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Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
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[AtoZ Korean Mind] Does your job define who you are? Should it?
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Allegations surrounding BTS resurface, enraged fans demand apology
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Students with history of violence will be barred from becoming teachers
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Top prosecutor pledges 'speedy, strict' probe into first lady's luxury bag allegations
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Medical feud leaves hospitals in financial crisis
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Samsung mocks Apple over iPhone alarm glitch
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'Queen of Tears' riding high on Netflix chart
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Chip up cycle won’t stay long: SK chief
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Speaker floats dual citizenship as solution to falling births
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Hyundai unveils facelifted Avante, aims to sell 120,000
Hyundai Motor unveiled an upgraded version of the sixth-generation Avante on Thursday, targeting young drivers looking for their first cars. The carmaker has set a sales target of 120,000 units by next year. The new compact car underwent a drastic change in its design with arrow-like triangular elements on the front and wheels.“The car will become a new standard in the global midsized sedan market, with a near-full design change, state-of-the-art safety features, enhanced performance and fuel ef
Sept. 6, 2018
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Korea to slap penalties on defect coverups by carmakers
The South Korean government said Thursday it will impose penalties on carmakers that cover up manufacturing defects and fine them for delayed recalls.The move comes in the middle of BMW Korea's recall of 106,317 vehicles in South Korea to fix a faulty part following dozens of engine fires in its cars so far this year. (Yonhap)"A series of fires in BMW vehicles has fueled safety concerns among local consumers. The government has come up with strengthened measures to keep carmakers from delaying r
Sept. 6, 2018
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Hyundai, Kia see US sales rise in August
Hyundai Motor and Kia Motors sold a combined 111,406 units in the United States last month, up roughly 3.5 percent on-year on the back of strong sales of sport utility vehicles in the overall US auto market, the company said Wednesday.Of the total, Hyundai’s luxury sedan brand Genesis accounted for 613 units.By carmaker, Hyundai Motor sold 57,542 units last month, up 6 percent, the company said. The Avante compact car was the No. 1 seller with 14,502 units, followed by the midsize SUV Tucson wit
Sept. 5, 2018
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Audi tests A8 partial automation capabilities here
Audi Korea began test running its partially self-driving car at the country’s test bed for automated vehicles in Gyeonggi Province, the company said Wednesday, becoming the first import carmaker to test out its self-driving technology here.Since receiving authorization to test out its driverless Audi A8 flagship car this March from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, experts from German headquarters flew in last month and held a pre-test run at K-City, Korea’s test bed for self-d
Sept. 5, 2018
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Korea’s autonomous shuttle begins test run
South Korea’s first-ever driverless vehicle to be developed by a municipality -- dubbed Zero Shuttle -- began a test drive Tuesday at the second Pangyo Techno Valley in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province.Two of the level-four autonomous 11-seaters will run between the entrance of the second Pangyo Techno Valley and the Pangyo subway station, a distance of about 5.5 kilometers. The vans will travel at 25 kilometers per hour. There are five levels of autonomy among self-driving vehicles, with a level-fiv
Sept. 4, 2018
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Iveco releases New Daily Euro 6 here
Iveco, an Italy-based industrial vehicle manufacturer, unveiled the New Daily Euro 6 in South Korea with the aim of boosting its sales in the mid-to large-sized commercial vehicle segment, the company said Tuesday. “Based on Iveco’s revolutionary technology, fuel efficiency has been maximized, while fuel consumption and emissions have been lowered, ultimately minimizing environmental effects and providing outstanding performance,” said Choi Jeong-sik, country manager of CNH Industrial Korea, whi
Sept. 4, 2018
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[Behind the Wheel] 2018 Jeep Wrangler traverses rough terrain
PYEONGCHANG, Gangwon Province -- As Fiat Chrysler Korea eyes to make the most of South Korea’s growing sport utility vehicle market and boom in leisure activities, the sixth-generation JL Wrangler was launched here last month amid high expectations from the carmaker and local off-road adventurers.The fully changed Wrangler is back in the market 11 years after the mega-hit fifth-generation Wrangler was launched in 2007. It boasts upgraded off-road driving performance, convenient driving functions
Sept. 2, 2018
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Korea to carry out intensive tests on fire-prone BMW cars
South Korean automobile experts plan to carry out a wide range of tests on three BMW 520d sedans by December to try to determine the exact cause of fires that have destroyed dozens of cars here.The Korea Automobile Testing and Research Institute said Friday it will find out the circumstances behind the incidents and reconstruct how the fires started at its facility in Hwaseong, southwest of Seoul. (Yonhap)The institute, which is controlled by the South Korean government, said it will also check
Aug. 31, 2018
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Another BMW car catches fire in Korea
A BMW vehicle caught fire in South Korea on Thursday amid a series of similar cases that have led the German carmaker to start a massive recall in the country. Local authorities said a BMW 750Li automobile caught fire at 3:58 p.m. in Daejeon, 160 kilometers south of Seoul, as it was being driven. The 2010 automobile, which runs on gasoline, was not on the list of cars recalled by the German carmaker. The fire was extinguished within 20 minutes and no causalities were reported, as the driver esca
Aug. 30, 2018
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Amid BMW engine fire turmoil, police raid BMW Korea office
A team of 30 investigators from the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency searched the BMW Korea office in central Seoul to seize documents related to exhaust gas recirculation, the defective part BMW cited as the reason behind its vehicles catching fire, according to police Thursday.This is the first time police have searched BMW Korea’s office. It has been investigating whether BMW intentionally hid the defect, upon criminal investigation sought by 41 BMW owners earlier this month against BMW offic
Aug. 30, 2018
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BMW Korea chief says he will consider halting sales of fire-prone models
As confusion surrounding BMW vehicle fires continues, BMW Korea Chairman Kim Hyo-joon said Tuesday that he would look into halting sales of fire-prone BMW models until the investigation into the cause of the engine fires is completed. His remarks were made during a hearing at the National Assembly, where members of the Land, Infrastructure & Transport Committee grilled Kim and questioned five experts involved in the BMW incidents, including Transport Vice Minister Kim Jeong-yeol.Chairman Kim sai
Aug. 28, 2018
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Hyundai to mass-produce Ioniq scooters: source
Hyundai Motor is looking for a local partner to mass-produce an electronic scooter it unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show last year, an industry source told The Korea Herald on Monday.The carmaker has transferred the design of the scooter to its locomotive manufacturing unit, Hyundai Rotem, in preparation for mass production, according to an industry insider who declined to be named. “Rotem officials are searching for a partner here to manufacture the first batch of Ioniq scooters,” said t
Aug. 27, 2018
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BMW tops list of registered imported cars amid safety scandal
German carmaker BMW ranked No. 1 among imported cars registered in South Korea, industry data showed Monday, maintaining its lead despite a string of vehicle fires that have shaken consumer confidence in the brand.According to the data compiled by the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association and the Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association, there were 389,566 BMW vehicles registered in the country as of July, accounting for 19 percent of all foreign-made cars.(Yonhap)The German ca
Aug. 27, 2018
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Over 2,000 BMW owners to file lawsuits against BMW, authorities
BMW Korea, the Korean importer and distributor of the German carmaker, is set to face lawsuits by more than 2,000 customers in the coming days following engine fires involving its vehicles. Law firms Bareun, You&Me and Heon said Friday they are preparing further legal action against the German carmaker and Korean authorities over increasing complaints and inconvenience due to insufficient measures after the incidents. According to Heon, some 1,500 customers have agreed to join the group lawsuit
Aug. 24, 2018
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Hankook Tire signs exclusive supply deal with AMG Speedway
Korean tiremaker Hankook Tire has signed a deal with AMG Speedway run by Mercesdes-Benz Korea to exclusively supply tires for cars used at the track, the company said Thursday.The tiremaker will supply six tire products: semi-racing tires Ventus R-s4 and Ventus R-s3 as well as ultra-high performance tires Ventus S1 evo2, Ventus S2 AS, Ventus S1 evo2 SUV, and Ventus V12 evo2. (Hankook Tire)“We expect our high-performance tires made with latest technology to deliver top-notch racing performance an
Aug. 23, 2018
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[Weekender] Gliding through the city in style
It’s the coolest thing on the street. Whether on one or two-wheeled devices powered by rechargeable batteries, people who use personal transporters definitely draw attention. And clearly they’ve changed the landscape of urban streets, especially Seoul. Twenty-something guys in chino pants and graphic T-shirts effortlessly glide through the forest of concrete buildings, while people on foot wipe off their sweat and try to walk as fast as they can to get to their destinations on time. They look li
Aug. 23, 2018
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[Eye Plus] Feel wind and chills on a go-kart
Here’s a suggestion for excitement seekers and adventurers looking for an activity to relish the last days of the scorching summer before bringing on the fall: go-kart racing.The go-kart racing experience center located at Songpa Tancheon parking lot, near Jamsil Sports Complex in eastern Seoul, is the place to go for drivers of all ages, literally, as it does not require a driver’s license to hop on the mini race cars.The degree of competition and thrill behind the wheel are second only to Form
Aug. 23, 2018
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Kia workers reach tentative wage deal
Kia Motors Corp., South Korea's second-largest carmaker, said Wednesday that it has tentatively reached a wage deal for this year.Under the deal, the carmaker offered to raise workers' basic monthly wage by 45,000 won ($40) and provide bonuses worth 250 percent of basic pay plus 2.8 million won in extra compensation. (Herald DB)Kia Motors' 28,800-strong union is set to vote Monday on whether to accept the tentative agreement.The maker of the K5 sedan and the Soul boxcar sold 1.62 million cars in
Aug. 22, 2018
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Hyundai Mobis invests W8b in local startup for self-driving AI tech
Hyundai Mobis, an auto parts supplier, has inked an investment deal worth 8 billion won ($7.1 million) with the Korean startup StradVision, which develops deep learning-based object detection and recognition technology, the company said Wednesday.The latest move comes as the company has vowed to develop sensors required for self-driving, such as lidar and radar, by 2020. StradVision was established in 2014 by graduates of the Pohang University of Science and Technology. It owns deep learning-bas
Aug. 22, 2018
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Hyundai’s self-driving truck completes test run
A self-driving truck by Hyundai Motor completed a 40-kilometer highway drive south of Seoul, in the first successful test-run of an autonomous truck here, the company said Wednesday.The 40-ton Xcient, linked with a trailer, was operated with level 3 of autonomy at a maximum speed of 90 kph. The company applied differentiated sensing technology and a control system by attaching 10 sensors including three cameras, two radars and three lidar sets on the front. A self-driving truck is tested with a
Aug. 22, 2018