Kia Sportage reports best year in Europe, driven by hybrid models

Kia Sportage reports best year in Europe, driven by hybrid models

Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, said on Tuesday the sale of its flagship compact sport utility vehicle Sportage reached a f...

China’s BYD to enter South Korea’s passenger electric car market

China’s BYD to enter South Korea’s passenger electric car market

China’s BYD Co., the world’s largest electric vehicle maker, is set to enter South Korea’s passenger EV market, setting off alarm ...

POSCO taps ex-President Chang In-hwa as its next group chairman

POSCO taps ex-President Chang In-hwa as its next group chairman

POSCO Holdings Inc., the parent of South Korea’s largest steelmaker POSCO, has nominated former President Chang In-hwa as its next group chair...

S.Korean companies line up for IPOs as market recovers

S.Korean companies line up for IPOs as market recovers

South Korean companies are gearing up for listings targeting billions of dollars in market capitalization as the local initial public offering (IPO)...

Hyundai Department stocks down on cheap dividend policy

Hyundai Department stocks down on cheap dividend policy

Hyundai Department Store Group, a South Korean major retail conglomerate, has unveiled the group companies’ dividend payout plans for the mid ...

Samsung to release pianist Seong-Jin Cho’s 8K video

Samsung to release pianist Seong-Jin Cho’s 8K video

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Thursday that it will release the worldwide famous pianist Seong-Jin Cho’s live performance video in 8K...

LG Energy's 2nd bond issue hits record $4.2 bn in bids

LG Energy's 2nd bond issue hits record $4.2 bn in bids

LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest rechargeable battery maker, drew a record 5.61 trillion won ($4.2 billion) in bids for a S...

Genesis partners with racing legend Jackie Ickx

Genesis partners with racing legend Jackie Ickx

Hyundai Motor Co. 's premium brand Genesis announced on Thursday that the worldwide racing legend Jacky Ickx will join its official Brand Partner. ...

Hanwha Group extends RSU to all affiliates

Hanwha Group extends RSU to all affiliates

South Korea’s Hanwha Group announced on Wednesday that it will extend the restricted stock unit (RSU) to its all affiliates. Next year, RSU ...

LIG Nex1 inks $3.2 bn missile defense deal with Saudi Arabia

LIG Nex1 inks $3.2 bn missile defense deal with Saudi Arabia

South Korea's major defense system developer LIG Nex1 Co. has clinched a $3.2 billion deal to export its latest missile interceptor to Saudi Arabia,...

South Korea’s Exports Get off to Strong Start in 2024

South Korea’s Exports Get off to Strong Start in 2024

South Korea’s exports got off to a strong start this year, with shipment growth accelerating in January amid solid demand for semiconductors...

Hyundai Motor to sponsor Whitney Museum for 10 years

Hyundai Motor to sponsor Whitney Museum for 10 years

Hyundai Motor Co. and The Whitney Museum of American Art announced a new 10-year partnership that enables artists to test their aspirations and in...

Hyundai Rotem inks $664 million deal to supply electric trains to LA Metro

Hyundai Rotem inks $664 million deal to supply electric trains to LA Metro

Hyundai Rotem Co., a South Korean railway system maker under Hyundai Motor Group, said on Tuesday it has won a $663.7 million deal to build electric...

Hyundai Motor unveils 2024 Kona

Hyundai Motor unveils 2024 Kona

Hyundai Motor Co. announced on Tuesday that it unveiled the 2024 model of its best-selling electric vehicle (EV) compact sports utility vehicle (SUV...

LIG Nex1, Hyundai Rotem to team up for Middle East export

LIG Nex1, Hyundai Rotem to team up for Middle East export

South Korea's major defense maker LIG Nex1 Co. announced on Tuesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Hyundai Rotem Co. to...

Paldo to export halal-certified sikhye to Indonesia

Paldo to export halal-certified sikhye to Indonesia

South Korea’s food and beverage company Paldo will export the halal-certified Birak Sikhye to Indonesia, according to the company on Tuesday. ...

Hyundai Glovis, KOBC sign deal for car carriers

Hyundai Glovis, KOBC sign deal for car carriers

Hyundai Glovis Co. and Korea Ocean Business Corporation (KOBC) announced on Monday that they will sign a business agreement on Feb. 6. related to ...

Hyundai Motor mulls India unit IPO to raise $3 bn

Hyundai Motor mulls India unit IPO to raise $3 bn

Hyundai Motor India is in the early stages of talks to go public later this year to raise at least $3 billion, Reuters reported on Monday, as Hyunda...

Cosmax opens integrated R&D center for bio-material

Cosmax opens integrated R&D center for bio-material

Cosmax Group, South Korea's largest cosmetics manufacturer specializing in original design manufacturing (ODM), announced on Monday that it has la...

Hyundai Motor to expand into secondhand EV market

Hyundai Motor to expand into secondhand EV market

Hyundai Motor Co. will expand its certified secondhand car business into electric vehicles (EVs) to increase the range of used vehicles it deals wit...

Hyundai, Kia EV sales on a roll in US due to better style, pricing

Hyundai, Kia EV sales on a roll in US due to better style, pricing

Hyundai Motor Co. and its sibling Kia Corp. sold 6,627 units of electric vehicles together in the US last month, 51% more than a year ago as their d...

KAI sees record-high earings in 2023

KAI sees record-high earings in 2023

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), the country’s sole military aircraft manufacturer, posted record revenue last year, boosted by the ex...

Samsung C&T, Hyundai E&C see higher profits in 2023 on overseas projects

Samsung C&T, Hyundai E&C see higher profits in 2023 on overseas projects

Samsung C&T Corp.'s construction unit and Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. stood out with increased profits last year on overseas proj...

Aptiv to cut stake in Motional, self-driving JV with Hyundai

Aptiv to cut stake in Motional, self-driving JV with Hyundai

Aptiv PLC, a US autonomous driving technology company, has decided to reduce a significant portion of its stake in Motional, a self-driving tec...

HD Hyundai to supply low carbon solution to POSCO

HD Hyundai to supply low carbon solution to POSCO

HD Hyundai Marine Solution Co., a ship components manufacturer, said on Thursday it has agreed to supply an artificial intelligence- and big data-ba...

S.Korea’s 2024 exports get off to strong start on China, semiconductors

S.Korea’s 2024 exports get off to strong start on China, semiconductors

South Korea’s exports, the country’s main growth driver, got off to a robust start in January, buoyed by a rebound in semiconductor ship...

Hyundai Dept. Store launches membership for foreigners

Hyundai Dept. Store launches membership for foreigners

South Korea's Hyundai Department Store Group announced on Thursday that it launched H Point Global, a dedicated membership service for foreign cus...

Hana Bank at record profit; office bets hit Hana Securities

Hana Bank at record profit; office bets hit Hana Securities

South Korea’s Hana Financial Group on Wednesday reported a dip in net profit in 2023, with record earnings at its flagship Hana Bank offset by...

Amorepacific's profit halves on weak sales in China; shares drop

Amorepacific's profit halves on weak sales in China; shares drop

South Korean cosmetics giant Amorepacific Group's stock closed at 3,400 won ($2.6) on Wednesday, down 12.1% after the group announced disappointing ...

Lotte Wellfood to produce Pepero in India

Lotte Wellfood to produce Pepero in India

South Korea's Lotte Wellfood Co. announced on Wednesday that it plans to build a Pepero production line in India. Pepero is a thin cookie stick with...

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