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Automobiles
Hyundai acquires GM’s Indian plant, aims to sell more SUVs, EVs
Hyundai Motor Co. has acquired a car manufacturing plant in India from General Motors Co. as South Korea's top automaker aims to expand its presence...
Aug 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Staying 5 hours on cruise ship in Busan raises sales 30%: study
With the resumption of international cruise ship travel to South Korea, domestic credit card company BC Card says daily sales in commercial district...
Aug 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Paradise City, Ctrip to jointly launch S.Korean travel packages
Paradise City, an integrated resort in Incheon, announced on Monday that it has partnered with China's largest online travel agency Ctrip to introdu...
Aug 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
S.Korea's SK C&C enters battery sector with DNA Motors
South Korea's SK C&C will make batteries for electric motorcycles as the first domestic system integration company to enter the battery field.SK...
Aug 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
Sejong City to cooperate with Northern Ireland in smart city, cybersecurity
South Korea's Sejong Special Self-Governing City will pursue economic exchange with Northern Ireland and cooperation in cybersecurity research with ...
Aug 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Insatiable Hyundai Motor aspires to lead India with SUVs, EVs
Hyundai Motor Group must become “the first mover” in India, which has emerged as the next fierce battlefield for global car makers after...
Aug 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Santa Fe, Sorento, Torres to lead mid-sized SUV sales war in Korea
Three leading South Korean automakers – Hyundai Motor Co., Kia Corp. and KG Mobility Corp. – are upping the ante in their fight to garne...
Aug 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
S.Korean transformers invade US market on surging demand
South Korea’s heavy electrical equipment makers are expanding their presence in the US, the world’s second-largest electricity consumer,...
Aug 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
South Korean city seeks to build Asia's 1st MSG Sphere
A city in the greater Seoul area is aiming to become the first in Asia to attract Madison Square Garden (MSG) Sphere, an iconic music and entertainm...
Aug 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis mass produces glove compartment for EVs
South Korea's Hyundai Mobis has developed an innovative glove compartment optimized for electric vehicles (EV) for use in the large sport utility EV...
Aug 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
K-pop group aespa to premiere ‘Better Things’ single in LA
K-pop girl group aespa will hold a concert "aespa LIVE TOUR 2023 - SYNK: HYPER LINE" at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, US, on August 13, their...
Aug 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG developing technology to produce cathode without precursors
LG Chem Ltd. has embarked on a new technology development to produce cathodes without precursors in a bid to slash battery manufacturing costs and m...
Aug 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Hyundai E&C bags $145 mn order to build HVDC line in Saudi Arabia
Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. has won a $145 million deal in Saudi Arabia, boding well for the leading South Korean builder’s bus...
Aug 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
LG Energy Solution converts 56% of electricity into renewable energy
South Korea’s lithium-ion battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. on Monday released a report containing the company’s environmental, soci...
Aug 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Battery recycling firms aim for 90% lithium recovery rates
A growing number of South Korean companies – from battery materials makers to power facilities builders – are jumping into the waste bat...
Jul 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
KG Mobility to launch electric SUV Torres EVX in September
South Korea's KG Mobility Corp., formerly Ssangyong Motor, announced on Monday that it has confirmed the release of the electrified version of its s...
Jul 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
KT, LG Elec, Hyundai Elevator join robot-elevator project
A robot freely gets on and off an elevator and moves around a building, doing everything from coffee to parcel delivery and route guidance.This is t...
Jul 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia, Toyota unveil new SUVs in head-to-head showdown
South Korea’s two largest automakers – Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. – are set to compete head-to-head with Japan’s top ca...
Jul 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Innocean releases brand film of Kia Sportage’s 30th anniversary
Innocean, a Hyundai Motor Group-affiliated advertising agency, has rolled out a brand film to mark the 30th anniversary of Kia Corp.'s Sportage, the...
Jul 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
EV6, GV60 outperform global peers in Auto Bild’s EV tests
Hyundai Motor Group’s electrification push under the direction of its Chairman Chung Euisun is more than paying off, with a slew of worldwide ...
Jul 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
End of an era: Hyundai, Kia say goodbye to diesel-powered Porters, Bongos
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. will cease manufacturing diesel-powered compact trucks in November and replace them with liquefied petroleum gas (LP...
Jul 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI, Stellantis agree to build 2nd US battery plant
South Korea’s Samsung SDI Co. and the Netherlands-based automaker Stellantis N.V. have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to build the...
Jul 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia Sportage celebrates milestone of 7 mn sales in 30 years
Kia Sportage has sold more than 7 million units since its launch three decades ago, celebrating the milestone with a special edition of its fifth-ge...
Jul 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung to open Galaxy Experience Spaces in seven cities
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Tuesday that it will open the "Galaxy Experience Spaces" in seven cities spanning six countries. These spa...
Jul 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Santa Fe’s full makeover yields boxier look
Hyundai Motor Co. on Tuesday premiered a new look for its steady-selling SUV Santa Fe. The complete transformation — its first in five years &...
Jul 18, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor’s UK sales highest in 5 years, driven by IONIQ 5
Just a few years back, vehicles built by Hyundai Motor Co. were dismissed as second-class cars of poor quality in Europe, with one car magazine deri...
Jul 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Art luxury hotel reopened at Paradise City in Incheon
The casino complex Paradise City in Incheon on Saturday will reopen Hotel Art Paradiso at its integrated resort on Yeongjong Island. Closed in July ...
Jul 14, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
EV9 SUV to be Kia’s 1st EV assembled in US
Kia Corp. will spend over $200 million to transform part of its assembly plant in the US state of Georgia to manufacture its second all-electric SUV...
Jul 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Carbon neutrality
Samsung Biologics, Celltrion pledge major CO2 cuts
South Korea’s No. 1 biopharmaceutical company Samsung BioLogics Co. and No. 2 Celltrion Inc. produced higher CO2 emissions last year than in 2...
Jul 10, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
POSCO gears up for big stride as green materials firm with Hyper NO
South Korea’s steel pioneer POSCO under POSCO Holdings Inc. is preparing to take another big stride as an eco-friendly materials provider with...
Jul 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
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- 2 Hyundai Rotem set to finalize $6 bn K2 tank order from Poland
- 3 Lee Jae-myung to meet with top business leaders this week ahead of G7 summit
- 4 Korea to allow non-profits to buy bad consumer loans
- 5 LG to drive future growth in emerging markets with battery prowess