Indonesian president to visit Hyundai Motor during Korea visit

Indonesian president to visit Hyundai Motor during Korea visit

Indonesian President Joko Widodo will visit Hyundai Motor Co. during his upcoming two-day official visit to South Korea as the automaker is aggressi...

S.Korean defense stocks boosted by $7.6 bn deal with Poland

S.Korean defense stocks boosted by $7.6 bn deal with Poland

South Korean defense stocks got a boost from a 10 trillion-won ($7.6 billion) export deal with Poland announced last week. Korea Aerospa...

SK Chem to build plastic recycling plants in China

SK Chem to build plastic recycling plants in China

SK Chemicals Co. plans to build plastic recycling plants in China in partnership with a Chinese eco-friendly materials supplier as its parent SK Gro...

Korea's Hyundai Mobis bolsters its own chipmaking capabilities

Korea's Hyundai Mobis bolsters its own chipmaking capabilities

Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea’s largest auto parts maker, is aiming to produce the majority of its automotive semiconductors with its own tec...

Korean Air, its white knight Naver close ranks in digital partnership

Korean Air, its white knight Naver close ranks in digital partnership

South Korea’s national flag carrier Korean Air Lines Co. and online platform giant Naver Corp. are expanding their business cooperation in dig...

POSCO Holdings Q2 profit down on higher raw material costs

POSCO Holdings Q2 profit down on higher raw material costs

POSCO Holdings Inc., the holding company of South Korea’s steel giant, reported a lower profit in the second quarter on rising raw material pr...

Hyundai Motor sees surprise Q3 after record quarterly sales, profit

Hyundai Motor sees surprise Q3 after record quarterly sales, profit

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday posted its highest-ever quarterly sales and operating profit, driven by pricey sport...

Aramco-backed Hyundai Oilbank drops IPO on market downturn

Aramco-backed Hyundai Oilbank drops IPO on market downturn

Hyundai Oilbank Co., a South Korean refiner backed by Saudi Aramco, withdrew its plan for an initial public offering as local stock markets tumbled,...

Louis Vuitton chairman to meet with heads of S.Korean department stores

Louis Vuitton chairman to meet with heads of S.Korean department stores

The chairman and chief executive of French luxury label Louis Vuitton is scheduled to visit South Korea next week and meet with the heads of three m...

POSCO Int'l tipped to merge with affiliated LNG terminal firm

POSCO Int'l tipped to merge with affiliated LNG terminal firm

POSCO International Co., a South Korean trading company, has embarked on a merger with its affiliate POSCO Energy Co. as their parent group is seeki...

DigitalBridge names Korean Tae Ahn as Asia capital formation head

DigitalBridge names Korean Tae Ahn as Asia capital formation head

DigitalBridge Group Inc., a US digital infrastructure investment firm, announced on July 19 it has appointed South Korean Tae E. Ahn as managing d...

Award-winning Hyundai IONIQ 5 EV to land in Japan as MK Taxi

Award-winning Hyundai IONIQ 5 EV to land in Japan as MK Taxi

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. said on Wednesday it is supplying its all-electric IONIQ 5 crossover to Japan’s taxi servi...

S.Korea defense firms poised to ink $7.7 bn in deals with Poland

S.Korea defense firms poised to ink $7.7 bn in deals with Poland

South Korea’s defense makers including Hyundai Rotem Co., Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) and Hanwha Defense are poised to clinch 10 tri...

Seoul to lure visitors with themed tours, video featuring BTS

Seoul to lure visitors with themed tours, video featuring BTS

Seoul, the capital of South Korea, is kickstarting efforts to attract foreign visitors with new tour programs and a promotional video featuring the ...

Hyundai’s Supernal showcases flying electric car at UK air show

Hyundai’s Supernal showcases flying electric car at UK air show

Supernal LLC, the urban air mobility affiliate of South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co., has unveiled the cabin concept of its flying ...

Beijing Hyundai to launch two EVs only for China for revival

Beijing Hyundai to launch two EVs only for China for revival

Hyundai Motor Co.'s joint venture in China plans to launch two electric vehicle models dedicated to the mainland next year to revive its ailing busi...

S.Korea’s 5G, cryptography likely to be adopted as global standards

S.Korea’s 5G, cryptography likely to be adopted as global standards

South Korea’s five technologies on 5G mobile networks, cloud computing and cryptography have been preliminarily chosen as global standards, a ...

Science content provider Geekble raises $3.8 mn in bridge investment

Science content provider Geekble raises $3.8 mn in bridge investment

Geekble, operator of the YouTube science channel of the same name, has raised 5 billion won ($3.8 million) in bridge investment, the company said on...

Hyundai, Kia to launch Level 3 self-driving Genesis G90, EV9 in 2023

Hyundai, Kia to launch Level 3 self-driving Genesis G90, EV9 in 2023

South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group will launch its most-advanced Level 3 autonomous cars next year, starting with Hyundai Motor Co.'s flagship ...

LG stands out among conglomerates in race to strengthen robotics arms

LG stands out among conglomerates in race to strengthen robotics arms

South Korean conglomerates are rushing to nurture their robotics businesses, encouraged by surging demand for robots in the service industry.LG Elec...

South Korea’s Mirae Asset Group bets $100 million on SpaceX

South Korea’s Mirae Asset Group bets $100 million on SpaceX

Mirae Asset Securities Co. is poised to invest $100 million in US spacecraft and satellite communication corporation SpaceX. The South Korean f...

Hyundai’s IONIQ 6 travels faster, farther than Tesla Model Y, Mercedes EQS

Hyundai’s IONIQ 6 travels faster, farther than Tesla Model Y, Mercedes EQS

BUSAN – Hyundai Motor Co. has launched the IONIQ 6, its first fully electric sedan, which it claims runs faster and boasts a longer range than...

LS Group to bolster batteries, EVs and chipmaking, chairman says

LS Group to bolster batteries, EVs and chipmaking, chairman says

South Korean conglomerate LS Group is seeking business opportunities in the materials and parts sectors led by the fast-growing battery, electric ve...

The North Face supplier Youngone to bet on global outdoor startups

The North Face supplier Youngone to bet on global outdoor startups

South Korea’s Youngone Holdings Co. is set to accelerate its new business by establishing a corporate venture capital (CVC) firm in Singapor...

Hyundai Elevator aims to more than double sales by 2030

Hyundai Elevator aims to more than double sales by 2030

CHUNGJU, North Chungcheong Province -- Hyundai Elevator Co., South Korea’s top elevator maker, aims to more than double its sales in the next ...

Blackpink to hold K-pop’s first in-game concert on PUBG mobile game

Blackpink to hold K-pop’s first in-game concert on PUBG mobile game

Blackpink, the female K-pop idol group, will hold an in-game concert, the first such event by Korean pop artists, in collaboration with Krafton Inc....

Hyundai Motor to build 1st Korea plant in 29 years

Hyundai Motor to build 1st Korea plant in 29 years

Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, is set to build a domestic electric vehicle plant in its first local production investment i...

S.Korean convenience stores extend rivalry to Malaysia

S.Korean convenience stores extend rivalry to Malaysia

South Korea’s two largest convenience store chains GS25 and CU are branching out into Malaysia in search of new growth markets.GS Retail Co., ...

Hyundai Mobis to power all plants with 100% renewable energy by 2040

Hyundai Mobis to power all plants with 100% renewable energy by 2040

Automobile companies’ carbon-neutral activities often result in developing and producing eco-friendly vehicles such as electric vehicles and h...

Hyundai Mobis plans battery remanufacturing business

Hyundai Mobis plans battery remanufacturing business

Hyundai Mobis Co., a car parts maker within South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group, is set to launch an electric vehicle battery rema...

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