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1 in 3 Koreans live alone, family types becoming diverse
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Korea, Japan finance chiefs vow to tame rampant FX market volatility
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K-pop group's manager dismissed for setting up spycam in theater dressing room
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Contentious grain bill put directly to plenary meeting for vote
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Korean Muslim YouTuber's plan to build mosque in Incheon goes viral
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Why is Apple Pay struggling to get purchase in Korea?
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Yoon's office denies considering liberal figures for key posts
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Trilateral talks acknowledge ‘serious’ slumps of won, yen
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Will tug-of-war between doctors, government end soon?
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[Today’s K-pop] BTS pop-up event to come to Seoul
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Hyundai’s Xcient picked ‘Truck of the Year’ in China
Hyundai Motor’s heavy-duty truck Xcient won the “Truck of the Year 2017” award from a Chinese auto magazine, beating European and Japanese carmakers , the company said Thursday.Xcient is a two-engine luxury truck manufactured in a commercial vehicle plant in Ziyuan, Sichuan province. Hyundai was named the top in the award’s tractor category for the second consecutive year.“Xcient is the best big truck that is luxury and sophisticated outside and more silent inside than other competitors,” said C
Dec. 22, 2016
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Hyundai Motor's US chief quits over missed sales target
Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's largest automaker, said Thursday that the chief of its US operations has resigned.The automaker did not provide reasons for Dave Zuchowski's resignation, only saying W. Gerald Flannery, an executive vice president of Hyundai Motor America, will be working as an interim chief until Zuchowski's successor is named."A search for Zuchowski's replacement will begin immediately," the company said in a press release."We appreciate Dave's decade of service to Hyundai, esp
Dec. 22, 2016
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GM Korea, Ford Korea to recall more than 9,000 cars
More than 9,000 cars sold by GM Korea and Ford Sales & Service Korea will be recalled due to mechanical problems, the Transport Ministry said Wednesday. GM Korea, the South Korean unit of US carmaker General Motors, will recall 4,330 units of its minitruck Labo and 4,202 Damas minivans produced between Nov. 24, 2015 and Nov. 21, 2016, due to defective fuses that could interrupt fuel injection, causing the car to lose power, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said. Free repa
Dec. 21, 2016
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Nearly 500 Ford cars to be recalled in S. Korea for faulty suspension
Ford Sales & Service Korea, the local importer and distributor of Ford vehicles, will recall certain model year Ford Explorer SUVs sold here for a problem related to the cars' suspension, the transportation ministry said Wednesday.The recall affects 489 Explorer cars produced between Jan. 17 and May 31 of 2014, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.The ministry said the toe link in the rear suspension of the vehicle may not have been welded properly, possibly causing it
Dec. 21, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Hyundai Motor tests strength in autonomous cars
South Korean carmaker says it is ready to make autonomous cars commercially affordableHyundai Motor may not sound as adventurous as Elon Musk’s Tesla. But when it comes to the issue of making self-driving cars commercially affordable, the South Korean carmaker appears to have some strong points. Hyundai Motor demonstrated its technological developments in autonomous driving in Las Vegas last week, testing its strength in the mass market of future mobility. Instead of using 360-degree light detec
Dec. 20, 2016
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Tivoli sales in Korea surpasses 100,000 mark
SsangYong Motor has sold its 100,000th Tivoli on home ground in the shortest span of time than any other brand it has launched, the company said Tuesday.A SsangYong sales executive (right) poses with the owner of the 100,000th Tivoli in the carmaker’s branch in Balsan Seoul, Monday. (SsangYong Motor)Tivoli, released in early 2015, is SsangYong’s first vehicle since Indian conglomerate Mahindra Group acquired the South Korean carmaker in 2011.The compact sports utility vehicle has been leading th
Dec. 20, 2016
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[Newsmaker] Hyundai tests strength in autonomous cars
Hyundai Motor may not sound as adventurous as Elon Musk’s Tesla. But when it comes to the issue of making self-driving cars commercially affordable, the South Korean carmaker appears to have some strong points. Hyundai Motor demonstrated its technological developments in autonomous driving in Las Vegas last week, testing its strength in the mass market of future mobility. Instead of using 360-degree light detection and ranging sensors -- the 3-D laser scanning methods that are expensive but cent
Dec. 20, 2016
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Hyundai Motor sees a boon in Europe
From news reportsHyundai Motor ranked first on a German automotive magazine’s annual quality satisfaction report for this year, the company said Sunday.South Korea’s largest carmaker grabbed the No. 1 spot with 2.14 points in terms of overall quality and customer satisfaction in the list released by Auto Bild.It is the third time for the company to secure to the top spot, following 2010 and 2011.The magazine has been releasing the quality report since 2001.Kia Motors, Hyundai’s sister company, c
Dec. 18, 2016
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Hyundai, Kia warned of ‘hazardous conditions’ at US suppliers before worker's death
A worker at an Alabama plant making auto parts for Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors was crushed to death by machinery in June, several months after the automakers were warned of hazardous conditions at their suppliers.David Michaels, assistant secretary of labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, said in a report on the death of Regina Allen Elsea that he had visited the carmakers in South Korea in 2015 and warned top managers of safety problems at their suppliers. He cited the c
Dec. 15, 2016
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‘Samsung’s Harman buy shows evolving automotive industry’
The recent acquisition of Harman International Industries by Samsung Electronics is expected to spur the global automotive industry’s move toward intelligent and connected cars, the Korean head of a leading German auto parts maker said Wednesday.“Personally, I don’t think Samsung focusing on the automotive industry is a bad idea. I rather think it is an evidence of how innovative and dynamic the industry has become,” said Robert Lee, president and CEO of Continental Automotive Korea. Continental
Dec. 14, 2016
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Auto exports to Algeria on rise: data
Auto exports to Algeria have sharply risen this year, partly driven by rising demand and the operation of an assembly plant there, industry sources said Wednesday.According to the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), exports of South Korean passenger cars to the African country amounted to US$92.56 million in the first 10 months of the year, up 52 percent from a year earlier.Exports of commercial vehicles to Algeria also surged 11.1 percent on-year to $57.57 million through October.S
Dec. 14, 2016
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Imported auto sales in Korea to grow 4% next year: trade association
Imported car sales in South Korea are expected to increase 4 percent next year, aided by a recovery in the sales of Volkswagen and Audi models, and the releases of new models, a trade association said Tuesday.According to the Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors Association (KAIDA), some 238,000 foreign vehicles are forecast to sell in the country next year, compared with this year's estimated 228,000 units.In the first 11 months of the year, a total of 205,162 imported vehicles have been
Dec. 13, 2016
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S. Korea's auto exports may dip for 2nd year
South Korea's auto exports are widely expected to decline for the second consecutive year in 2016, affected by a production disruption caused by a string of labor disputes at major automakers and a protracted slump in the global economy, industry sources said Sunday.According to the sources, the total value of overseas auto shipments reached $36.07 billion in the first 11 months of the year, down 13 percent from $41.43 billion a year earlier.If this trend continues this month, this year's overal
Dec. 11, 2016
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Korea's auto exports turn around in Nov. after 17-month lapse
South Korea's car exports turned around for the first time in 17 months in November on the back of increased production after the end of strikes at major carmakers, government data showed Thursday.The total value of overseas car shipments rebounded to rise 1.5 percent on-year to US$3.98 billion in November, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.It is the first time since June 2015 that the country's monthly auto exports have logged an on-year growth.The number of exported vehic
Dec. 8, 2016
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Korea's import vehicle sales dip 16% in Nov.
Sales of imported cars in South Korea slumped 15.8 percent last month from a year earlier, after an on-year rise the previous month, due to a supply shortage, industry data showed Tuesday.In November, 19,361 new imported cars were registered, according to the data from the Korea Automobile Importers and Distribution Association. The November reading also marks a 6.1 percent on-month fall, the data showed.In the first 11 months of the year, foreign vehicle sales amounted to 205,162 units, down 6.
Dec. 6, 2016
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Chevrolet Malibu, SM6 named safest new cars of year
The Chevrolet Malibu and SM6 midsize sedans have been named safest cars of the year in an annual government safety assessment of new cars launched in South Korea, the transportation ministry said Monday.Both the Chevrolet Malibu and the SM6 received the highest points of 92.1 in the government assessment program that reviewed 14 new cars, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.The two cars were followed by the K7 midsize sedan from Kia Motors Corp., which received 91.7 p
Dec. 5, 2016
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Advances by small carmakers to offer more value for money to S. Korean consumers
South Korea's auto market is set to witness one of the most significant and dramatic changes in years, but one that may greatly benefit local consumers, market observers said Friday.Ironically, however, such a dramatic and yet positive change will come from a relative retreat by two of the largest carmakers here -- Hyundai Motor Co. and its smaller affiliate Kia Motors Corp.Together, Hyundai and Kia form Hyundai Motor Group, the world's fifth-largest automotive giant by sales.They have long domi
Dec. 2, 2016
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Hyundai, Kia see US sales grow 9% in November
Hyundai Motor Co. and its smaller affiliate, Kia Motors Corp., saw their combined sales in the United States grow 9 percent in November, thanks to strong sales in sport utility vehicles, industry data showed Thursday.The two South Korean auto giants sold a combined 115,011 units in the US last month, up from 105,560 units during the same period last year, the data showed. Hyundai's sales rose 4.2 percent to 62,507 units, led by its two sport utility vehicles, Tucson and Santa Fe, while Kia's sal
Dec. 2, 2016
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Hyundai G90 named finalist for North American Car of the Year
Hyundai Motor’s luxury sedan Genesis G90 will be competing with Chevelot’s Bolt and the Volvo S90 for the prestigious North American Car of the Year award, the company said Wednesday.The carmaker’s high-end vehicle, known as the Genesis EQ900 in South Korea, was named one of the three finalists for the award at the Los Angeles auto show. The winner will be announced during the Detroit Motor Show scheduled for January, based on the decision of a judging panel consisting of 57 journalists from the
Dec. 1, 2016
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Ssangyong Motor to recall 5,200 cars sold in Korea
Ssangyong Motor Co., the local unit of Indian automaker Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., is recalling some 5,200 vehicles sold here for issues related to the car's front bumper shock absorbers, the transportation ministry said Thursday.According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the shock absorber may break due to a manufacturing defect, upsetting the balance of the car should part of the absorber also become detached. The 2017 Korando Turismo (Photo courtesy of Ssangyong Motor)The
Dec. 1, 2016