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Electric vehicles
Polestar 4 electric SUV coupe to hit South Korean roads in June
The Polestar 4 electric sport utility vehicle (SUV) coupe is set to make its debut in South Korea in June and targets deliveries from October, Swedi...
Apr 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Clio acquires two Japanese cosmetics distributors
South Korea's Clio Cosmetics Co. announced on Friday that it has acquired a 100% stake in Japanese cosmetics distributor Doowon and cosmetics import...
Apr 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
HD Hyundai Electric likely to join MSCI Korea: Samsung Securities
HD Hyundai Electric Co., Alteogen Inc. and Enchem Co. are expected to be invited to join Morgan Stanley Capital International’s Korea Index wh...
Apr 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Hyundai, Toray to team up to develop mobility materials
Hyundai Motor Group said on Thursday it has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Japan's Toray Industries Inc. to jointly develop carbon fi...
Apr 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Paldo completes second factory in Vietnam
South Korea’s food and beverage company Paldo announced on Tuesday that it completed the construction of its second factory in Vietnam.Paldo d...
Apr 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Growing controversy over call to share profits for using wind energy
Renewable energy companies in South Korea are facing growing pressure to share their profits from wind or solar energy electricity generation, stirr...
Apr 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Power transformer sales explode on AI boom: HD Hyundai Electric CEO
Cho Seok, chief executive of HD Hyundai Electric Co., is an outsider at Korea Inc.When he was named CEO of the power equipment maker in December 201...
Apr 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
End of the Whopper, Burger King's belated April Fool’s prank?
Burger King on Monday announced a plan to stop selling its iconic Whopper hamburger in South Korea this month after 40 years, provoking an outcry am...
Apr 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea’s current account surplus near 3-year high on chips
South Korea’s current account surplus touched a near three-year high in February as goods exports continued to grow on strong overseas sales o...
Apr 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia EV9 named best electric SUV in Germany
Kia Corp. 's EV9, the signature large all-electric sport utility vehicle (SUV) of South Korea’s No. 2 automaker, was named the top electric ...
Apr 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung to unveil 3D DRAM in 2025 to lead AI chip market
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker, aims to introduce three-dimensional (3D) DRAM, a game-changer in the artificial int...
Apr 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Breezm lands in US with plan to open 100 stores in 5 years
Breezm, a South Korean startup making customized eyeglasses with artificial intelligence and 3D technologies, has opened its first offshore store in...
Apr 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia, Hyundai sweep World Car Awards with EV9, IONIQ 5 N
NEW YORK – Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s No. 3 carmaker, has swept the 2024 World Car Awards, a global premier standard for automotiv...
Mar 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Ferrari, SK On team up to innovate battery technology
Ferrari S.p.A. joined hands with SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest electric vehicle battery producer, to innovate cell technology as the It...
Mar 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
L&F signs $9.7 bn cathode supply contract with SK On
South Korea's cathode supplier L&F Co. announced that it signed a contract with the rechargeable battery maker SK On for an electric vehicle (...
Mar 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
KOWEPO, France EDF to collaborate for UAE solar projects
Korea Western Power Co. (KOWEPO) announced on Friday that it has signed a United Arab Emirates (UAE) Khazna 1.5 GW Solar Project Bid Joint Developme...
Mar 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Hyundai Dept. Store virtual idol pop-ups attract 100,000
South Korea's Hyundai Department Store Co. said on Monday that its pop-up stores of the three virtual idol groups at The Hyundai Seoul attracted ove...
Mar 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai to bring Casper EV to Japan, premium Genesis cars to India
Hyundai Motor Co. will bring its electric Casper crossover city car to Japan next year as part of a bid to reinvigorate its performance in the neigh...
Mar 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Hyundai E&C, Glennmont D&D sign renewable energy PPA
Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. (Hyundai E&C) announced on Tuesday that it signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for solar renewabl...
Mar 12, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
S.Korean steelmakers mull building electric furnaces in US
Steelmakers are considering building steel mills with electric furnaces in the United States to survive the triple whammy of high tariff barriers, l...
Mar 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
BMW EV sales roar in Korea on strong lineup of new models
BMW, already one of the top two best-selling imported car sellers in South Korea, has beaten the world’s No. 1 EV seller Tesla Inc. in the cou...
Mar 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
KG Mobility unveils premium SUV Rexton Summit
South Korea's automaker KG Mobility Corp. announced on Friday that it launched the large-sized premium sport utility vehicle (SUV) Rexton Summ...
Mar 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
KEXIM, US DOE to support S.Korean green energy firms
The Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) said on Mar. 7 that it will support domestic firms that aim to enter the American green energy industry with...
Mar 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
BMW unveils PHEV sedan New 530e in S.Korea
BMW Korea announced on Tuesday that it unveiled the plug-in hybrid (PHEV) sedan model The New 530e in the domestic market. According to BMW Kor...
Mar 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
SK D&D relaunches renewable energy business spin-off as SK Eternix
SK D&D Co., a real estate unit of South Korea’s SK Group, said on Monday it has completed the planned spin-off of its renewable energy bus...
Mar 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai’s IONIQ 6: Most efficient electric vehicle in US
Hyundai Motor Co.'s electric sedan IONIQ 6 has been named the most energy-efficient vehicle in the US, further driving the South Korean automaker&rs...
Mar 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
CSCEC, SK Ecoplant in $1.9 bn Egypt renewable energy deal
China State Construction Engineering Corp. (CSCEC), the world’s largest builder, and South Korea’s SK Ecoplant Co. are set to team up on...
Feb 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia enjoy renewed popularity of LPG trucks Porter, Bongo
Many economists are trumpeting weak business conditions for the coming months. But an economic slowdown isn’t all that bad for Hyundai Motor C...
Feb 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
KEPCO narrows losses with 2nd straight quarterly profit
South Korea’s power utility Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) on Friday posted its second straight quarterly profit, sharply above market for...
Feb 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD Hyundai Marine bags order to upgrade Chevron LNG tankers
HD Hyundai Marine Solution Co., a ship maintenance, retrofitting and digital solution provider under HD Hyundai Co., has won an order from Chevron C...
Feb 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)