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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Duty-free shops in Jeju welcome return of Chinese cruise tourism

Duty-free shops in Jeju welcome return of Chinese cruise tourism

For the first time since Beijing lifted restrictions on group tourism to South Korea, Chinese cruise tourists have flocked to Jeju Island's duty-fre...

Hyundai Engineering to produce offshore wind power on Chuja Islands

Hyundai Engineering to produce offshore wind power on Chuja Islands

South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering on Thursday said it signed the day before a memorandum of understanding with Equinor Korea, LG Chem Ltd., PO...

NewJeans selected as global ambassador for Pepero

NewJeans selected as global ambassador for Pepero

Lotte Wellfood announced on Friday that it has appointed K-pop girl group NewJeans as the global ambassador for its iconic snack brand, Pepero. Know...

Discovery in S.Korea promises dieting without limits on eating

Discovery in S.Korea promises dieting without limits on eating

A drug candidate in South Korea could allow people seeking to lose weight to eat to their heart's content.The Center for Cognition and Sociality of ...

Corning produces ultra-thin bendable glass in Korea

Corning produces ultra-thin bendable glass in Korea

Corning Inc. has built its first integrated supply chain to produce next-generation, ultra-thin bendable glass in South Korea, where it plans to inv...

Korea’s July factory output slows at fastest pace since February

Korea’s July factory output slows at fastest pace since February

South Korea’s factory output contracted at the fastest rate in six months last month on subdued global demand especially from China, while its...

Under siege by OTT players, Korean mobile carriers seek higher VOD sales

Under siege by OTT players, Korean mobile carriers seek higher VOD sales

Once, video-on-demand (VOD) services over internet TV easily generated money for most telecommunications companies in South Korea.Those days are g...

Samsung’s connectivity vs. LG’s sustainability at IFA 2023

Samsung’s connectivity vs. LG’s sustainability at IFA 2023

BERLIN – South Korea’s household names in home electronics are set to show off their high-tech home electronics boasting upgraded connec...

S.Korea’s Coreline Soft teams up with HCK of Switzerland

S.Korea’s Coreline Soft teams up with HCK of Switzerland

South Korea's Coreline Soft, a maker of artificial intelligence (AI)-based imaging diagnostic materials, on Wednesday said it will sell its chest di...

Hyundai Steel's offshore wind power plant gets int’l certification

Hyundai Steel's offshore wind power plant gets int’l certification

South Korea’s Hyundai Steel on Wednesday said its Ulsan Factory 2 in the southern coastal city of Ulsan received certification as an offshore ...

Kim Young-shub, ex-LG CNS chief, to lead Korea’s telecom giant KT

Kim Young-shub, ex-LG CNS chief, to lead Korea’s telecom giant KT

Kim Young-shub, former chief executive of information technology service provider LG CNS Co., has been named to head South Korea’s leading tel...

S.Korea’s birth rate at record low despite rebound in marriages

S.Korea’s birth rate at record low despite rebound in marriages

South Korea’s total fertility rate hit its trough of 0.7 again in the second quarter, according to Statistics Korea on Wednesday, deepening th...

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