Kakao Mobility to build mobility-customized GenAI platform

Kakao Mobility to build mobility-customized GenAI platform

South Korea's Kakao Mobility has announced a vision to build an evolved platform with generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) specialized for mob...

SK Rent-a-Car to replace internal combustion engine cars with EVs

SK Rent-a-Car to replace internal combustion engine cars with EVs

SK Rent-a-Car plans to overhaul its existing fleet of internal combustion engine vehicles in favor of electric cars. The company aims to capitalize ...

S.Korea inks FTA with Philippines, boon to Korean car exports   

S.Korea inks FTA with Philippines, boon to Korean car exports   

South Korea has signed a free trade pact with the Philippines, which is expected to bolster Korean car exports to the Southeast Asian country with a...

Korea warns foreigners of stricter rules on illegal short selling

Korea warns foreigners of stricter rules on illegal short selling

South Korea’s financial watchdog urged foreign brokerage firms to strengthen their internal control systems to ban illegal short selling on th...

Snack maker Orion earns dividends from Vietnam for 1st time

Snack maker Orion earns dividends from Vietnam for 1st time

South Korea’s confectionery and snack manufacturer Orion Corp. collected dividends from its Vietnamese unit for the first time as the company ...

High price, quality issues slow Kia EV9 sales in Korea

High price, quality issues slow Kia EV9 sales in Korea

Kia Corp., South Korea’s No. 2 automaker, is struggling to sell its flagship large all-electric sport utility vehicle EV9 at home as high pric...

SK Enmove CEO sees future of lubricants in electric cars

SK Enmove CEO sees future of lubricants in electric cars

South Korea’s lubricating oil maker SK Enmove Co. is setting its sights on electric vehicle lubricants and liquid coolants for thermal managem...

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...

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...

Samsung commits $3.7 mn to chipmaking education at UT Austin

Samsung commits $3.7 mn to chipmaking education at UT Austin

Samsung Electronics Co. has committed $3.7 million to University of Texas at Austin’s Cockrell School of Engineering to educate talent and boo...

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 ...

HK inno.N releases K-Cab in Singapore

HK inno.N releases K-Cab in Singapore

South Korean bio-health company HK inno.N announced on Monday that it has released the new drug K-CAB for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in ...

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 ...

Samsung to apply GenAI to all home appliances from 2024

Samsung to apply GenAI to all home appliances from 2024

BERLIN, GERMANY - Samsung Electronics Co. from next year will incorporate generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) into all home appliances and de...

POSCO mulls opening integrated steel plant in India

POSCO mulls opening integrated steel plant in India

CHENNAI, INDIA – POSCO, the South Korean steel giant under POSCO Holdings Inc., is considering opening an integrated steel mill in India ...

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...

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 ...

Land use for SK Ecoplant's wind power venture in Canada approved

Land use for SK Ecoplant's wind power venture in Canada approved

The green hydrogen Nujio’qonik project in Canada, a venture that South Korea's SK Ecoplant is taking part in, has secured approval to use go...

Samsung Galaxy Z foldables set early sales record in Europe

Samsung Galaxy Z foldables set early sales record in Europe

Samsung Electronics Co. 's Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Z Fold 5 smartphones have set early sales records in Europe, with annual sales of the company's folda...

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 Electro-Mechanics suffers cut in Q3 earnings estimate

Samsung Electro-Mechanics suffers cut in Q3 earnings estimate

South Korea's Kiwoom Securities on Tuesday said it cut its third-quarter earnings forecast for Samsung Electro-Mechanics due to continued sluggish...

Poongsan develops 155 mm extended range projectile

Poongsan develops 155 mm extended range projectile

Poongsan Corp., one of South Korea’s leading copper smelters and defense equipment makers, announced on Tuesday that it developed 155 mm exten...

Gucci cedes throne to Chanel in Korean used luxury market

Gucci cedes throne to Chanel in Korean used luxury market

Italian luxury brand Gucci gave up the throne to French fashion powerhouse Chanel in the South Korean used designer goods market as more customers a...

Hyundai Home Shopping launches live broadcast using AI tech

Hyundai Home Shopping launches live broadcast using AI tech

South Korea's Hyundai Home Shopping Network Corp. on Tuesday said it will release the new concept show based on artificial intelligence (AI) "Seo Ah...

SK Chemicals wins APR certification for five recyclable materials

SK Chemicals wins APR certification for five recyclable materials

South Korea's SK Chemicals announced on Tuesday that five of its recyclable materials, which are used for packaging in the cosmetic, food, and bever...

Smilegate to launch video communication service

Smilegate to launch video communication service

The face on a video call screen changes into a game character, making the conversation fun. This is the main function of P.Pool, a video communicati...

Korean firms fret over growing adoption of Chinese LFP batteries

Korean firms fret over growing adoption of Chinese LFP batteries

South Korea’s three major battery makers – LG Energy Solution Ltd., SK On Co. and Samsung SDI CO. – are increasingly anxious about...

BC Card to develop NFT as used luxury item receipt

BC Card to develop NFT as used luxury item receipt

South Korea’s BC Card on Sunday said it has applied for two domestic patents for payment receipt-based non-fungible token (NFT) technology to ...

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