Korean institutions eye investment in OpenAI at $40 bn valuation

Korean institutions eye investment in OpenAI at $40 bn valuation

OpenAI, the world’s most well-known artificial intelligence lab, is tapping South Korean institutional investors for investment at an estimate...

S.Korea’s popular donut brand Knotted to enter US market

S.Korea’s popular donut brand Knotted to enter US market

South Korean lifestyle hospitality startup Good Food For Good (GFFG) announced on Wednesday a strategic plan called "New GFFG 2.0." The plan aims to...

Hyundai Motor holds Brand Day in Tokyo

Hyundai Motor holds Brand Day in Tokyo

Hyundai Motor Co., in celebration of the first anniversary of its reentry into the Japanese market, is introducing a locally tailored "assurance pro...

Hyundai Rotem's hydrogen fuel cell tram wins iF Design Award

Hyundai Rotem's hydrogen fuel cell tram wins iF Design Award

Hyundai Rotem is South Korea's first rail company to win a global design award, with its hydrogen fuel cell tram claiming the main prize in the pr...

Amorepacific launches customized makeup brand Tonework

Amorepacific launches customized makeup brand Tonework

South Korea’s cosmetics giant Amorepacific Corp. will officially launch its customized makeup brand "Tonework" on Tuesday.Tonework precisely...

Hyundai Wia starts to produce coolant hub module

Hyundai Wia starts to produce coolant hub module

Hyundai Wia Corp., an auto parts unit of Hyundai Motor Group, is making a full-scale entry into the market for electric vehicle thermal management s...

LG Elec’s home appliance selected as most reliable brand in US

LG Elec’s home appliance selected as most reliable brand in US

South Korea's LG Electronics Inc. has been named the most reliable appliance brand by American consumers.According to Consumer Reports, a leading ...

Hansae: Hidden Korean champion in global OEM apparel market

Hansae: Hidden Korean champion in global OEM apparel market

Hansae is an unfamiliar name to many South Koreans for sure.But among original equipment manufacturing (OEM) companies in the apparel industry, Hans...

HD Hyundai Energy Solutions to develop ultra-high efficiency solar panel

HD Hyundai Energy Solutions to develop ultra-high efficiency solar panel

South Korea's HD Hyundai Energy Solutions, HD Hyundai Co.'s solar power subsidiary, has set a goal to mass produce ultra-high efficiency solar panel...

Hyundai Motor posts largest share of global hydrogen car market in Q1

Hyundai Motor posts largest share of global hydrogen car market in Q1

Hyundai Motor Co. in the first quarter controlled over half of the global market for fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) powered by hydrogen thanks t...

Hyundai to invest $2.45 bn in India, eyes spot in global EV top 3

Hyundai to invest $2.45 bn in India, eyes spot in global EV top 3

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. will invest 200 billion rupees ($2.45 billion) in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu over the next d...

S.Korea to invest $2.6 bn in quantum technology by 2035

S.Korea to invest $2.6 bn in quantum technology by 2035

South Korea will spend 3.5 trillion won ($2.6 billion) on quantum science and technology development by 2035 in partnership with the country’s...

KGC promotes S.Korean top red ginseng brand CheongKwanJang in China

KGC promotes S.Korean top red ginseng brand CheongKwanJang in China

Korea Ginseng Corp. (KGC), wholly owned by South Korean tobacco giant KT&G Corp. , announced on Thursday its participation in the "2023 TFWA Wor...

S.Korea's brokerages lower stock target prices for Shinsegae Int'l

S.Korea's brokerages lower stock target prices for Shinsegae Int'l

South Korea's securities companies on Thursday lowered their target stock prices for retailer Shinsegae International given its sluggish first-quart...

CJ Olive Young targets Japanese sun care products market

CJ Olive Young targets Japanese sun care products market

Round A'round, South Korea's top beauty chain CJ Olive Young's own cosmetic brand, announced on Thursday that its popular sun care item "Greentea Ci...

Canada's leading coffee brand Tim Hortons to enter S.Korea

Canada's leading coffee brand Tim Hortons to enter S.Korea

Canada's No. 1 coffee chain Tim Hortons unveiled plans on Wednesday to enter South Korea, announcing its intention to open its first flagship store ...

Hyundai Motor, Kia to receive 25% tax credit for EV plant spending

Hyundai Motor, Kia to receive 25% tax credit for EV plant spending

ULSAN, South Gyeongsang Province – South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. is poised to receive a 25% tax credit for its planned investment in a...

SK Telecom launches Seoul, LA tours in metaverse

SK Telecom launches Seoul, LA tours in metaverse

SK Telecom Co., South Korea's top mobile carrier, said Monday it has created a virtual space of tourist attractions on its metaverse platform Ifland...

Hyundai Steel launches online mall Hcore Store

Hyundai Steel launches online mall Hcore Store

South Korea's Hyundai Steel on Tuesday said it launched the e-commerce platform Hcore Store on a pilot basis to boost domestic sales of steel materi...

S.Korea’s beauty brand Laneige enters UK, Middle East market

S.Korea’s beauty brand Laneige enters UK, Middle East market

Amorepacific Corp.'s cosmetic brand Laneige announced on Tuesday that it is accelerating its global business expansion by entering the UK and Middle...

Hyundai, IGIS sign deal to develop robot-friendly buildings

Hyundai, IGIS sign deal to develop robot-friendly buildings

Hyundai Motor Group said on Tuesday that it has signed a business agreement with IGIS Asset Management Co., the largest real estate investment firm ...

Samyang Foods aims to grow Buldak sauce into $75 mn brand

Samyang Foods aims to grow Buldak sauce into $75 mn brand

South Korea's Samyang Foods Co. announced on Monday that it will strengthen its sauce business centered around its popular Buldak (hot chicken flavo...

Hyundai Rotem, Hana Bank to promote private railway project

Hyundai Rotem, Hana Bank to promote private railway project

Hyundai Rotem Co., a South Korean railway system maker under Hyundai Motor Group, announced on Monday that it has signed an infrastructure fund inve...

Hyundai Motor drives software unit's Q1 sales higher

Hyundai Motor drives software unit's Q1 sales higher

Record-setting earnings at South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group have driven its vehicle software platform’s sales sharply higher and painte...

Hyundai’s quantum leap: how it shines through in crisis

Hyundai’s quantum leap: how it shines through in crisis

Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Corp. are slated to log a combined 150 million units of car sales this month. The carmakers of Hyundai Motor...

Samsung, Hyundai, others to use hydrogen buses for commute

Samsung, Hyundai, others to use hydrogen buses for commute

Samsung Electronics Co., Hyundai Motor Co., SK Hynix Inc., POSCO Holdings Inc., SK E&S, POSCO E&C and SK Siltron have agreed to replace thei...

CJ CheilJedang gets FDA approval for biodegradable packaging material

CJ CheilJedang gets FDA approval for biodegradable packaging material

South Korea's largest food and bio company CJ CheilJedang Corp. announced on Thursday that its biodegradable material polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) has...

Hyundai AutoEver, LS Electric adopt Ieum 5G for production lines

Hyundai AutoEver, LS Electric adopt Ieum 5G for production lines

South Korea's automotive internet sales company Hyundai AutoEver and electrical equipment and automation specialist LS Electric Co. have adopted Ieu...

Hyundai, Kia’s brisk April sales bode well for stellar Q2

Hyundai, Kia’s brisk April sales bode well for stellar Q2

The second-quarter earnings outlook for South Korea’s biggest automaker Hyundai Motor Co. and its sister company Kia Corp. looks rosy as eased...

Hyundai Motor unveils XCIENT fuel cell tractor in N.America

Hyundai Motor unveils XCIENT fuel cell tractor in N.America

Hyundai Motor Co. showcased the mass-production model of its XCIENT Fuel Cell Tractor, a 37.2-ton 6x4 truck specifically designed for long-distance ...

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