Naver bets on SoftBank's e-book company to reclaim lead in Japan

Naver bets on SoftBank's e-book company to reclaim lead in Japan

South Korea’s major portal operator Naver Corp. is looking to firm up its partnership with SoftBank Group Corp. and increase its presence in J...

Hyundai Glovis launches ECOH brand for hydrogen, battery businesses

Hyundai Glovis launches ECOH brand for hydrogen, battery businesses

Hyundai Glovis Co., a logistics unit of Hyundai Motor Group, said on Monday it is launching a new brand to beef up its eco-friendly business, includ...

Delayed EU approval puts Hyundai-Daewoo shipbuilding deal at risk

Delayed EU approval puts Hyundai-Daewoo shipbuilding deal at risk

The deal to combine the world's largest shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. with second-ranked Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co....

Hyundai Motor’s construction unit seeks listing in Q1 2022

Hyundai Motor’s construction unit seeks listing in Q1 2022

Hyundai Engineering Co., Hyundai Motor Group’s construction arm, started the process for an initial public offering (IPO) expected in the firs...

Kakao Mobility: Unravelling Korea’s astounding growth in mobility sector

Kakao Mobility: Unravelling Korea’s astounding growth in mobility sector

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that South Korea’s mobility sector has undergone a period of rebirth in 2015 when the country&rsqu...

With Hyundai’s Genesis GV60, your face is the key to unlock the door

With Hyundai’s Genesis GV60, your face is the key to unlock the door

If you own Hyundai Motor Co.'s latest premium electric crossover, the GV60, set for roll-out next month, you can just touch the handle and show your...

Hyundai Motor’s shares fall to 9-month low; new mobility key to rebound

Hyundai Motor’s shares fall to 9-month low; new mobility key to rebound

Shares of South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. have fallen to their lowest level in nine months, bucking the trend of its global peer...

Korean MZers become world's biggest spenders on mobile games

Korean MZers become world's biggest spenders on mobile games

South Korean millennials and Gen Zers have become the world's biggest spenders on mobile games with the MZers accounting for over 90% of domestic mo...

Hyundai to develop alternatives to automotive chips

Hyundai to develop alternatives to automotive chips

Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, plans to develop alternative elements to automotive chips in preparation for a prolonged suppl...

Hyundai Steel, Samsung develop tech to recycle chip waste for steelmaking

Hyundai Steel, Samsung develop tech to recycle chip waste for steelmaking

Hyundai Steel Co. and Samsung Electronics Co. said on Monday they have developed technology that can recycle the chipmaker’s wastewater sludge...

Hyundai, Kia take throne in Russia on decade of investment

Hyundai, Kia take throne in Russia on decade of investment

Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s fifth-largest carmaker, topped the Russian automobile market last month for the first time since January 2017...

Recycled plastic in growing demand as Korean firms pursue ESG business

Recycled plastic in growing demand as Korean firms pursue ESG business

Plastic recyclers have known for years that there is money to be made in plastic waste. And the stakes are high these days as the prices of recycled...

S.Korean battery materials makers see stock prices surge

S.Korean battery materials makers see stock prices surge

Shares of South Korean eco-friendly battery materials manufacturers have been soaring in September, with high expectations on big revenue jumps th...

Kakao Pay pushes back IPO to November despite tight schedule

Kakao Pay pushes back IPO to November despite tight schedule

Kakao Group’s payment services unit Kakao Pay Corp. has pushed back its IPO to November due to growing concerns regarding the impact of regula...

Cookie Run developer enjoys 1126% year-to-date growth in stock price

Cookie Run developer enjoys 1126% year-to-date growth in stock price

Devsisters Corporation, the developer of the globally popular mobile game Cookie Run, has become a “ten bagger” stock with its price ris...

SK Innovation to supply batteries to Hyundai IONIQ 7

SK Innovation to supply batteries to Hyundai IONIQ 7

SK Innovation Co. is set to supply batteries for the IONIQ 7, Hyundai Motor Co.’s large electric sport utility vehicle (SUV) to be unveiled in...

Hyundai Motor to start hydrogen popularization in 2040

Hyundai Motor to start hydrogen popularization in 2040

Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s fifth-largest automaker, declared to make 2040 the first year of hydrogen energy popularizationThe group was ...

Hyundai considers EV version of Santa Cruz pickup in US market

Hyundai considers EV version of Santa Cruz pickup in US market

Hyundai Motor Co. plans to roll out an electric version of the Santa Cruz pickup, the South Korea automaker’s first model for the American mar...

Hyundai Heavy IPO creates largest shipbuilder on Kospi

Hyundai Heavy IPO creates largest shipbuilder on Kospi

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. successfully went public on Sept. 17 by closing at almost double its IPO price. The stock price closed at 111,500 won (...

Kakao delays mobility unit IPO as parent comes under fire

Kakao delays mobility unit IPO as parent comes under fire

Kakao Mobility Corp., South Korea’s largest taxi-hailing company, has indefinitely postponed its planned initial share sale, as its parent, Ka...

SK's car-sharing service SoCar Malaysia sees valuation top $210 mn

SK's car-sharing service SoCar Malaysia sees valuation top $210 mn

Car-sharing platform SoCar Mobility Malaysia has raised around 65 billion won ($55.6 million) from South Korean private equity firm EastBridge Partn...

Korean EV startup makes highest bid for Ssangyong Motor

Korean EV startup makes highest bid for Ssangyong Motor

South Korea's electric vehicle and battery startup EL B&T has offered the highest price of around 500 billion won ($430 million) for debt-laden ...

Hyundai, LG Energy break ground on $1.1 bn Indonesia battery plant

Hyundai, LG Energy break ground on $1.1 bn Indonesia battery plant

Hyundai Motor Co. and LG Energy Solution Ltd. have begun construction of a $1.1 billion battery cell plant in Indonesia as the two South Korean comp...

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles off its East Coast

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles off its East Coast

SEOUL—North Korea launched two ballistic missiles off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korean and Japanese officials said, in Pyongyang&rs...

Regulatory moves delay Kakao Group’s IPO plans

Regulatory moves delay Kakao Group’s IPO plans

Toughening regulations on big tech firms in South Korea are impacting the IPO timeline of Kakao Pay Corp. and Kakao Mobility Corp. According to the ...

Hydrogen yet to boost Hyundai, Kia stocks

Hydrogen yet to boost Hyundai, Kia stocks

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., South Korea’s top two automakers, remained sluggish in the local stock market despite their hydrogen industry...

Antitrust body takes aim at Kakao's taxi-hailing app, Coupang

Antitrust body takes aim at Kakao's taxi-hailing app, Coupang

South Korea's antitrust body has launched an investigation into Kakao Mobility Corp. on allegations of discrimination against taxi drivers not subsc...

Hyundai mulls robot dog Spot for facility inspector job

Hyundai mulls robot dog Spot for facility inspector job

South Korea's largest carmaker Hyundai Motor Group is considering employing Spot, the four-legged robot developed by Boston Dynamics Inc., in its ...

Netmarble acquires Canadian game studio for $165 mn

Netmarble acquires Canadian game studio for $165 mn

South Korea's Netmarble Corp. has acquired Canada's mobile game developer Ludia Inc. for $165 million, the latest in a series of its cross-border ac...

Hyundai Heavy becomes third-most subscribed Korean IPO

Hyundai Heavy becomes third-most subscribed Korean IPO

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. became the third-most subscribed stock in South Korea after its initial public offering drew 1,130 trillion won ($968 b...

Hanwha Systems to compete with LIG Nex1 for Korean version of Iron Dome NH, KB Securities, Kookmin Bank, Kim & Chang lead capital markets in H1 From G-Dragon to Ibuki: Dongmyo emerges as global fashion hotspot Hyundai helps Korean economy most with $265 bn contribution South Korea issues €1.4 billion in largest-ever euro bond sale