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Volvo aims to break sales record this year

TransportJan 11, 2021

After hitting an all-time high in sales last year, Volvo Cars Korea is aiming for another record-breaking year, with a plan to sell 15,000 vehicles. To achieve that goal, it plans to invest 50 billi...
A US stock soared 1,100% on Elon Musk’s tweet

TechnologyJan 11, 2021

Elon Musk’s direction to use Signal misguides followers to unrelated stock
S. Korea hands out 3rd disaster relief funds to small businesses

IndustryJan 11, 2021

Payment to take place right away, quarantine rule breakers to be excluded
Kia rolls out new version of flaship SUV Mohave

IndustryJan 11, 2021

Renewed version noted for expanded user convenience, safety features
Hanwha launches new collaborative robots to target $1b market

IndustryJan 11, 2021

Hanwha has introduced a new line of collaborative robots, making a foray into the fast-growing global collaborative robot market, it said Monday. “The HCR-3A, HCR-5A and HCR-12A models can handle an...
S. Korea reaches air traffic deal with China and Japan

TransportJan 11, 2021

South Korea, China and Japan have agreed to accept a United Nations aviation agency's proposal for an agreement critical for the safety of flights near Korea's southern resort island of Jeju, the tra...
Korean food 2nd-most-popular delivery option on Vroong app

RetailJan 11, 2021

Korean food overtook fried chicken as the second-most-popular delivery food last year, according to on-demand delivery platform Vroong on Monday. While burgers remained the most popular food ordered...
LG Display vows to make OLEDs mainstream

IndustryJan 11, 2021

LG Display plans to ship 7 million to 8 million OLED TV panels this year
Korea Shipbuilding wins W288b in orders

IndustryJan 11, 2021

Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. said Monday that it has won a combined 288 billion won ($263 million) in orders from three companies in Liberia, Oceania and Asia. Under the deal with a...
$Doosan Infracore's excavator sales up 22% on-year in 2020 in China$

Doosan Infracore's excavator sales up 22% on-year in 2020 in China

IndustryJan 11, 2021

South Korea's top construction equipment maker Doosan Infracore Co. said Monday that its excavator sales in China rose 22 percent last year from a year earlier on the back of infrastructure investmen...
LG Electronics inks partnership with esports firm Gen.G

IndustryJan 11, 2021

LG Electronics Inc. on Monday said it has signed a partnership with the global esports organization Gen.G to better target young consumers amid the pandemic. Under the deal, the two sides agreed to ...
[Graphic News] South Korea's eco-friendly car exports jump 40% in 2020

BusinessJan 11, 2021

South Korea’s exports of environment-friendly vehicles jumped 40 percent in 2020 from a year earlier on growing demand for eco-friendly cars, the Trade Ministry said. Exports of all-electric and h...
Hyundai halts plant in S. Korea on coronavirus case

IndustryJan 11, 2021

Hyundai Motor Co. said it halted operations at one of its domestic plants Monday morning as an employee was infected with the new coronavirus. Hyundai Motor suspended its Asan plant, which produces ...
Samsung SDI to reinforce safety for defective battery cells

IndustryJan 10, 2021

Samsung SDI is charting a hard course to ward off battery defects, holding a symbolic ceremony to put an end to faulty small lithium-ion batteries. According to a source familiar with the matter, th...
[Behind the Wheel] No surprises with VW’s solid new Passat GT

TransportJan 10, 2021

The revamped model of the European Passat, offers seamless driving performance with smarter assistance program