday. On March 2, Ji wrote on social media that she was taking “the many opinions” about the Japan trip video posted in late February “very seriously.” She said the video documented a trip taken on Feb. 11, but added, “It was entirely my fault that I did not think deeply enough about the meaning of the timing of the post.” Ji also said March 3, 2026
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  Hwang Bo-ra Says She Often Sees Cha Jeong-won, Suggests Ha Jung-woo Made the First Move Hwang Bo-ra said she often meets with Cha Jeong-won. On the March 2 broadcast of TV Chosun's "Joseon's Lovebirds," actor Kim Yong-geon was shown visiting Hwang's home. When host Kim Guk-jin asked whether she had met Cha, Hwang replied, "We've known each other for a long time, so we see each other often." Hwang said the two appeared to have met by chance. She added that Cha greeted her with, "Hello, senior," and that it seemed they met again in a private setting. Asked wh March 3, 2026
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  Drugmakers in South Korea Expand Into Senior Care, Eye Long-Term Growth but Face Profit Hurdles Pharmaceutical and biotech companies are accelerating expansion into senior health care, positioning it as a new growth engine as South Korea enters a super-aged society. With medical and caregiving demand expected to rise structurally, companies are moving into the “silver market,” where they can apply core capabilities while seeking long-term revenue with relatively lighter regulatory burdens. According to the Korea Insurance Research Institute on the 2nd, the number of older people ne March 3, 2026
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  Korean Drugmakers Expand Into Senior Care as Super-Aged Society Grows South Korea’s shift into a super-aged society is pushing “senior health care” — spanning medical services, caregiving, housing and nutrition — to the center of a fast-changing industry. Domestic pharmaceutical and biotech companies are moving beyond drug development, expanding into housing and artificial intelligence-based digital care as they seek new growth in an aging era. According to the National Data Portal on March 2, people 65 and older accounted for 20.3% of the March 3, 2026
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  Six Korean Business Groups Urge Parliament to Pass U.S. Investment Special Act Six major South Korean business groups on Tuesday urged the National Assembly to swiftly pass a special law aimed at supporting investment in the United States. In an emergency appeal issued Tuesday, the Korea Enterprises Federation, the Korea Employers Federation, the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Korea International Trade Association, the Korea Federation of SMEs and the Korea Association of Medium-Sized Enterprises said uncertainty in the trade environment has intensifie March 3, 2026
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  Director Ryoo Seung-wan Says ‘Humint’ Marks a Turning Point in His Filmmaking 'Veteran' and 'Smugglers' helped director Ryoo Seung-wan prove he could deliver both mass appeal and genre thrills. With his new film, 'Humint,' he returns with a quieter approach, trading punchy energy for a closer look at emotions and fractured relationships set against Vladivostok. Working within action-movie conventions, he pares back technique to move closer to his characters’ inner lives. The film opened Feb. 11 and has drawn a cumulative 1.82 million viewers, according to the Kore March 3, 2026
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  HMM Ship Waits at Dubai Port as Hormuz Strait Closure Risk Rises HMM is reviewing measures to protect the safety of its local staff and crew as the risk grows that the Strait of Hormuz could be blocked following U.S. strikes on Iran. According to the shipping industry on Monday, HMM’s Daon is anchored and waiting at Jebel Ali Port, the main gateway port for Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Jebel Ali is the UAE’s key logistics hub and the Middle East’s largest port, serving as a major stop for container ships linking the Middle East with Africa and E March 2, 2026
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  South Korean Refiners, Shippers and Petrochemical Firms Brace for Hormuz Risk After U.S. Strikes on Iran The possibility that the Strait of Hormuz could be blocked after U.S. airstrikes on Iran has put South Korea’s refining, shipping and petrochemical industries on alert as they monitor developments.  Industry officials said Monday that rising geopolitical risks around the Strait of Hormuz — a key global energy corridor — and the Red Sea, a major logistics route, are adding uncertainty across the economy. The Strait of Hormuz carries about 20% of globally traded oil, 70% of South Korea’s im March 2, 2026