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S.Korean shipbuilders rally on Trump’s hint at foreign ship buying
Hanwha Ocean shipward (Courtesy of Hanwha Ocean) South Korean shipbuilding stocks flew high on Friday on news that US President…
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SK Chairman in Taiwan to deepen ties with TSMC
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won Chey Tae-won, chairman of SK Group, the parent of SK Hynix Inc., is in Taiwan…
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Hyundai chief Chung, GM CEO Barra to meet in Sept in Detroit
General Motors Chair and Chief Executive Mary Barra (left) and Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chairman Chung Euisun shake hands after…
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S.Korea’s Han, Trump discuss transactional diplomacy in 1st direct talks
Acting President and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo holds a phone conversation with US President Donald Trump at his office in…
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K-beauty defies trade headwinds as exports to China, US lead sales growth
Oera is the luxury skincare brand of Handsome, a cosmetics unit of Hyundai Department Store South Korea’s beauty industry is…
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South Korean stocks, currency dive amid deeper US tariff turmoil
KB Kookmin Bank dealing room (Courtesy of News1 Korea) The South Korean stock market logged its biggest daily loss of…
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HD Hyundai on course for $1.55 bn order amid US-China trade war
A container ship built by HD Hyundai HD Hyundai Co., the world’s largest shipbuilding group, is emerging as a key…
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Samsung, LG reconsider Vietnam strategies as Trump slaps steeper tariffs
US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C. on…
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Strong momentum in non-US markets, digital real estate: Principal AM CEO
Principal Asset Management President and CEO Kamal Bhatia speaks during an interview with The Korea Economic Daily on March 25,…
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Hyundai Steel picks Donaldsonville as $5.8 bn US plant site, seeks investors
Hyundai Chairman Chung Euisun unveils a $21 billion US investment plan during a meeting with President Donald Trump at the…
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Hyundai’s new American dream comes with new plant, more spending
▲ Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America Celebrates Grand Opening | HMGMA ELLABELL, Georgia – When Hyundai Motor Group honorary chairman…
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Hyundai Motor to invest $21 billion in US amid tariff concerns
Hyundai Motor and Kia headquarters buildings in Seoul South Korean auto behemoth Hyundai Motor Group will invest $21 billion to…
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Korea’s court reinstates impeached PM Han as acting president
Han Duck-soo, South Korea’s acting president and prime minister, speaks during a cabinet meeting at the Government Complex Seoul on…
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Korean Air to finalize $32.7 bn deals with Boeing, GE Aerospace
Senior South Korean and US government officials such as GE Aerospace Commercial Engines President and CEO Russell Stokes (first from…
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US Chamber of Commerce sees Korea’s business penalties as trade barrier
Kaher Kazem, a former CEO of GM Korea Co., arrives at a district court in Incheon, South Korea, on May…
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Tesla supplier L&F to invest $10 mn in Mitra Chem for US LFP production
(File photo downloaded from Mitra Chem’s website) L&F Co., a South Korean electric vehicle battery materials supplier to Tesla Inc.,…
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Korea eyes laws akin to US AMPC to offer subsidies for its battery makers
EV battery system platform Ultium, jointly developed by LG and GM South Korea, home to the world’s leading battery makers…
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LG Electronics restarts home appliance plant in Russia
LG Electronics’ built-in home appliance product line-up LG Electronics Inc. has resumed operations at its home appliance plant in Russia…
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S.Korea wary of inclusion on US ‘Dirty 15’ nations list for reciprocal tariffs
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left) stands beside President Trump during his signing off on an administrative order at the…
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Korea sees record Feb auto exports before looming Trump tariffs
Cars for export are parked at the port of Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, on March 18, 2025 (Courtesy of…
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Korea’s Hanwha Ocean sends USNS Wally Schirra back to theater after MRO
USNS Wally Schirra departs Hanwha Ocean shipyard after a six-month overhaul at the shipyard in Geoje, Korea on March 13,…
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Trump-driven energy boom spurs Korean firms to hike US gas investments
An SK Innovation E&S-operated shale gas field in Woodford, Oklahoma WOODFORD, Oklahoma – A shale gas field in Woodford, Carter…
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Hyundai, Kia ready to ramp up EV output in Europe, US
The IONIQ 5 N at the 2024 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition on April 25, 2024 (Courtesy of Hyundai) South Korea’s…
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Trump says Korea interested in Alaska gas project; Korean firms skeptical
US President Donal Trump addresses the US Congress on Tuesday (Courtesy of Trump’s Facebook) South Korea, Japan and other countries…
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Hyosung to double transformer output to conquer US market
Hyosung HICO plant in Memphis, Tennessee (Courtesy of Hyosung HICO) MEMPHIS, Tenn. — South Korea’s major power system and machinery…
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Korea, US to expand cooperation in shipbuilding sector
Senior officials from South Korea and the US, including US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (front left) and South Korea’s Minister…
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Korea’s weak exports add to woes over Trump tariff risk
Container terminals at the Port of Busan, South Korea (File photo by Yonhap) South Korea’s exports in the first two…
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Hyundai CEO Muñoz named MotorTrend Person of the Year
(Captured from MotorTrend’s website) South Korea’s top carmaker Hyundai Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer José Muñoz was picked as the…
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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth eyes March visit to Seoul
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at a press conference in Brussels in February (Courtesy of Yonhap) US Defense Secretary…
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HD Hyundai, Hanwha Ocean to jointly bid for high-stakes warship deals
A 1,500-ton landing ship (from the top), a 3,400-ton frigate and a 2,200-ton deepwater guard ship built by HD Hyundai…
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Bank of Korea cuts rates, growth forecast on Trump tariff policy
Bank of Korea Governor Rhee Chang-yong speaks to the press on Feb. 25, 2025, after the central bank cuts interest…
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KKR recoups $206 mn in block sale of HD Hyundai Marine shares
File photo (Courtesy of Yonhap) Global private equity firm KKR & Co. Inc. has succeeded in cashing out of its…
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South Korea to levy 38% anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel products
Hot-rolled steel plates produced at POSCO’s steel mill at Gwangyang Steelworks South Korea plans to impose up to 38% provisional…
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S.Korea’s Hanwha eyes L-SAM exports with UAE’s EDGE
Hanwha Aerospace and Hanwha Systems unveils the L-SAM system at IDEX 2025 in Abu Dhabi, the UAE (Courtesy of Yonhap)…
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Mirae Asset’s Park warns of overheated Tesla, quantum computing stocks
Park Hyeon-joo, founder and chairman of Mirae Asset Financial Group Mirae Asset Financial Group founder and Chairman Park Hyeon-joo has…
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Korean shipbuilders to benefit from rising LNG, oil tanker demand
LNG carrier built by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (File photo by its parent HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering) South…
