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Customers to Get More Battery Information When Buying Electric Vehicles

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Seoul, March 22 (IANS) Customers will soon be able to check key information of batteries when purchasing an electric vehicle (EV), such as the manufacturer and country of origin, the transport ministry said on Sunday.The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said such revisions will be included in proposed amendments to two related laws, including the enforcement rules of the Motor Vehicle Management Act, reports Yonhap news agency.Under the proposed revision, the number of EV battery-r…

Government Allows Google to Transfer High-Precision Map Data of South Korea Overseas

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Seoul, Feb 27 (IANS) The government on Friday decided to allow global tech giant Google to transfer government-supplied high-precision map data of South Korea to its overseas facilities, contingent on supplementary measures to address security concernsThe Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, which oversees national mapping policy, made the decision after holding a meeting with officials from foreign, defence and other related ministries, reports Yonhap news agency.Google filed its lat…

Google Submits Additional Documents to South Korea on Map Data Transfer

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Seoul, Feb 6 (IANS) Google has submitted additional documents requested by the South Korean government regarding the overseas transfer of South Korea’s high-precision map data, industry sources and government officials said on Friday.The U.S. technology giant emailed supplementary materials to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on Thursday, the deadline set by the government for revisions to its earlier application for the data transfer, reports Yonhap news agency.The additional …

Hyundai, Porsche, and Others to Recall Over 340,000 Vehicles in South Korea

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Seoul, Jan 15 (IANS) Hyundai Motor, Porsche Korea and two other automakers will voluntarily recall more than 340,000 vehicles in South Korea to fix various component defects, the transport ministry here said on Thursday.The four companies, including Kia Corp. and Mercedes-Benz Korea, are recalling a combined 344,073 vehicles across 74 models, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, reports Yonhap news agency.The recalls were issued to address several defects, including a…