Hyundai, Kia EVs named Wards 10 Best Engines

Hyundai, Kia EVs named Wards 10 Best Engines

Hyundai Motor Group said on Tuesday that the powertrain system mounted on its dedicated electric vehicle platform, E-GMP, has been named one of the ...

Samsung strives to prevent musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace

Samsung strives to prevent musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, is striving to prevent musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in its workplace to imp...

Lotte to foster Pepero as global brand by 2035: Chairman Shin

Lotte to foster Pepero as global brand by 2035: Chairman Shin

Lotte Group has selected Pepero — a thin chocolate-covered stick cookie — as the first brand that it will foster into one of the world&r...

Hyundai, Kia post record August US sales, driven by hybrids, EVs

Hyundai, Kia post record August US sales, driven by hybrids, EVs

South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. and its sister firm Kia Corp. saw their US vehicle sales in August rise to all-time highs, driven by eco-frien...

Hyundai Transys tops JD Power's car seat quality evaluation

Hyundai Transys tops JD Power's car seat quality evaluation

South Korea's Hyundai Transys Inc., an auto parts affiliate of Hyundai Motor Group, said on Wednesday that it ranked first for the first time in the...

Korean retailers ramp up fulfillment centers to hold AliExpress in check

Korean retailers ramp up fulfillment centers to hold AliExpress in check

South Korea’s leading retailers, including Coupang Inc., are ramping up their logistics capacities to counter aggressive forays into the count...

Hyundai unseats Volvo as No. 1 truck brand in Korea

Hyundai unseats Volvo as No. 1 truck brand in Korea

Hyundai Motor Co. has unseated construction truck leader Volvo in South Korea for the first time, driven by its flagship Xcient Pro model that sent ...

Kia releases 2025 Sorento

Kia releases 2025 Sorento

South Korea’s second-largest automaker Kia Corp. said on Monday that it released The 2025 Sorento, an updated version of its best-selling mid-...

Ashley Queens’ success story: Premium dining, but at affordable prices

Ashley Queens’ success story: Premium dining, but at affordable prices

Korean food, or K-food, is popular around the world. And it’s almost become a rite of passage for foreigners who come to South Korea to try tr...

Korea Investment, Sinar Mas to build data center in Indonesia

Korea Investment, Sinar Mas to build data center in Indonesia

Korea Investment Real Asset Management Co. and Indonesian conglomerate Sinar Mas have set up a joint venture to build a hyperscale data center in a ...

S.Korea's Asicland establishes Taiwan subsidiary

S.Korea's Asicland establishes Taiwan subsidiary

Asicland Co., South Korea's only design house contracted by TSMC, said on Monday that it launched a local subsidiary in Hsinchu, Taiwan.The Taiwan...

S.Korea's Xingxing to merge Kickgoing

S.Korea's Xingxing to merge Kickgoing

Pump Co., the operator of South Korea's personal mobility (PM) sharing service Xingxing, said on Monday that it will merge with Wololo, the company ...

Genesis tops TXI for fourth consecutive year in US

Genesis tops TXI for fourth consecutive year in US

Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis and Hyundai Motors ranked first in the J.D. Power 2024 US Tech Experience Index (TXI) Study.The American...

Kolon FnC to launch Italian high-end brand N21 in S.Korea

Kolon FnC to launch Italian high-end brand N21 in S.Korea

South Korea's Kolon FnC said on Thursday that it will launch the Italian high-end fashion brand N21 in South Korea.In August, Kolon FnC has secured ...

Hyundai Motor, Kia gets A- credit rating from S&P Global

Hyundai Motor,  Kia gets A- credit rating from S&P Global

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. said on Thursday that S&P Global upgraded their credit ratings from BBB+ to A-, with a Stable outlook for both c...

Shinhan Financial opens new headquarters in Ho Chi Minh City

Shinhan Financial opens new headquarters in Ho Chi Minh City

South Korea's Shinhan Financial Group opened a new headquarters in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.Shinhan Financial held an inauguration ceremony for t...

Hyundai, Kia to apply BMS to all EVs for fire prevention

Hyundai, Kia to apply BMS to all EVs for fire prevention

Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s third-largest automaker, plans to install its battery management system (BMS) in all its electric vehicles to...

NCSOFT develops new game Doguri Adventure

NCSOFT develops new game Doguri Adventure

South Korea’s major game developer and publisher NCSOFT Corp. has begun developing a casual game Doguri Adventure, featuring the character bra...

S.Korea, Vietnam complete Smart City Cooperation Center in Hanoi

S.Korea, Vietnam complete Smart City Cooperation Center in Hanoi

The South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on Tuesday that it completed the construction of the Korea-Vietnam Smart C...

Samsung, Trek Bicycle launch Ultra Riding Challenge

Samsung, Trek Bicycle launch Ultra Riding Challenge

Samsung Electronics Co. said on Tuesday that it launched the Ultra Riding Challenge in collaboration with global bicycle brand Trek Bicycle, offerin...

Mercedes, BMW, Audi, VW offer deep discounts amid EV phobia in Korea

Mercedes, BMW, Audi, VW offer deep discounts amid EV phobia in Korea

Imported vehicle dealers in South Korea are offering deep price cuts amid the growing electric vehicle phobia following a Mercedes-Benz EV blaze tha...

The new Kia K8: A high-tech, modern and innovative sedan

The new Kia K8: A high-tech, modern and innovative sedan

South Korea’s second-largest automaker Kia Corp. on Friday unveiled a new K8 large-size sedan, its first drastic facelift in three years.Kia, ...

Half of EV imports in Korea run on Chinese batteries as EV fires rise

Half of EV imports in Korea run on Chinese batteries as EV fires rise

Of 58 electric vehicle models running on the streets of South Korea, 22 models are equipped with Chinese batteries, a survey showed on Friday.Accord...

CJ Olive Young establishes new logistics center

 CJ Olive Young establishes new logistics center

South Korean beauty store chain CJ Olive Young said on Thursday that it has established the Olive Young Anseong Logistics Center in Anseong-si, Gyeo...

Hankook Tire to supply tires to Mercedes-AMG for first time

Hankook Tire to supply tires to Mercedes-AMG for first time

Hankook Tire & Technology Co. said on Wednesday that it will supply its tires for Mercedes' high-performance brand AMG's sports car, the GT Coup...

Macquarie buys its 1st Korean data center for $538 mn

Macquarie buys its 1st Korean data center for $538 mn

Macquarie Korea Infrastructure Fund (MKIF) has signed an agreement to buy a 40-megawatt (MW) data center from Seoul-based IGIS Asset Management Co. ...

Shinsegae buys low-cost cosmetics brand Amuse from Naver Snow

Shinsegae buys low-cost cosmetics brand Amuse from Naver Snow

South Korea's Shinsegae International Inc. announced on Friday that it will acquire 100% of Amuse Corp., a cosmetics brand, for 71.3 billion won ($5...

Hyundai E&C unveils new Hillstate brand video

Hyundai E&C unveils new Hillstate brand video

South Korea's Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C) announced on Friday the release of a new Hillstate brand film titled "Wha...

Hyundai Tucson HEV posts record US sales as hybrids catch on

Hyundai Tucson HEV posts record US sales as hybrids catch on

South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. saw sales of the hybrid version of its flagship Tucson SUV hit an all-time monthly high in July in the US, the...

Asicland, FADU to jointly develop eSSD controller

Asicland,  FADU to jointly develop eSSD controller

South Korean semiconductor design house Asicland Co. said on Thursday it signed a $19 million contract with the domestic fabless company FADU.Under ...

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