Hyundai Motor Group to launch $80 mn startup fund

Hyundai Motor Group to launch $80 mn startup fund

Hyundai Motor Group and the group’s social contribution foundation will create a domestic startup fund to invest a total of 100 billion won ($...

Why batteries were left out of Samsung's huge investment plan

Why batteries were left out of Samsung's huge investment plan

Citigroup Global Markets on Monday slashed its target price for Samsung SDI Co., one of South Korea's top three battery makers, by almost half and d...

Samsung to invest $355 billion in chip, biotech, 6G over five years

Samsung to invest $355 billion in chip, biotech, 6G over five years

South Korea’s top conglomerate Samsung has unveiled a plan to invest 450 trillion won ($355 billion) over the next five years in strategic sec...

Hyundai to invest $10.5 bn in US EV, future mobility sectors

Hyundai to invest $10.5 bn in US EV, future mobility sectors

Hyundai Motor Group, South Korea’s top automaker, unveiled plans to spend $10.5 billion on the auto industry in the US through 2025 as it aims...

Hyundai Motor to take Korean ondol heating system to GV90

Hyundai Motor to take Korean ondol heating system to GV90

In the era of autonomous driving, the definition of the space inside a car is expanded into a moving living space, and Hyundai Motor Co. aims to tak...

KG-led consortium named preferred buyer of Ssangyong Motor

KG-led consortium named preferred buyer of Ssangyong Motor

A consortium led by chemicals-to-steel conglomerate KG Group has been named the preferred buyer of South Korea’s troubled sport utility vehicl...

NCSOFT profit beats forecasts as Lineage W drives sales to record

NCSOFT profit beats forecasts as Lineage W drives sales to record

NCSOFT Corp., South Korea’s leading game developer, surprised investors with stronger-than-expected profit in the first quarter as Lineage W, ...

NPS hits jackpot with fourth-tallest skyscraper in NYC

NPS hits jackpot with fourth-tallest skyscraper in NYC

New York City boasts the world’s most dazzling skylines and urban night views, attracting a number of global tourists to its observatories.The...

Hyundai Motor to build LNG plant to power its factories

 Hyundai Motor to build LNG plant to power its factories

Hyundai Motor Co. plans to build a liquefied natural gas-fueled power plant to secure a stable supply of electricity for its factories and embrace t...

Hyundai Motor, battery firms strive to limit China lockdown disruptions

Hyundai Motor, battery firms strive to limit China lockdown disruptions

The growing fears of a Beijing lockdown are prompting South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. and battery makers, already suffering from...

SK beats Hyundai Motor to become S.Korea’s No.2 conglomerate 

SK beats Hyundai Motor to become S.Korea’s No.2 conglomerate 

SK Group, which has SK Inc. as its holding company, is now South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate by asset size – replacing automotiv...

Hyundai Mobis taps two Japanese auto experts to boost sales

Hyundai Mobis taps two Japanese auto experts to boost sales

South Korea’s Hyundai Mobis Co. has tapped two Japanese auto experts to accelerate its business in Japan, the company announced on April 27. T...

Carlyle visits Hyundai Glovis seeking measures to boost value

Carlyle visits Hyundai Glovis seeking measures to boost value

The Carlyle Group, a US private equity giant, visited South Korea’s Hyundai Glovis Co. last week to discuss steps to boost the value of the Hy...

Korea’s tough IPO review drives bio startup to Nasdaq

Korea’s tough IPO review drives bio startup to Nasdaq

A South Korean bio startup is aiming for a Nasdaq listing, deeming that the country’s exchange sets the bar too high for an initial public off...

LG Magna breaks ground for EV parts factory in Mexico

LG Magna breaks ground for EV parts factory in Mexico

LG Magna e-Powertrain Co. broke ground on Tuesday for a factory to produce electric vehicle components in Mexico to meet the growing demand for eco-...

Hyundai Motor expands partnership with quantum computing firm IonQ

 Hyundai Motor expands partnership with quantum computing firm IonQ

IonQ and Hyundai Motor Co. announced a new project on Wednesday designed to apply quantum machine learning to image classification and 3D object det...

Hyundai Motor enters metaverse sphere in tie-up with Meta Kongz

Hyundai Motor enters metaverse sphere in tie-up with Meta Kongz

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. has announced its foray into the non-fungible token market in partnership with Meta Kongz, an NF...

Hyundai Motor unveils new EV charging platform to take on Tesla

Hyundai Motor unveils new EV charging platform to take on Tesla

Hyundai Motor Co. on Monday unveiled a new electric vehicle charging service platform as the top South Korean automaker takes on global rival Tesla ...

Ssangyong Motor sale likely a duel between KG Group, Ssangbangwool

Ssangyong Motor sale likely a duel between KG Group, Ssangbangwool

The sale of troubled sport utility vehicle maker Ssangyong Motor Co. is likely to be a duel between chemicals conglomerate KG Group and SBW Group, a...

KG Group, Cactus PE to join race for Ssangyong Motor

KG Group, Cactus PE to join race for Ssangyong Motor

South Korea’s KG Group, a chemicals conglomerate, and Cactus Private Equity, are joining the race for Ssangyong Motor Co., up for sale again n...

Hyundai Motor, Kia rank fifth in global electric vehicle sales

Hyundai Motor, Kia rank fifth in global electric vehicle sales

South Korea’s two largest automakers, Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., ranked fifth in terms of electric vehicle sales, which posted triple-di...

Hyundai Motor shares set to rebound after hitting trough

Hyundai Motor shares set to rebound after hitting trough

South Korean top automaker Hyundai Motor Co.'s shares are poised for a rebound. On March 30, the stock rose by 2.55% to 181,000 won ($149.46), 11.73...

Dell, SK team up for 5G mobile edge computing market

Dell, SK team up for 5G mobile edge computing market

South Korea's top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. (SKT) has joined hands with Dell Technologies Inc. to launch a 5G mobile edge computing (MEC) platfo...

Ssangyong Motor sale collapses as Edison Motors fails to pay

Ssangyong Motor sale collapses as Edison Motors fails to pay

The planned sale of Ssangyong Motor Co. to Edison Motors Co., a small South Korean electric bus maker, has broken down as Edison failed to make full...

Kia plans new Korea plant first time in 25 years for purpose-built vehicles

Kia plans new Korea plant first time in 25 years for purpose-built vehicles

Kia Corp., South Korea’s No. 2 automaker, will set up a new domestic factory for the first time in 25 years to produce purpose-built vehicles ...

Korean ad agencies vying for bigger slice of virtual space

Korean ad agencies vying for bigger slice of virtual space

South Korean advertisement agencies, led by Innocean Worldwide Inc. and Cheil Worldwide Inc., are stepping up efforts to acquire digital technology ...

LG Innotek shares at new highs, tracking Apple's rise

LG Innotek shares at new highs, tracking Apple's rise

Shares in LG Innotek Co., a major camera module supplier for Apple iPhones, climbed to a record high on Monday, in stark contrast to the flat wider ...

Hyundai, BAIC Motor to inject $942 mn in China JV for EVs

Hyundai, BAIC Motor to inject $942 mn in China JV for EVs

Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, is set to invest more in China to revive its business on the mainland through quality electric...

Hyundai Motor invests in cloud, hydrogen firms for future mobility

Hyundai Motor invests in cloud, hydrogen firms for future mobility

Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top carmaker, invested $21.6 million late last year in startups with promising technologies in non-automaking...

Samsung looks to metaverse, robots for future growth

Samsung looks to metaverse, robots for future growth

South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. is eyeing the metaverse and robotics as keys to the global tech giant’s future. At the same time, it is ...

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