Disney Plus movin’ on up in Korea with hit K-drama series 'Moving'

Disney Plus movin’ on up in Korea with hit K-drama series 'Moving'

Disney Plus, a global over-the-top (OTT) streaming service provider, is rapidly enhancing its presence in South Korea, with its latest original seri...

Hyundai Card to showcase Meta's MR, AR techs at Da Vinci Motel

Hyundai Card to showcase Meta's MR, AR techs at Da Vinci Motel

Hyundai Card said on Wednesday that its annual Da Vinci Motel event will feature state-of-the-art mixed reality (MR) and augmented reality (AR) expe...

Hyundai, Kia unveil automatic cleaning method for camera sensors

Hyundai, Kia unveil automatic cleaning method for camera sensors

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. on Wednesday announced their development of rotator cam technology using a small wiper and rotation of the cover gla...

S.Korea's Boryung gets gov’t OK for diabetes drug Trubuddy

S.Korea's Boryung gets gov’t OK for diabetes drug Trubuddy

South Korea’s Boryung Corp. on Tuesday said it received approval from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety for its new compound diabetes drug ...

China, beneficiary of Korea’s surging EV cell material exports

China, beneficiary of Korea’s surging EV cell material exports

South Korea’s exports of cathodes for secondary batteries are surging with the booming electric vehicle industry, but the country’s trad...

SK Nexilis inks $1.5 bn copper foil deal with Envision AESC

SK Nexilis inks $1.5 bn copper foil deal with Envision AESC

SK Nexilis Co. has signed a 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) contract to supply copper foil, a core material in electric vehicle cells, to Chinese seco...

10 mn-subscriber YouTuber Mark Wiens to showcase K-food

10 mn-subscriber YouTuber Mark Wiens to showcase K-food

Renowned food influencer Mark Wiens is set to showcase the allure of gastronomic journeys in South Korea. According to the Korea Tourism Organizatio...

Jackpot seekers boost Grand Hyatt Jeju's Aug sales to record high

Jackpot seekers boost Grand Hyatt Jeju's Aug sales to record high

Grand Hyatt Jeju within Jeju Dream Tower Integrated Resort posted its highest-ever revenue of 14.3 billion won ($10.8 million) in August, Lotte Tour...

Hyundai Mobis eyes over 30% growth in Europe through 2030

Hyundai Mobis eyes over 30% growth in Europe through 2030

MUNICH, GERMANY – Hyundai Mobis Co., an auto part-making unit of Hyundai Motor Group, is targeting average annual sales growth of 30% in Europ...

Hyundai leads Indonesia’s EV push with locally produced IONIQ 5

Hyundai leads Indonesia’s EV push with locally produced IONIQ 5

Hyundai Motor Co. has emerged as Indonesia’s top electric vehicle seller, driven by its locally produced flagship model, the IONIQ 5, as the S...

S.Korea's airline industry waging fierce price war in fall

S.Korea's airline industry waging fierce price war in fall

South Korea's airline sector is meeting high travel demand during the extended Chuseok (Thanksgiving) holidays late this month by aggressively offer...

Korea’s inflation rebounds in August on extreme weather

Korea’s inflation rebounds in August on extreme weather

South Korea’s headline inflation re-accelerated at the fastest rate in four months above 3% in August after the extreme summer weather hiked a...

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Expected to Meet Putin in Russia

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Expected to Meet Putin in Russia

WASHINGTON—North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is expected to travel to Russia soon to meet with President Vladimir Putin, U.S. officials said Mon...

CJ Foodville to invest $37 mn to build bakery plant in US

CJ Foodville to invest $37 mn to build bakery plant in US

Tous les Jours, the bakery brand under South Korea's CJ Foodville, unveiled plans on Tuesday to invest over 50 billion won ($37 million) in its firs...

S.Korea woos Chinese visitors via temporary e-visa fee exemption

S.Korea woos Chinese visitors via temporary e-visa fee exemption

South Korea has waived e-visa issuance fees through year's end for Chinese visitors on group tours.This is in response to the travel industry's re...

Samsung signs contract to supply camera modules to US EV company

Samsung signs contract to supply camera modules to US EV company

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. has signed a contract to supply camera modules for vehicles to the US electric vehicle company. The company is believe...

Korea ranks 3rd on global dominant product list to tie Japan

Korea ranks 3rd on global dominant product list to tie Japan

TOKYO -- South Korea has ranked third among countries having the world’s most dominant products. In six categories, including smartphones, mem...

LG Magna to build plant in Hungary for European EV market

LG Magna to build plant in Hungary for European EV market

MUNICH -- LG Magna e-Powertrain Co., a joint venture between South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. and Canada’s Magna International Inc., ha...

Hyundai Glovis to raise car shipping rates amid vehicle carrier shortage

Hyundai Glovis to raise car shipping rates amid vehicle carrier shortage

Hyundai Glovis Co., the logistics unit of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, plans to raise vehicle shipping rates considering the sharp rise ...

Hyundai, Kia see US sales increase for 13th consecutive month

Hyundai, Kia see US sales increase for 13th consecutive month

South Korea’s largest automaker Hyundai Motor Co. and its sister company Kia Corp. posted a record 13th consecutive month sales increase last ...

Hyundai, Kia hope to turn Indians into EV consumers

Hyundai, Kia hope to turn Indians into EV consumers

CHENNAI, INDIA – When Hyundai Motor Co. decided to establish its operations in Chennai, India, 27 years ago, many of its executives in Seoul q...

CJ ENM launches domestic fashion brand of Barneys New York

CJ ENM launches domestic fashion brand of Barneys New York

CJ ENM Co., South Korea’s entertainment and e-commerce giant, has launched the domestic fashion brand Barneys New York, a luxury department st...

S.Korea's Posco International secures graphite in Africa

 S.Korea's Posco International secures graphite in Africa

South Korea's POSCO International Corp. is broadening its footprint in Africa's secondary battery raw material sector, with plans to secure an annua...

Hyundai Motor unveils N brand’s first EV IONIQ 5 N

Hyundai Motor unveils N brand’s first EV IONIQ 5 N

Hyundai Motor Co. on Monday announced the launch of its first-ever high-performance electric vehicle (EV) of its N brand, the IONIQ 5 N.The new EV b...

HD Hyundai posts big exports to Argentina, S.Arabia

HD Hyundai posts big exports to Argentina, S.Arabia

South Korea's HD Hyundai Construction Equipment Co. (HCE) on Sunday said it recently concluded deals to supply 73 machines including excavators and ...

Hyundai, LG to spend combined $7.6 bn to build EV, battery plants in US

Hyundai, LG to spend combined $7.6 bn to build EV, battery plants in US

Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution Ltd. will spend a combined $7.59 billion to build electric vehicle and battery cell plants in Georgia, th...

AI webtoon generator Realdraw earns most votes at D.Day

AI webtoon generator Realdraw earns most votes at D.Day

Realdraw, a South Korean developer of artificial intelligence image generation technology, won the country’s oldest startup pitch race D.Day l...

L'Oréal keeps door open for more K-beauty acquisitions

L'Oréal keeps door open for more K-beauty acquisitions

L'Oréal S.A., the leading global cosmetics maker, is considering more acquisitions and partnerships in the beauty sector of South Korea, the ...

Korea emerges as growth market, design hub for global brands

Korea emerges as growth market, design hub for global brands

Global fashion and luxury goods brands are opening directly managed stores in South Korea, one of their growth markets, ending their decades-long re...

Korea’s exports down for 11th month in August but at slower pace

Korea’s exports down for 11th month in August but at slower pace

South Korea’s exports shrank last month for 11 consecutive months but signs of a recovery in demand for the country’s mainstay export it...

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