Hancom Carelink invests in bio big data venture 3bigs

Hancom Carelink invests in bio big data venture 3bigs

South Korea's Hancom Carelink, a digital health care company under Hancom Group, on Wednesday said it bought an unspecified stake in the bio big dat...

Samsung Biologics CEO focuses on global business

Samsung Biologics CEO focuses on global business

John Rim, chief executive of Samsung BioLogics will directly lead his company's global sales operations for biopharmaceuticals through contract deve...

Samsung earns ISO 22301 certification for business continuity

Samsung earns ISO 22301 certification for business continuity

Samsung Electronics Co.'s device solutions division has achieved ISO 22301 certification, the international business continuity management system (B...

Hyundai AutoEver secures international safety, health certification

Hyundai AutoEver secures international safety, health certification

South Korea's mobility software provider Hyundai AutoEver said Wednesday that it has earned the international safety and health management system IS...

Bank's retirement pension soars 15% to $107 bn last year

Bank's retirement pension soars 15% to $107 bn last year

Retirement pensions at banks in the fourth quarter of last year emerged as a haven for money that tried to generate a stable return, shunning away f...

Hyundai Motor sells 1 mn electric vehicles worldwide

Hyundai Motor sells 1 mn electric vehicles worldwide

In 11 years since Hyundai Motor Group started selling electric vehicles (EVs), the cumulative sales volume of EVs in the global market has finally s...

Hyundai, Kia make up 11.3% of UK's new car registrations in 2022

Hyundai, Kia make up 11.3% of UK's new car registrations in 2022

South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor Group accounted for 11.3% of the new car registrations in the UK last year, according to a report that the Socie...

Hyundai, Kia vow to crack Japan-dominated SE Asian market with EVs

Hyundai, Kia vow to crack Japan-dominated SE Asian market with EVs

For more than four decades, Japanese automakers, led by Toyota Motor Corp., have reigned as undisputed champions in the Southeast Asian auto marke...

Hyundai E&C wins record $28.4 billion in new orders last year

Hyundai E&C wins record $28.4 billion in new orders last year

South Korean builder Hyundai Engineering & Construction last year earned sales of 21 trillion won ($17 billion) thanks to growth in the domestic...

Hyundai Movex wins order for Sydney subway screen doors

Hyundai Movex wins order for Sydney subway screen doors

Hyundai Movex, a Hyundai Group affiliate of South Korea, is moving to expand its overseas business in earnest with the opportunity to win an order t...

Mirae Asset sees 100-fold jump in deposits 15 years after entering India

Mirae Asset sees 100-fold jump in deposits 15 years after entering India

South Korea's Mirae Asset Global Investments on Wednesday marked the 15th anniversary of its incorporated company in India that now has 21 trillion ...

Epikar inks MOU with Singapore's NTU Research Center

Epikar inks MOU with Singapore's NTU Research Center

South Korea's auto distribution digital solutions company Epikar said on Wednesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for R&...

Hyundai Doosan Infracore unveils new construction equipment brand

Hyundai Doosan Infracore unveils new construction equipment brand

South Korea's Hyundai Doosan Infracore Co. on Wednesday said that in a news conference in Las Vegas on the day before, it unveiled its new construct...

Hyundai's four models selected among Car & Driver's best 10 Trucks & SUVs

Hyundai's four models selected among Car & Driver's best 10 Trucks & SUVs

Hyundai Motor Group said on Wednesday that Hyundai IONIQ5, Kia EV6, Kia Telluride, and Genesis GV70 were selected as the 2023 Best 10 Trucks & S...

Bespin Global establishes Vietnam Tech Center for cloud, digital innovation

Bespin Global establishes Vietnam Tech Center for cloud, digital innovation

South Korea's cloud management company Bespin Global will foster cloud and digital innovation industries in Central Vietnam. To this end, the compan...

South Korea Revives Nuclear Debate as Tensions With the North Rise

South Korea Revives Nuclear Debate as Tensions With the North Rise

SEOUL—Rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula and Pyongyang’s spree of weapons tests are fueling a debate in South Korea over the deploy...

Pulmuone builds data sharing cluster for factories

Pulmuone builds data sharing cluster for factories

South Korea's major plant-based food company Pulmuone Co. Ltd. said on Monday that it has built a "digital cluster smart factory" that can share, in...

Hyundai IONIQ 6 honored as safest family car in Europe

Hyundai IONIQ 6 honored as safest family car in Europe

Hyundai Motor Co.'s  first fully electric sedan IONIQ 6 has been named the safest family car in Europe.Hyundai Motor on Friday said the Europea...

Orchestra PE acquires KFC Korea for about $50 mn

Orchestra PE acquires KFC Korea for about $50 mn

Asia-focused Orchestra Private Equity agreed on Wednesday to buy a 100% stake in the South Korean operations of fast food chain KFC for around 60 bi...

Hyundai’s Chung Euisun named MotorTrend’s Person of the Year

Hyundai’s Chung Euisun named MotorTrend’s Person of the Year

Chung Euisun, chairman of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, has been named Person of the Year by MotorTrend, topping the prestigious US autom...

Webtoon company YLAB files preliminary listing review for Kosdaq

Webtoon company YLAB files preliminary listing review for Kosdaq

YLAB, a South Korean content company specializing in the production, distribution, and translation of webtoons, is moving to go public this year.Acc...

3 HD Hyundai affiliates to help ESG management of biz partners

3 HD Hyundai affiliates to help ESG management of biz partners

Three construction machinery affiliates of South Korea's HD Hyundai will support environmental, social and governance (ESG) management of their part...

Powertrain maker Hyundai Transys set to post record-high 2022 revenue

Powertrain maker Hyundai Transys set to post record-high 2022 revenue

Hyundai Transys Co., a Hyundai Motor Group unit that makes powertrains and seats, said on Wednesday that it is estimated to have achieved record-hig...

Hyundai L&C wins GR certification for recycled PET packaging sheets

Hyundai L&C wins GR certification for recycled PET packaging sheets

Hyundai Living & Culture, Hyundai Department Store Co. Group's building materials unit, said on Wednesday that it has received Good Recycled Pro...

11 Hyundai Motor Group products receive US' Good Design Awards

11 Hyundai Motor Group products receive US' Good Design Awards

Hyundai Motor Group on Wednesday said 11 of its products won honors at this year's Good Design Awards of the US.The honors are jointly selected by t...

Hyundai, Kia post record sales in India; to build IONIQ 5 locally

Hyundai, Kia post record sales in India; to build IONIQ 5 locally

South Korea’s two leading automakers – Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. – are solidifying their presence in India, a fast-growing A...

Hyundai Eng. acquires certifications for nuclear power plant construction

Hyundai Eng. acquires certifications for nuclear power plant construction

Hyundai Engineering Co. said on Tuesday it has obtained both domestic and foreign quality certifications to start the nuclear power plant EPC (desig...

Anda pushes for right to copy KT&G shareholder list

Anda pushes for right to copy KT&G shareholder list

South Korea's Anda Asset Management Co. said on Tuesday it applied for an injunction Jan. 9 to view and copy the shareholders’ list of KT&...

LG Energy posts largest-ever profit led by US JV with GM

LG Energy posts largest-ever profit led by US JV with GM

South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. posted its largest-ever profit in 2022, driven by strong sales after its US joint venture with Ge...

Korean activist fund KCGI buys Meritz Asset Management

Korean activist fund KCGI buys Meritz Asset Management

A consortium led by Korea Corporate Governance Improvement Fund (KCGI), a local activist fund, said on Jan. 9 it signed a share purchase agreement l...

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