LG Energy Solution, Toyota Tsusho launch battery recycling JV in US

LG Energy Solution, Toyota Tsusho launch battery recycling JV in US

LG Energy Solution Ltd. has set up a battery recycling joint venture with Toyota Tsusho Corp. in the US, deepening the South Korean battery giant&rs...

Hyundai to launch 42 new cars to cope with Trump tariffs, EV slowdown

Hyundai to launch 42 new cars to cope with Trump tariffs, EV slowdown

Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s third-largest automaker, plans to unveil 42 new models, including hybrids of existing cars, next year to cope...

LG H&H’s sales surge 156% on Amazon Black Friday

LG H&H’s sales surge 156% on Amazon Black Friday

South Korea’s LG H&H Co. said on Thursday its sales on Amazon Black Friday this year surged 156% year over year.The Face Shop's Rice Water...

HD Hyundai OCI supplies recycled tire materials to Hankook Tire

HD Hyundai OCI supplies recycled tire materials to Hankook Tire

HD Hyundai OCI, the petrochemical affiliate of HD Hyundai Oilbank, said on Tuesday it started to supply Hankook Tire & Technology with recycled ...

Genesis sponsors Busan International Film Festival

Genesis sponsors Busan International Film Festival

Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis said on Friday that it will continue its sponsorship of the 29th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF),...

Genesis unveils GV80 Black, GV80 Coupe Black

Genesis unveils GV80 Black, GV80 Coupe Black

Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis on Friday unveiled its large-size sport utility vehicles (SUVs) the Genesis GV80 and GV80 Coupe Black mode...

Korea’s MeatBox to go public despite other failed grocery platform IPOs

Korea’s MeatBox to go public despite other failed grocery platform IPOs

MeatBox Global Inc., South Korea’s online livestock product sales platform operator, aims for an initial public offering valued at up to 28.5 ...

Samsung 2024 TVs earn VDE certification for picture quality

Samsung 2024 TVs earn VDE certification for picture quality

Samsung Electronics Co. said on Monday that seven of its 2024 TV models, including Neo QLED 8K and Neo QLED series, have received picture quality ...

Genesis GV80 global sales hit record high in Jan-June 2024

Genesis GV80 global sales hit record high in Jan-June 2024

The sport utility vehicle GV80 under Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium Genesis brand recorded its highest half-year sales in the first half of this year, ...

Hyundai Motor launches 2025 model year of Grandeur

Hyundai Motor launches 2025 model year of Grandeur

Hyundai Motor Co. announced on Wednesday that it launched its flagship sedan Grandeur's model year the 2025 Grandeur. The Grandeur is Hyundai M...

Pearl Abyss, Tencent to release Black Desert in China

Pearl Abyss, Tencent to release Black Desert in China

South Korea's game developer and publisher Pearl Abyss Corp. announced on Wednesday that it's preparing to launch its cross-platform MMORPG Black De...

Seaweed, dubbed ‘Korea’s black semiconductor,’ powers its economy

Seaweed, dubbed ‘Korea’s black semiconductor,’ powers its economy

Dried seaweed, widely used to make kimbap, or seaweed-wrapped rice rolls, is often referred to as the “black semiconductor” in South Kor...

S.Korea's Andar strengthens tech alliance with LYCRA Company

S.Korea's Andar strengthens tech alliance with LYCRA Company

The athletic-leisure brand Andar Co. announced on Friday that it will strengthen its technological alliance with the LYCRA Company, the world's larg...

Hyundai’s Genesis: Vehicle evolution from comfort to driving fun

Hyundai’s Genesis: Vehicle evolution from comfort to driving fun

Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis, once derided as a Lexus copycat, is emerging as a breadwinner for the top South Korean automaker and a mo...

Hanatour makes turnaround through restructuring, premium packages

Hanatour makes turnaround through restructuring, premium packages

When IMM Private Equity Inc. acquired a 16.68% stake in South Korea’s top travel agency Hanatour Service Inc. for 128.9 billion won ($95.7 mil...

Hyundai Motor unveils Genesis G90 Black

Hyundai Motor unveils Genesis G90 Black

Hyundai Motor Co. announced on Thursday that its premium brand Genesis launched the Genesis G90 Black, the highest trim of its premium brand of Gene...

Samsung Galaxy S24: A success story even before hitting the shelves

Samsung Galaxy S24: A success story even before hitting the shelves

Samsung Electronics Co.'s latest flagship smartphone series, the Galaxy S24, is enjoying strong demand even before hitting the shelves of the compan...

Samsung Heavy wins $1.5 bn order for FLNG

Samsung Heavy wins $1.5 bn order for FLNG

South Korea's shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries announced on Tuesday that it has secured an order for one floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) p...

SK Ecoplant completes battery recycling plant in China

SK Ecoplant completes battery recycling plant in China

South Korea’s SK Ecoplant announced on Wednesday that it completed a battery recycling plant in the Yancheng Economic and Technological Develo...

Black Friday sales offer short-lived relief to Korean retailers

Black Friday sales offer short-lived relief to Korean retailers

South Korean retailers and fashion outlets are seeing record-breaking sales during their big discount events this month, but industry watchers said ...

LG Elec to supply infotainment system for Genesis GV80

LG Elec to supply infotainment system for Genesis GV80

LG Electronics Inc. announced on Wednesday it will supply the webOS content platform for the redesigned GV80 and GV80 Coupe under the premium Genesi...

Big 3 Korean shipmakers all likely to log quarterly profit

Big 3 Korean shipmakers all likely to log quarterly profit

South Korea’s three major shipbuilders are all poised to log quarterly surpluses for the July-September period and stay in the black for years...

Genesis unveils Camping Gear Black Edition

Genesis unveils Camping Gear Black Edition

Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis announced on Wednesday that it unveils The Camping Gear Black Edition, tailored for camping enthusiasts.&n...

Genesis unveils redesigned GV80, first-ever GV80 Coupe

Genesis unveils redesigned GV80, first-ever GV80 Coupe

Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis on Wednesday unveiled the partially redesigned model of its flagship sports utility vehicle (SUV), the GV8...

Paris Baguette to open nine new North American stores in Sept.

Paris Baguette to open nine new North American stores in Sept.

Paris Baguette, the bakery franchise owned by South Korea's SPC Group, said on Wednesday that it plans to open nine new stores in North America this...

Indonesia, Vietnam boost Korean banks’ overseas profits

Indonesia, Vietnam boost Korean banks’ overseas profits

South Korea’s top four banks posted sharp earnings growth in overseas operations in the first half of this year, buoyed by solid profits in In...

LG Elec Q2 profit misses forecast on costs; stocks tumble

LG Elec Q2 profit misses forecast on costs; stocks tumble

LG Electronics Inc., the world’s leading home appliance maker, missed quarterly profit projections due to one-time costs related to job cuts, ...

Korea logs current account surplus in May on brisk sales of goods

Korea logs current account surplus in May on brisk sales of goods

South Korea’s current account swung to the black in May from a deficit the prior month, thanks to a surplus in the goods account for the secon...

Hyundai’s restyled Santa Fe to revive SUV boom in S.Korea

Hyundai’s restyled Santa Fe to revive SUV boom in S.Korea

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. is set to release a next-generation model of its steady-seller Santa Fe SUV this quarter, leadin...

Genesis GV80 to come with LG’s OLED auto display in close tie-up

Genesis GV80 to come with LG’s OLED auto display in close tie-up

Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis will be equipped with LG Display Co.'s organic light-emitting diode (OLED) automotive display for its...

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