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Automobiles
Hyundai IONIQ 6 named best EV by Kelley Blue Book
Hyundai Motor Co.'s electric sedan IONIQ 6 has been named the best electric vehicle (EV) by Kelley Blue Book, the US vehicle valuation and automotiv...
Sep 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hankook Tire to develop AI-based tire pattern generation models
Hankook & Company Co., the holding company of South Korea’s largest tire maker Hankook Tire & Technology Co., said on Friday that it s...
Sep 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Korea’s Gordon Ramsay accelerates moves for $63 mn IPO
TheBorn Korea Inc., a leading South Korean food and beverage group operated by TV celebrity and chef Paik Jong-won, has accelerated its moves for an...
Sep 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Seoul breaks ground on Mt. Namsan gondola facility
The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Thursday held a groundbreaking ceremony for gondola facilities that will shuttle passengers from the base of Mt...
Sep 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Hudson AI dreams of a world without language barriers
South Korean startup Hudson AI is striving to break language barriers with its artificial intelligence-powered voice dubbing technology, enabling gl...
Sep 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
South Korea’s exports grow for 11th straight month
South Korea’s exports expanded for an 11th straight month in August on solid demand for semiconductors, smartphones and other goods overseas.E...
Sep 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
South Koreans puzzled over rising seaweed prices despite bumper crop
Dried seaweed prices are rising at a fast pace despite handsome growth in production, leaving South Koreans puzzled over what is behind the steep pr...
Sep 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
HiteJinro to boost soju marketing in UK
South Korea’s leading soju maker HiteJinro Co. said on Friday that it's boosting soju marketing in the UK. From August 16 to 25, HiteJinr...
Aug 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Hanwha’s heir apparent to unearth new drivers, tighten grip
Hanwha Group has appointed the eldest son of Chairman Kim Seung-youn to lead the investment division of the group’s eco-friendly energy unit i...
Aug 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
1.4 mn foreign tourists visits S.Korea in July
The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) said on Thursday that the number of foreign tourists visiting South Korea in July was 1.41 million, an increase...
Aug 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai zeroes in on hybrid cars, longer-range EVs
Hyundai Motor Co. will double its hybrid vehicle lineup to 14 models and develop longer-range electric vehicles to overcome a prolonged slowdown or ...
Aug 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Ashley Queens’ success story: Premium dining, but at affordable prices
Korean food, or K-food, is popular around the world. And it’s almost become a rite of passage for foreigners who come to South Korea to try tr...
Aug 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
YC-backed Relate defies conventional wisdom for deeper integration
It may look like David versus Goliath, but Y Combinator-backed Relate has found a sweet spot where it can beat Salesforce in the sales customer rela...
Aug 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Lotte Energy to supply copper foil to Samsung SDI-Stellantis JV
Samsung SDI Co., South Korea’s third-largest battery maker by battery usage, has picked Lotte Energy Materials Corp. as the exclusive supplier...
Aug 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai IONIQ 5 N named Car and Driver's 2024 top EV
South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. said on Sunday that its high-performance electric vehicle (EV) the IONIQ 5 N was selected as Car and Driver's presti...
Aug 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Genesis tops TXI for fourth consecutive year in US
Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis and Hyundai Motors ranked first in the J.D. Power 2024 US Tech Experience Index (TXI) Study.The American...
Aug 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Companies
Samyang Roundsquare to recruit foreign interns
Samyang Roundsquare, the holding company of South Korea's Samyang Group, said on Friday that it recruits foreign interns with the potential for full...
Aug 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung to offer 7 years of free Tizen OS upgrade for AI TVs
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top smart TV maker, plans to offer seven years of a free upgrade to its open-source smart TV operating sy...
Aug 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
Samsung tops S.Korean smartphone market with 76% share
In the second quarter of this year, the market share of Samsung Electronics Co. in the South Korean smartphone market slightly increased, whil...
Aug 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor’s 1st overseas plant in Turkey makes decent turnaround
Back in the late 1990s, South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. built its first overseas plant in Turkey, betting on the European and Mi...
Aug 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Electronics tops global TV sales in H1
Samsung Electronics Co. maintained its top position in the global TV market in the first half of this year, bolstered by robust sales of its newly i...
Aug 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Pension funds
CPPIB global private equity head Suyi Kim to leave
Suyi Kim, global private equity head at Canada Pension Plan Investments Board (CPPIB), is set to leave the world’s seventh-largest pension fun...
Aug 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
S. Korea’s foreigner-only casinos suffer poor profit
Foreigner-only casino operators in South Korea reported weaker-than-expected operating profit in the second quarter as prolific gamblers traveling f...
Aug 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Petrochemicals
Hyosung, Kolon’s tire cord plants running near 100% on insatiable demand
The business outlook is bright for Hyosung Advanced Materials Corp. and Kolon Industries Inc., the world’s top two tire cord producers based i...
Aug 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Coupang, CJ CheilJedang end feud and resume Rocket Delivery
Coupang Inc., South Korea’s largest e-commerce platform, on Wednesday resumed the same- or next-day delivery service dubbed Rocket Delivery fo...
Aug 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
South Korea’s job growth rises in July led by elderly workers
South Korea’s job numbers grew in July, led by new hires among those in their 60s and older in one of the world's fastest-aging countries. The...
Aug 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Samsung’s Monimo set to disrupt Korea’s financial app market
Samsung Group, South Korea’s most powerful business group, is poised to crack the country’s financial app market — now crowded wit...
Aug 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Yanolja to restructure affiliates to boost profit before Nasdaq IPO
South Korea’s top travel and accommodation booking platform operator Yanolja Co. is seeking to streamline and restructure its affiliates to bo...
Aug 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Korea’s Ssangyong C&E exports eco-friendly limestone cement to US
Ssangyong C&E Co., a leading South Korean cement maker, said on Monday it has exported 30,000 tons of low-carbon limestone cement to the US &nda...
Aug 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
The new Kia K8: A high-tech, modern and innovative sedan
South Korea’s second-largest automaker Kia Corp. on Friday unveiled a new K8 large-size sedan, its first drastic facelift in three years.Kia, ...
Aug 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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