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Tue, February 7, 2023 | 01:14

Hyundai chief meets US official over IRA issue

Hyundai chief meets US official over IRA issue

Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Euisun Chung has discussed with a senior U.S. official about the Inflation Reaction Act (IRA) issue in Seoul, the company said Wednesday.

2023-01-11 15:33

Ex-Osstem Implant employee gets 35-year prison term for massive embezzlement

Ex-Osstem Implant employee gets 35-year prison term for massive embezzlement

A former employee of dental implant maker Osstem Implant was sentenced to 35 years in prison Wednesday for embezzling company funds worth 221.5 billion won ($178.1 million).

2023-01-11 15:22

Lotte Biologics to invest $3 bil. for 3 plants in Korea by 2030

Lotte Biologics to invest $3 bil. for 3 plants in Korea by 2030

Lotte Biologics, a pharmaceutical unit under the retail giant Lotte Group, said Wednesday it will invest $3 billion to build a bio industrial complex in Korea by 2030 that houses three plants.

2023-01-11 13:39

Consumers frustrated with food firms' price hikes despite falling raw material costs

Consumers frustrated with food firms' price hikes despite falling raw material costs

A 35-year-old office worker named Kil is definitely not happy with food and beverage companies raising prices on all of their products from the beginning of this year. “The price of water went up, the price of soda went up, the price of fried chicken went up and processed food prices went up. How are people going to live with all the food prices going up? They already increas...

Kim Jae-heun | 2023-01-11 08:17

Personal info of 180,000 LG Uplus customers leaked

Personal info of 180,000 LG Uplus customers leaked

LG Uplus, Korea's third-largest wireless carrier, said Tuesday the personal information of 180,000 customers has been leaked.

2023-01-10 17:51

SK Inc. to hold SK Bio Night to seek new opportunities in US

SK Inc. to hold SK Bio Night to seek new opportunities in US

SK Inc. and its affiliates including SK biopharmaceuticals and SK pharmteco will hold a networking event to expand their partnerships in the U.S., the world's largest bio and pharmaceutical market. SK Inc. announced that it will hold SK Bio Night on Jan. 11 at the Four Seasons Hotel in San Francisco.

Kim Hyun-bin | 2023-01-10 16:58

Fila Holdings included in S&P Dow Jones Sustainability Indices

Fila Holdings included in S&P Dow Jones Sustainability Indices

Fila Holdings was newly included last month in the 2022 Standard & Poor's Dow Jones Sustainability World Indices (DJSI) Korea - a key benchmark for companies' environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) management, the company said Tuesday. DJSI is a family of evaluations published by international financial information agency S&P Global, tracking the world's leading...

Kim Jae-heun | 2023-01-10 16:49

Third launch of Nuri space rocket planned for May: KARI

Third launch of Nuri space rocket planned for May: KARI

Korea's Nuri, a space rocket developed by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), will be able to launch in early May, the science ministry-affiliated research institute said Tuesday. The first launch in October 2021 failed but the second one in June last year succeeded. A final preparation review will be conducted Wednesday, to get the go-ahead to launch the rocket, a...

Lee Kyung-min | 2023-01-10 16:49

IONIQ 5 bestselling EV in Korea

IONIQ 5 bestselling EV in Korea

Hyundai Motor's IONIQ 5 topped the list for the best-selling electric vehicle (EV) in the domestic market last year, according to industry officials, Wednesday. Last year's annual domestic sales of EVs reached a record high as five domestic automakers exceeded 120,000 vehicles sold. The share of the EV market occupied by Hyundai Motor and Kia Corp. reached 97 percent among do...

Kim Hyun-bin | 2023-01-10 16:43

LG Innotek's exhibit attracts over 20,000 visitors at CES

LG Innotek's exhibit attracts over 20,000 visitors at CES

LG Innotek completed its first exhibition at the Consumer Electronics Show 2023 (CES) recently held in Las Vegas, U.S., showcasing cutting-edge products, the company said Monday. In the past, the company participated in the CES in the form of a closed exhibition and introduced its products only to specific customers. This is the first time LG Innotek presented products, rangi...

Kim Hyun-bin | 2023-01-10 16:42

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