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SsangYong lauds outgoing CEO for company revival

Despite a slowing economy and growing uncertainties for market growth, South Korean SUV maker SsangYong has put its business back on track in the last four years, the company said Tuesday, crediting ...

March 26, 2019
Automode
LG chairman vows sustainable, transparent management

Chairman Koo Kwang-mo of LG Corp., the holding company of LG Group, on Tuesday vowed to pursue sustainable and transparent management to increase public trust in the nation’s fourth-largest conglomer...

March 26, 2019
Automode
Lotte Duty makes inroads into Australia, NZ

The duty-free arm of retail giant Lotte has opened new branches in Australia and New Zealand after acquiring five units from Australian duty-free operator JR Duty Free in August last year, the compan...

March 25, 2019
Industry
[News Analysis] Overcoming Elliott hurdle, Hyundai heir tightens grip over W220tr empire

Tension ran high early Friday morning, just before Hyundai Motor’s annual general shareholders meeting at the carmaker’s headquarters in Yangjae, southern Seoul, and it showed on the faces of the exe...

March 24, 2019
Industry
Ex-midfielder gets warm reception from S. Korean football fans in retirement ceremony

Former South Korean midfielder Kim Jung-woo received a warm reception at his retirement ceremony on Friday as fans gave a standing ovation for his service to the national football team. Kim official...

March 22, 2019
Soccer
S. Korea offers military talks with N. Korea

South Korea has proposed holding military talks with North Korea on implementing a bilateral accord signed last year, but there's no reply from Pyongyang yet, an official here said Friday. "Recently...

March 22, 2019
North Korea
Hyundai Motor shareholders reject Elliott's dividend plans, board member candidates

Ending weeks of arguments over the adequacy of Hyundai Motor’s dividend plans, shareholders on Friday rejected a proposal by US activist investor Elliott Management that urged it to provide a combine...

March 22, 2019
Automode
Panel to shape Posco’s new CSR vision

Posco has launched a new committee consisting of outside directors and scholars to enhance the steelmaker’s presence as a socially responsible company, the company said Thursday. The seven-member Co...

March 21, 2019
Automode
Hyundai sets new Sonata sales target at 70,000 this year

Hoping to pick up the declining sales of midsize sedans, Hyundai Motor on Thursday said it has set the 2019 sales target of more than 70,000 units for the eighth-generation Sonata, a signature vehicl...

March 21, 2019
Automode
[Hydrogen Korea] Japan paves way for hydrogen future, but public unconvinced

The Korea Herald is publishing a series of articles on South Korea’s latest measures to support the hydrogen economy, the market drive for hydrogen-powered vehicles and the hurdles that stand in the ...

March 20, 2019
Economy
Market gloomy over chipmakers’ plummeting earnings forecasts

A series of estimate reports by local brokerage houses on South Korea’s two major chipmakers reignited market fears Tuesday, as they became more skeptical over their first-quarter earnings, citing fa...

March 19, 2019
Technology
Sonata preorders surpass 10,000 mark in 5 days

The number of preorders for Hyundai Motor’s all-new Sonata has surpassed the 10,000 mark in five days across the country since the carmaker start receiving orders on March 11, the company said Sunday...

March 17, 2019
Industry
Hyundai adopts 3rd-generation platform, starting with revamped Sonata

Hyundai Motor has developed a third-generation platform and used it for the all-new Sonata, set to be launched later this month here, the company said Wednesday. By using ultra-strength and hot-stam...

March 13, 2019
Automode
Hyundai Mobis to invest W5.5b in Chinese AI startup

South Korean auto part maker Hyundai Mobis will invest 5.5 billion won ($4.86 million) in DeepGlint, a Chinese startup developing 3D image analysis and pattern recognition technologies. The company ...

March 13, 2019
Automode
ISS backs Hyundai over dividend payouts

Institutional Shareholder Service, a global proxy advisory firm, has supported Hyundai Motor against its conflict with Elliott over special dividend payouts to shareholders. ISS said in a statement ...

March 12, 2019
Industry

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