South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Industrial Technology Association selected 6 people as June 2026 winners of the Korea Engineer Award. The recipients span large companies, small and midsized firms, women and a young engineer category. The award recognises engineers who contributed significantly to technology sites and grants a deputy prime minister’s award and 5 million won in prize money. The ministry plans to expand award categories from the second half of this year.

Easing European Union car carbon-emissions targets could cut 2030 electric vehicle production in Europe to about half current forecasts and erase industrial opportunities equal to 34 Northvolt-sized battery plants, an analysis said. Transport & Environment warned weaker CO2 rules could sharply reduce battery capacity, threaten up to 47,000 jobs and hit cathode material projects. It also said slower EV uptake could add 50 billion euros in oil import costs in 2026-2035.