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Hyundai Motor unveils Kona Iron Man edition at Comic-Con 2018

Hyundai Motor, South Korea’s leading automaker, unveiled the world’s first soon-to-be mass produced Marvel character-inspired vehicle, the Kona Iron Man edition, in partnership with the New York-base...

Jul 19, 2018
Automode
Mercedes-Benz Korea releases EV charger with KT

Mercedes-Benz Korea has installed electric vehicle chargers jointly developed with South Korea’s leading mobile carrier KT at its showrooms and services centers nationwide, the company said Thursday....

Jul 19, 2018
Automode
S. Korea, Canada discuss joint response to US auto tariffs

South Korea and Canada have agreed to jointly deal with the United States' move to levy tariffs on foreign autos and put on a united front against the rising protectionism in global trade, Seoul's tr...

Jul 19, 2018
Economy
SK Innovation launches mangrove swamp restoration campaign

South Korean oil refiner SK Innovation has started a mangrove tree donation campaign on its Facebook page to restore the mangrove swamp in Vietnam, the company said Wednesday. The event aims to rais...

Jul 18, 2018
Industry
Posco’s CSR project introduced as model example at UN

Posco’s Steel Village project was introduced as an outstanding example of corporate social activity at a high-level political forum on sustainable development hosted by Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Af...

Jul 18, 2018
Industry
KCCI chairman urges new policy work to spur growth at Jeju Forum

Business leaders gather for annual forum amid rapid shift in corporate culture

Jul 18, 2018
Industry
[Advertorial] GS chief highlights balance in business portfolio

GS Group Chairman Huh Chang-soo on Wednesday called for balance in the group’s business portfolio and its ecosystem for growth in a rapidly changing environment. At a quarterly meeting attended by a...

Jul 18, 2018
Industry
Moon yet to follow up on pro-business gesture

President Moon Jae-in’s recent outreach to the business community seems to have so far fallen short of gaining full confidence and cooperation from corporate officials. The local corporate circle is...

Jul 18, 2018
Economy
SK Securities selloff up for final regulatory decision next week

South Korea’s Securities and Futures Commission on Wednesday approved SK Holdings’ 51.5 billion-won ($45.6 million) deal plan, putting the matter up for final regulatory decision by the top regulator...

Jul 18, 2018
Finance
Lotte Liquor’s Kloud beer sells 41,000 boxes in Cambodia

Lotte Liquor, a unit of Lotte Chilsung Beverage, said Wednesday that over 41,000 bottles of Kloud beers were sold in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, just five months after its launch there. Models pose in fro...

Jul 18, 2018
Industry
G-Smatt Global signs MOU for joint corporation in Middle East

G-Smatt Global, a South Korean company that manufactures and distributes complementary metal oxide semiconductor image sensors, said Wednesday that it signed a trilateral memorandum of understanding ...

Jul 18, 2018
Industry
Nearly 300 workers caught for unfair stock trading over 3 yrs: data

A total of 281 officials of listed companies have been caught for unfair stock trading over the past three years, data by the state watchdog showed Wednesday. Between 2015 and 2017, the Financial Su...

Jul 18, 2018
Finance
Warrant for Naturecell CEO issued over stock-rigging

The South Korean district court has issued an arrest warrant for Ra Jeong-chan, chief executive of Korean biotech firm Nature Cell, on allegations that he manipulated stock market using false and mis...

Jul 18, 2018
Finance
Kakao Friends gets new name Kakao IX after takeover

Following an inter-subsidiary acquisition, Kakao Friends, a character licensing subsidiary of mobile software giant Kakao, changed its name to Kakao IX on Wednesday. Kakao IX is short for Kakao Innov...

Jul 18, 2018
Industry
Ministry seeks to selectively permit marijuana-based drugs

In South Korea, marijuana is a strictly banned substance. Even when the purpose is clearly medical, using and importing the herb in any form is a criminal offense. But this is set to change, as local...

Jul 18, 2018
Industry

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