Hyundai ushers in future of car manufacturing in Singapore
SINGAPORE – Hyundai Motor Group on Tuesday officially inaugurated its first mobility innovation center in Singapore powered by a slew of smart...
ADNOC awards steel pipe order contracts to Korea’s SeAH
South Korea’s SeAH Steel Holdings Corp. said on Tuesday it has signed a five-year contract to provide 200,000 tons of steel pipes to Abu Dhabi...
South Korea’s Hankook Tire looks to direct tire sales in Taiwan
Hankook Tire & Technology Co., South Korea’s top tire manufacturer, is launching a local corporation in Taiwan to directly sell tires in t...
Hyundai Motor Group spins off three in-house startups
Hyundai Motor Group announced on Tuesday it spun off three in-house startups Eficar, Hcharge Lab, and 3I Solution. Eficar provides a service th...
Semiconductors likely to lead Korea’s export growth for 2nd month
South Korea’s semiconductor exports accelerated their recovery in the first 20 days of November, data showed on Tuesday, adding to hopes that ...
Hyundai’s new Tucson: Trendsetter with a taste for futuristic design
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. on Tuesday unveiled the facelifted design of its compact sport utility vehicle, the Tucson, whic...
Beware political risk, No.1 factor in Korea Discount
Corporate governance and management transparency have long been the big issues influencing the so-called Korea Discount, alongside labor strife and ...
Hyundai Transys supplies transmissions to Volkswagen
Hyundai Transys Inc., an auto parts affiliate of Hyundai Motor Group, has started providing transmissions to Volkswagen AG, industry sources said on...
South Korea lags behind US, China in AI talent pool
South Korea lags far behind advanced countries in nurturing artificial intelligence (AI) talent due to the lack of proper skills development program...
S.Korea sees new record of instant noodle exports
South Korea's exports of ramen exceeded 1 trillion won ($780 million) for the first time. Korean ramen is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year...
Hyundai Motor Group eyes record-breaking sales in UK
Hyundai Motor Group expects to achieve record-high sales performance in the UK this year. This is even more significant because the UK is well well-...
Korea Inc.’s dividend repatriation soars on new tax breaks
Major companies in South Korea, such as affiliates of Samsung, LG and Hyundai Motor Group, are bringing larger amounts of capital back home from abr...
Hyundai Group chair exits Schindler-invested unit board
Hyundai Group's chairwoman on Friday resigned from the board of its elevator unit, whose No. 2 shareholder is Schindler Holding AG, amid mounting sh...
Japanese furniture brand Nitori to open first store in Korea
Nitori Co., dubbed Japan's IKEA, is slated to open its first store in South Korea next week, accelerating its Asia-centered expansion push, while su...
Trafigura to invest in S.Korea’s EV cell materials maker
Trafigura, a major global commodity trader, is set to invest in a South Korean electric vehicle battery raw materials manufacturer to take advantage...
Samsung Med. Center achieves Korea's first uterine transplantation
The first successful case of uterine transplantation surgery in Korea has been reported, with the patient currently preparing for pregnancy. Samsung...
S.Korea turns more upbeat about economic recovery
South Korea is more hopeful about a gradual recovery in the economy, driven largely by revived global demand for its mainstay export semiconductors,...
Thematic ETFs in Korea betting on India’s growth boom
South Korean asset managers stand hand in hand with their global peers in betting on India’s bright growth outlook by rolling out India-themed...
Hyundai to be first automaker to sell cars on Amazon
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, will be the first carmaker to sell cars on Amazon in the US while providing drivers with the g...
Samsung Asset launches 1st Korea-listed ETF in US
Samsung Asset Management Co., South Korea’s largest exchange-traded fund (ETF) manager, has launched an ETF in the US, the first of its kind t...
Hyundai Motor Group to replace heads of auto parts, steel units
Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s third-largest automaker, is set to replace the heads of its auto parts and steel-making affiliates in an earl...
Hyundai Wia to defend against illegal drones
South Korea's second-largest automotive parts supplier Hyundai Wia Corp. plans to develop an anti-drone system (ADS) technology tailored to the uniq...
AI to replace high-paid, highly educated doctors, CPAs: BOK
Artificial intelligence poses the biggest threat to high-paid, highly educated professionals such as medical doctors, accountants and engineering te...
S.Korea's FNS Value to enter Malaysian fintech market
South Korea's FNS Value announced on Thursday a collaboration agreement with the Malaysian big data technology company Big Dataworks. The two compan...
World’s first test driving hydrogen train succeeds in Ulsan
The world's first test driving hydrogen-electric tram succeeded in Ulsan, South Korea. According to Ulsan Metropolitan Government officials, th...
South Korea’s SK Earthon discovers crude oil offshore Vietnam
SK Earthon Co., the petroleum exploration and production (E&P) unit of South Korea’s top energy company SK Innovation Co., said on Thursda...
Hyundai’s Chung: 1st Korean awarded top UK Order from King Charles
Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun has been named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for promoting economic and cultural co...
HD Hyundai Infracore to sell excavator in dept. store
South Korea's HD Hyundai Infracore Co. will sell excavators at a department store for the first time in the domestic construction equipment indust...
BOK governor named chair of BIS financial system committee
Bank of Korea Governor Rhee Chang-yong has been appointed as the chairman of the Committee on the Global Financial System (CGFS) at the Bank for Int...
KT says farewell to telegraph after a century of service
KT Corp., a leading South Korean telecom company, will end its telegraph service, once the fastest means of long-distance communication, after the c...
