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Automobiles
Insatiable Hyundai Motor aspires to lead India with SUVs, EVs
Hyundai Motor Group must become “the first mover” in India, which has emerged as the next fierce battlefield for global car makers after...
Aug 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Carmakers in race for low-cost EVs amid tepid sales growth
Global carmakers such as Volkswagen, Hyundai Motor Group and Stellantis N.V. are in a race to release cheaper electric vehicles with the entry price...
Aug 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
LG Uplus to grow EV charging JV to be among Korea’s top 3
LG Uplus Corp., South Korea’s third-largest mobile carrier, aims to develop its electric vehicle charging joint venture with Kakao Mobility Co...
Aug 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
SSG.Com announces global first launch of Piaget's new watch
SSG.COM, the e-commerce platform of South Korean retail heavyweight Shinsegae Inc., revealed on Tuesday its exclusive introduction of Swiss luxury b...
Aug 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
SK Nexilis to sell copper foil to German battery maker Varta
South Korea’s SK Nexilis Co. is set to supply copper foil, core materials for electric vehicle cells, to German battery maker Varta AG, expand...
Aug 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
LG Display receives Bosch top supplier award for vehicle displays
South Korea's display maker LG Display Co. announced on Monday that it has received the "Bosch Global Supplier Award" from Bosch, the world's top au...
Aug 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
LG Energy Solution tops global EV battery market excluding China in H1
South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. in the first half of this year retained its No. 1 ranking on the global market for electric vehicle (EV) batte...
Aug 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
S.Korea's No. 1 flight route in 2023 is Incheon-Osaka
South Korea's most popular international flight route in the first half of this year was between Incheon International Airport and Kansai Internatio...
Aug 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Air travel from Korea roars back to everywhere, except China
Flight routes between South Korea and China, once Korean flag carriers’ most lucrative, have become their white elephant as passengers on the ...
Aug 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Heads of S.Korea's chicken chains promoting expansion abroad
The CEOs of South Korea's top three fried chicken franchises are promoting their brands overseas based on the judgement that growth will stagnate if...
Aug 04, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Korea’s STX to build joint Indonesia nickel plant for EV cells
South Korea’s trading company STX Corp. is set to build a nickel plant with an Indonesian company in the Southeast Asian country to expand its...
Aug 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Shinsegae Live Shopping launches first travel product to India in four years
South Korea’s Shinsegae Live Shopping announced on Thursday that it has partnered with Mode Tour to sell travel products to India for the firs...
Aug 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Machinery
HD Hyundai Infracore opens online excavator store
South Korea's HD Hyundai Infracore Co. announced on Thursday that it has opened the first "Develon Online Store," an excavator online mall in the co...
Aug 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Global EV, battery sectors in war for talent acquisition
Global electric vehicle and battery makers are fiercely competing to secure talent with high salaries and various incentives as their workforces a...
Aug 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia America’s new normal: Record car sales month after month
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, has been dismissed as the weaker sibling or smaller sister firm of Hyundai Motor Co., the c...
Aug 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Mobis mass produces glove compartment for EVs
South Korea's Hyundai Mobis has developed an innovative glove compartment optimized for electric vehicles (EV) for use in the large sport utility EV...
Aug 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
SK C&C begins to construct S.Korea's first ATS
SK C&C, an information and communications technology affiliate of South Korea’s SK Group announced on Wednesday it has started constructio...
Aug 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
42dot launches its first B2B self-driving shuttle service
42Dot, a self-driving technology affiliate of Hyundai Motor Group, on Tuesday said it launched a self-driving shuttle at Samsung Mobility Museum in ...
Aug 02, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Daewoong launches GERD treatment Fexuclu in Philippines
South Korea's Daewoong Pharmaceutical announced on Tuesday that it has launched the GERD treatment drug "Fexuclue" (active ingredient: Fexuprazan) i...
Aug 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
LG Chem to make first domestic 6-in-1 vaccine for infants
South Korea's LG Chem Ltd. will produce the nation's first homegrown six-in-one vaccine for infants, something that the country is entirely reliant ...
Aug 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Cosmetics giant Amorepacific hints at succession plan change
South Korean cosmetics powerhouse Amorepacific Group Inc. is giving signs of changing its succession plans as Suh Min-jung, Chairman Suh Kyung-bae&r...
Jul 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
Dior opens 2023 FW pop-up store in Galleria
South Korea’s Galleria Department Store has opened the first domestic Dior FW (fall/winter) collection pop-up store.The company on Sunday said...
Jul 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
KG Mobility to launch electric SUV Torres EVX in September
South Korea's KG Mobility Corp., formerly Ssangyong Motor, announced on Monday that it has confirmed the release of the electrified version of its s...
Jul 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Doosan secures $392 mn in cumulative PFC orders
South Korea's Doosan Corp. announced on Monday that it has accumulated 500 billion won ($392 million) in orders for its patterned flat cable (PFC), ...
Jul 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai, Kia firm up ranking as world's 3rd; first-half profits improve
South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group solidified its position as the world’s third-largest carmaker with improved profit margi...
Jul 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Batteries
Doosan to enter EV sector with battery recycling business
South Korea’s major power plant builder Doosan Enerbility Co. plans to set up a battery recycling subsidiary, targeting the sector expecting r...
Jul 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
LG Energy lifts sales guidance; Samsung SDI sees firm growth
South Korean electric vehicle battery maker are offered upbeat market outlooks, gaining structural growth momentum through strong competitiveness wi...
Jul 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai Motor eyes EV charger alliance in US to take on Tesla
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. are planning to join BMW, General Motors, Honda Motor, Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis to collectiv...
Jul 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Kia revises up 2023 OP target after record Q2 earnings, to expedite EV push
Kia Corp. has revised upwards its operating profit target for this year to up to 12 trillion won ($9.4 billion) after reporting its best-ever quarte...
Jul 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
Daewoo E&C, SK Ecoplant to cooperate in nuclear power
South Korea’s Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. (Daewoo E&C) and SK Ecoplant Co. will jointly take on the domestic and overseas ma...
Jul 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)