Korean govt urged to hike diesel tax, ban fossil fuel cars by 2035

South Korea should raise its tax on diesel to match the price of gasoline and phase out internal combustion engine cars by 2035 to tackle air pollutio...

Seoul shares break through 2,600 to hit record close

Economically sensitive stocks such as chips, steel and shipbuilding pushed the South Korean stock market to its strongest close on Nov. 23, with gro...

S-Oil says at least 20 more years to go for oil-powered cars

The penetration of electric and hydrogen-powered vehicles into the transportation industry will unlikely become a major threat to refiners over the ne...

NPS set to up pressure on spicy Korean ramen exporter

The National Pension Service has signaled a possible exercise of shareholder rights against South Korea’s No. 3 instant noodle maker Samyang Foo...

Hyundai’s five-year journey to build a luxury car brand

At Hyundai Motor Co.'s brand launch event held on Nov. 4, 2015, someone made an unexpected appearance on the stage, surprising the crowd. It was curre...

Korean economy rebounds in Q3 on exports, challenges ahead

South Korea’s economy returned to growth in the third quarter on strong exports, marking the first quarterly expansion since the outbreak of the...

Hyundai Motor unveils sustainable fashion collection from recycled car materials

Hyundai Motor Co. displayed fashion items made of discarded materials from the automotive manufacturing and scrapping process on Oct. 8, calling it a ...

Hyundai exports hydrogen vehicles to world’s No. 1 oil producer Saudi Aramco

Hyundai Motor Co. has shipped four hydrogen-powered vehicles to Saudi Arabian Oil Co., the world’s largest oil producer, at a time when even the...

Korea’s car-sharing platform becomes 12th unicorn following $42.5 mn injection

South Korea’s leading car-sharing platform Socar Inc. has become the country's 12th unicorn valued at around 1.1 trillion won after re...

Export-Import Bank of Korea sells $500 mn euro bonds with negative yield

The Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) has issued euro-currency bonds worth $500 million at a negative interest rate, the bank said on Sept. 15, less...

Korean exports remain sluggish in Q2 as GDP sees worst contraction since 2008

South Korea's real gross domestic product contracted 3.2% quarter on quarter, posting 448.2 trillion won ($378.1 billion) in Q2, according t...

Carlyle Group to exit from Korean OEM apparel exporter in seven years

The Carlyle Group has sold off its stake in South Korea's Yakjin Trading Corp., an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for global brands such a...

Hanon Systems eyes top spot in world’s car thermal management system market

Hanon Systems Corp., a South Korean auto parts maker, said on Wednesday it aims to become the world’s top supplier of automotive thermal and ene...

Korean dramas push cultural content exports beyond $10 billion

Korean dramas are becoming a worldwide phenomenon as they rise steadily to become one of Korea's major exports - even in countries that harb...

Hyundai Motor, LG to unveil jointly developed future car interior concept next month

Hyundai Motor Co. and LG Electronics Inc. have jointly developed the interior concept of a future car, further consolidating their cooperation in self...

[Economy] Korea exports drop by 16.6% hitting the lowest in 56 years

South Korea's exports have plunged 16.6% during the second quarter, hitting the lowest record in 56 years since the fourth quarter of 1963 when it fel...

Export-Import Bank of Korea ups Aussie bond sale size to $460 mn on demand

The Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) has nearly doubled the size of its planned new bond sale in Australia to A$700 million ($460 million) on stron...

Hyundai, Santander to acquire German car rental firm for $170 mn

Spain’s Banco Santander and Hyundai Capital Services Inc. have decided to buy a controlling stake in Sixt Leasing SE, a unit of German car renta...

Hanwha Group units underwrite $240 mn debt on US car park operator

Hanwha Investment & Securities Co. Ltd. and two other financial arms of South Korea’s Hanwha Group have underwritten $240 million of a 30-year deb...

Hana Fin to buy stake in French car park company from Ardian

Hana Financial Investment Co. Ltd. has agreed to buy a 15% stake in France’s leading car park operator Indigo Group from Ardian through a co-investmen...

KIC head to move to Korea Export-Import Bank as CEO

Sung-soo Eun, the chief executive of Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), was nominated as head of the Export-Import Bank of Korea, about one and a...

KKR makes pre-IPO investment in Korean car parts makers in $940 mn deal

Private equity firm KKR & Co. has signed an agreement to buy a stake in a South Korean automotive parts maker and acquire a copper foil unit to be...

Korean fruits keep high performance despite bad export situation

"Shinwha," a pear that's sweet and juicy even after 30 days at room temperature, "Kingsberry" with a subtle peach scent, and "Sweet Gold," a kiwifru...

Up to 70 mn won support given to young entrepreneurs using public tech (edited)

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced on Friday a new program to support young entrepreneurs under the age of 39 who are interested in startin...

LG CNS develops code-generative AI solution

LG CNS, South Korea's leading information technology services provider, announced on Wednesday the development of AI Coding, an innovative code-gene...

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. off...

Hanwha Ocean forms partnership with Babcock for submarines (edited)

South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co. announced on Friday that it had signed a strategic partnership agreement with the UK's Babcock International Group th...