HD Hyundai establishes customization plant in Georgia, US

South Korea's HD Hyundai XiteSolution said on Friday that its construction equipment affiliates HD Hyundai Construction Equipment Co. and HD Hyundai...

Hyundai Department to triple healthcare sales by 2030 with Nestle

Hyundai Department Store Group, a South Korean conglomerate controlling retail, fashion, healthcare and lifestyle businesses, aims to triple its hea...

Seoul breaks ground on Mt. Namsan gondola facility

The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Thursday held a groundbreaking ceremony for gondola facilities that will shuttle passengers from the base of Mt...

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...

Mercedes-Benz EV sales tumble in South Korea after fire

German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz AG suffered a nosedive in EV sales in South Korea in August after a fire broke out in one of its electric vehic...

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...

S.Korean travel retailers face downturn without Chinese big spenders

Before COVID-19 swept the world, South Korea’s top two travel retailers Lotte Duty Free and Shilla Duty Free Shop ascended to the world’...

Korea’s Everland to lure horror fans with Netflix series

Everland, South Korea’s largest theme park, is set to lure horror movie fans at home and abroad with famous fright series such as “Stran...

Toyota chairman to visit Seoul, discuss hydrogen cars with Hyundai’s Chung

Akio Toyoda, chairman of Japan’s top automaker Toyota Motor Corp., will fly to Seoul in late October to meet with Hyundai Motor Group Chairman...

SK Networks' automotive division launches as SK SpeedMate

South Korea's SK Networks Co. completed a split-off of its automotive maintenance division, which has now launched as a new company named SK Speed...

NPS logs 9.71% return in H1 led by US tech stocks

National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea, the world’s third-largest pension fund, posted a 9.71% investment return for the first half of ...

MBK Partners’ sale of Homeplus Express hits snag over valuation gap

MBK Partners’ planned sale of Homeplus Express, the supermarket chain of South Korean hypermarket operator Homeplus, has hit a snag as potenti...

KT&G to sell Korean office tower to Pebblestone for $90 mn

KT&G Corp., the world’s fifth-largest tobacco maker, is set to sell an office tower in South Korea to a local asset manager for an estimat...

Affinity Equity bets big on Korea's car rental market

The car rental business resembles financial services. Buying cars with borrowed money, renting them out and eventually selling them to used car de...

Hyundai Rotem’s earnings, shares set to rise; defense deals in the offing

Hyundai Rotem Co., a South Korean railway system and defense equipment maker under Hyundai Motor Group, is expected to clinch large defense deals in...

Hyundai zeroes in on hybrid cars, longer-range EVs

Hyundai Motor Co. will double its hybrid vehicle lineup to 14 models and develop longer-range electric vehicles to overcome a prolonged slowdown or ...

Samsung SDI, GM to build $3.5 bn EV battery plant in US

Samsung SDI Co., the world’s No. 6 battery maker, and General Motors Co., the leading US automaker, are set to build a $3.5 billion cell plant...

APR, TJX to co-work for Medicube products sale in N.Amerca

South Korea's cosmetic and clothing company APR said on Wednesday it signed a supply contract with TJX Companies, the North America-based global ret...

Hanwha Ocean, US Senator discuss US Navy MRO

South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co. said on Tuesday that it discussed various aspects of the US Navy ship projects with key figures from the US Senate Co...

Mastern, Woods Capital team up for tech hub

Mastern Investment Management Co., South Korea's real estate investment firm, said on Monday that its US subsidiary Mastern America LLC signed a mem...

Lotte Energy to supply copper foil to Samsung SDI-Stellantis JV

Samsung SDI Co., South Korea’s third-largest battery maker by battery usage, has picked Lotte Energy Materials Corp. as the exclusive supplier...

Hyundai IONIQ 5 N named Car and Driver's 2024 top EV

South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. said on Sunday that its high-performance electric vehicle (EV) the IONIQ 5 N was selected as Car and Driver's presti...

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...

Mirae Asset, global investors eye gain from sale of Hanoi skyscraper

South Korea's Mirae Asset Securities Co. and shareholders in the three-building complex Landmark72, which encompasses the second-tallest skyscraper ...

SY Lee: A Korean startup creator who fetched $80 mn for Story Protocol

Seung Yoon Lee, a South Korean startup creator, was in his early 20s when he co-founded Radish Fiction Inc., a US-based mobile fiction platform, in ...

Volpara to supply cancer diagnostics SW to Intermountain Health

Lunit, a South Korean cancer diagnostics AI company, announced on Wednesday that its subsidiary Volpara Health, a New Zealand-based AI software deve...

After Mercedes Fire, EV Owners Want to Know What Battery They Have

SEOUL—The uproar over a Mercedes-Benz electric vehicle that burst into flames in South Korea this month wasn’t only about fire...

Yuhan’s lung cancer drug clears FDA hurdle for global debut

A new lung cancer treatment developed by South Korea’s Yuhan Corp. has secured approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a co...

Air Incheon joins Boeing safety operation support program

South Korea's cargo airline Air Incheon announced on Wednesday that it signed an agreement with American aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co. on Tuesd...

Korea’s Mirae Asset to open AI business unit in New York

Mirae Asset Group, the pioneer in South Korea’s mutual fund industry, plans to set up an artificial intelligence business unit in New York as ...