42dot to lead Hyundai Group's in-vehicle software R&D

42dot to lead Hyundai Group's in-vehicle software R&D

Hyundai Motor Group’s self-driving technology arm 42dot Inc. will absorb the electronics, infotainment and autonomous driving technology divis...

Korea to domestically develop air-to-air missiles for KF-21

Korea to domestically develop air-to-air missiles for KF-21

South Korea plans to develop short-range, air-to-air missiles to be mounted on the Korean fighter KF-21 with homegrown technology by 2035 in a 591.9...

LG's SC9S named 2nd best premium soundbar: Consumer Reports

LG's SC9S named 2nd best premium soundbar: Consumer Reports

South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. is highly recognized for its TV sound systems in the US, the world’s largest home appliance market. Ea...

POSCO named world's most competitive steelmaker

POSCO named world's most competitive steelmaker

South Korea's POSCO was ranked number one as the world’s most competitive steelmakers for 14 straight years by the global steel analytics Worl...

Shinsegae Gangnam stands out among department stores with $2.3 bn sales

Shinsegae Gangnam stands out among department stores with $2.3 bn sales

Shinsegae Department Store, South Korea’s leading retail business operator, said on Thursday its flagship store in Gangnam, an upscale distric...

Netmarble's Marblex listed on Bitget

Netmarble's Marblex listed on Bitget

Marblex, a blockchain subsidiary of South Korean game developer Netmarble Corp., announced on Tuesday that it has listed its MBX token on the global...

Korea’s 1st institutionalized fractional art offering a smash hit

Korea’s 1st institutionalized fractional art offering a smash hit

South Korea’s first institutionalized fractional investing in a work of art proffered by Yeolmae Company, operator of South Korea’s frac...

Elantra, Tucson selected among safest cars by IIHS

Elantra, Tucson selected among safest cars by IIHS

Hyundai Motor Co.'s passenger car Avante (name in the US: Elantra) and compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) Tucson earned the Top Safety Pick Plus ...

Poultry processor Harim to buy Korean top sea carrier HMM for $5 bn

Poultry processor Harim to buy Korean top sea carrier HMM for $5 bn

South Korea’s leading poultry processor Harim Group is set to acquire the country’s No. 1 sea flag carrier HMM Co. for about 6.4 trillio...

Hyundai's Kona included on French EV subsidy eligibility list

 Hyundai's Kona included on French EV subsidy eligibility list

Hyundai Motor Co.'s sports utility vehicle Kona is the only Korean EV included on a list of 78 electric vehicle models eligible for French subsidies...

LG Electronics launches AI-powered LG Gram laptop

LG Electronics launches AI-powered LG Gram laptop

South Korean electronics giant LG Electronics Inc. announced on Friday its plans to launch the AI-powered LG Gram laptop, featuring Intel's next-gen...

SK Telecom launches AI-based phone interpreting service

SK Telecom launches AI-based phone interpreting service

South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. has launched an artificial intelligence-based telephone interpreting service in real-time for ...

NCSOFT included in DJSI Asia Pacific Index

NCSOFT included in DJSI Asia Pacific Index

South Korea’s major game developer and publisher NCSOFT Corp. announced on Thursday that it was listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia/...

Kakao taps venture capital unit head as new CEO to lead reform

Kakao taps venture capital unit head as new CEO to lead reform

Kakao Corp., South Korea’s top mobile platform under fire for its extremely aggressive business expansion, tapped its venture capital unit hea...

Korea’s top dollar store chain Daiso buys out Japanese shareholder

Korea’s top dollar store chain Daiso buys out Japanese shareholder

South Korea’s AsungHMP Co. has bought a 34.2% stake in Asungdaiso Corp., which operates the country’s top dollar store chain Daiso, from...

HYBE ranks fifth in global tour revenue in 2023

HYBE ranks fifth in global tour revenue in 2023

The global tour revenue of HYBE Co., home to BTS and Seventeen, reached 250 billion won ($190 million) over the year.According to Hybe on Tuesday, t...

Mirae Asset acquires Indian brokerage firm Sharekhan for $360 million

Mirae Asset acquires Indian brokerage firm Sharekhan for $360 million

South Korea’s leading asset manager Mirae Asset Financial Group has acquired Sharekhan Ltd., India’s 10th-largest brokerage firm, to enh...

POSCO Future M included in DJSI Asia Pacific Index

POSCO Future M included in DJSI Asia Pacific Index

South Korea’s battery materials maker POSCO Future M Co. announced on Tuesday that it was listed on Dow Jones Sustainability Asia/Pacific In...

Kakao to tighten grip over units, rethink horizontal culture

Kakao to tighten grip over units, rethink horizontal culture

Kim Beom-soo, founder and chairman of South Korea’s largest mobile platform Kakao Corp., said on Monday it will abandon its autonomous managem...

Carmakers to expand affordable EV, hybrid lineups in Korea

Carmakers to expand affordable EV, hybrid lineups in Korea

Carmakers in South Korea are slated to unveil new electric vehicle models at cheaper prices next year to revive the sputtering EV market and also ro...

Hyundai, Kia’s car exports to top 2 mn units for 1st time in 7 years

Hyundai, Kia’s car exports to top 2 mn units for 1st time in 7 years

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., South Korea’s two largest automakers, are set to export more than 2 million cars in 2023 for the first time i...

New 2024 E-Class soon to arrive in Korea, land of Mercedes-Benz

New 2024 E-Class soon to arrive in Korea, land of Mercedes-Benz

As with the launch of every new E-Class, the flagship model of luxury German car brand Mercedes-Benz, the phrase “evolution, not revolution&rd...

Doosan Robotics eyes top spot in cobot market after Oct IPO

Doosan Robotics eyes top spot in cobot market after Oct IPO

SUWON – South Korea’s Doosan Robotics Inc. is aiming for the top spot in the collaborative robot market excluding China, zooming in on t...

GM Korea’s exports surpass 10 mn units Jan-Nov 2023

GM Korea’s exports surpass 10 mn units Jan-Nov 2023

GM Korea Co. said on Thursday its vehicle exports have surpassed 10 million units this year as of the end of November with shipments of 10,082,281 u...

Korea’s small diesel truck ban powers LPG-fueled models

Korea’s small diesel truck ban powers LPG-fueled models

South Korea plans to prohibit small trucks with diesel engines from new registrations next year, increasing sales of liquefied petroleum gas-powered...

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE due in Korea; to premiere S24 model in January

Samsung Galaxy S23 FE due in Korea; to premiere S24 model in January

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest smartphone maker by volume, is launching the Galaxy S23 FE series – its latest fan edition ...

Hyundai unveils redesigned SUV Tucson

Hyundai unveils redesigned SUV Tucson

Hyundai Motor Co. on Wednesday unveiled The new Tucson, the partially redesigned model of its flagship mid-sized sports utility vehicle (SUV). Tuc...

Hyundai, Kia support Korean exports hit by weak chip sales

Hyundai, Kia support Korean exports hit by weak chip sales

Two affiliates of Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s third-largest automaker by sales, ranked as the top South Korean exporters in the one-year ...

SK Chair Chey calls on cousin for help in group management

SK Chair Chey calls on cousin for help in group management

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won has called on his cousin to help in the management of South Korea’s No. 2 conglomerate as it faces the challeng...

Chipmakers Samsung, SK Hynix among foreigners’ top picks in Korea

Chipmakers Samsung, SK Hynix among foreigners’ top picks in Korea

South Korea’s two largest chipmakers, Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., were among foreign investors’ top picks on the country&...

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