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Electric vehicles
Fire-plagued Mercedes uses Chinese cells for most EVs in S.Korea
Mercedes-Benz AG, a German luxury carmaker hit by an electric vehicle fire in South Korea, said most of its EV models in the country are equipped wi...
Aug 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai to develop EREV powertrain for electric pickup, Santa Fe, GV70
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group is developing a next-generation powertrain, known as a range extender, for pickup trucks and s...
Aug 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Mercedes, BMW, Audi, VW offer deep discounts amid EV phobia in Korea
Imported vehicle dealers in South Korea are offering deep price cuts amid the growing electric vehicle phobia following a Mercedes-Benz EV blaze tha...
Aug 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean games
NCSOFT taps ex-Pearl Abyss US head to lead N.America unit
NCSOFT Corp., South Korea’s major gaming company, said on Monday it has appointed Jin Jeonghee, former head of the US operations of local riva...
Aug 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Half of EV imports in Korea run on Chinese batteries as EV fires rise
Of 58 electric vehicle models running on the streets of South Korea, 22 models are equipped with Chinese batteries, a survey showed on Friday.Accord...
Aug 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Electrification, Hyundai Mobis’ growth engine for future mobility
Hyundai Mobis Co., the world’s fifth-largest auto parts maker, is set to focus on electrification to enhance its competitiveness in future mob...
Aug 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Seoul Semiconductor overtakes Japan’s Nichia as top backlight LED maker
South Korea’s Seoul Semiconductor Co. has overtaken Japan’s Nichia Corp. as the world’s top backlight light-emitting diode (LED) d...
Aug 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor mulls connected car partnership with Google
Hyundai Motor Group is accelerating its efforts to join hands with global tech companies to advance its future mobility technologies ranging from au...
Aug 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Hyundai Glovis, Huayou join hands for EV battery recycling
Hyundai Glovis Co., the logistics unit of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group, has teamed up with a unit of China’s Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt...
Aug 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
South Korea enjoys record-high kimchi exports in first half
South Korea's kimchi exports surged to an all-time high for a six-month period in the first half of this year, according to data from the Korea Agro...
Aug 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
LS Cable breaks ground for bus ducts plant in Mexico
South Korea's LS Cable & System Ltd. broke ground for two factories in Mexico on August 2: one for bus ducts, or a large-scale power distributio...
Aug 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Tucson HEV posts record US sales as hybrids catch on
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. saw sales of the hybrid version of its flagship Tucson SUV hit an all-time monthly high in July in the US, the...
Aug 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
IONIQ 5 N selected as official car of Fuji Speedway Circuit
Hyundai Motor Co. announced that its high-performance electric vehicle (EV) the IONIQ 5 N was selected as the official car of Japan's Fuji Speedwa...
Aug 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
SK On logs record quarterly loss on sluggish EV market
SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest battery maker, on Thursday reported a record quarterly loss on the prolonged weakness in the electric veh...
Aug 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
EcoPro BM may cut battery materials capacity on EV slowdown
South Korea’s leading battery materials maker EcoPro BM Co. is considering reducing cathode output capacity despite continuous investments in ...
Jul 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Samsung SDI’s Q2 profit drops on sluggish European EV sales
Samsung SDI Co., the world’s sixth-largest electric vehicle battery maker, saw its second-quarter operating profit plunge from the year-earlie...
Jul 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Sports
Hyundai Motor chief Chung's unwavering support for Korean archery team
Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun’s love for archery is well-known in South Korea. The executive chairman of Hyundai Motor Co. and Ki...
Jul 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kumho Tire holds Latin American dealer convention
South Korea's Kumho Tire Co. announced on Friday that it held the Kumho Dealer Convention event from July 20 to 22 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, inviting ab...
Jul 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Hybrids, SUVs drive Hyundai Q2 profits to record high
Hyundai Motor Co. posted its strongest quarterly results in the second quarter, with brisk sales of high-margin models such as hybrid cars and sport...
Jul 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
LG CNS, Aeon to collaborate on EdTech in Japan
South Korea's LG CNS announced on Thursday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Aeon, an education company operating over 300 direct l...
Jul 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai, Kia to hike prices of low-cost EVs for profitability
Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s third-largest carmaker, plans to increase prices of the existing low-cost electric vehicles in the second hal...
Jul 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai eyes Japan’s commercial EV market in e-bus deal with Iwasaki
South Korean top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. said on Tuesday it is supplying its all-electric Elec City Town buses to Iwasaki Group, effectively ent...
Jul 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor forms EV Charging Alliance in Indonesia
Hyundai Motor Co. announced on Monday that it established the Hyundai EV Charging Alliance with six local private charging operators at the Gaikindo...
Jul 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia overtakes Hyundai in US EV market driven by SUVs
Kia Corp., South Korea’s No. 2 carmaker after sister company Hyundai Motor Co., is racing ahead in the sports utility vehicle (SUV) and electr...
Jul 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK ties up with BlackRock-backed Korean startup for EV chargers
SK Signet Inc., South Korea’s electric vehicle charger manufacturer, joined hands with a local renewable energy startup backed by global asset...
Jul 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Pulmuone's Tofu Bar sold 70 mn units in Japan
Asahiko, the Japanese subsidiary of South Korea's Pulmuone, announced on Friday that its protein snack Tofu Bar has sold more than 70 million units ...
Jul 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
SK Telecom launches In-flight wi-fi service
South Korea's SK Telecom Co. announced on Wednesday that it launched the T In-flight wi-fi service.This service will initially be available on six a...
Jul 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HMM opens Shanghai-Mexico container route
South Korea's HMM Co. announced on Monday that it launched a new Far East Latin America Express (FLX) container service bound for Mexico.The service...
Jul 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
CU to accept Japan's Ponta Points for payments
South Korea's BGF Retail, the operator of the leading domestic convenience store chain CU, announced on Sunday that it signed a memorandum of unders...
Jul 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor speeds up hydrogen bus charging business in Korea
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. is set to become the largest shareholder of a local hydrogen-powered-vehicle charging station operator to boos...
Jul 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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