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40 flights canceled on Jeju Island due to bad weather
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Pandemic left Korea more depressed than before: report
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N. Korea slams US, other countries for seeking alternative to UN sanctions monitoring panel
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Gov't appears to shelve punitive measures against mass walkout by doctors
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Govt. asks hospitals to mitigate impact of medical professors' absence
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S. Korea, China, Japan in talks to hold trilateral summit May 26-27: official
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S. Korea's working-age population to dip nearly 10m by 2044 amid low births
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Doggy patrol team on the move to protect their cities
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Sales of eco-friendly cars top 100,000 in Q1 in S. Korea
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[Herald Interview] Director of 'Goodbye Earth' aimed to ask how we would face apocalypse
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Hyundai Motor holds urban racing festival in Songdo
(Hyundai Motor)Hyundai Motor held its third urban racing event, the Brilliant Motor Festival, on a city circuit in Songdo International Business District, Incheon, over the weekend as part of its ongoing push for performance carsAccording to the carmaker, the annual event, the nation’s only in-city racing competition, attracted around 150,000 visitors this year, up from last year’s some 100,000 visitors.“We will continue to ramp up our efforts to create the nation’s motorsports culture that is s
May 22, 2016
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FTC confirms W500m fine for Namyang
Namyang Dairy Products will be fined 500 million won ($420,000) for its past unfair practices towards retailers instead of the original fine of 12.3 billion won, the Fair Trade Commission confirmed Sunday.The decision is in accordance with a court decision passed in January 2015 by the Seoul High Court and affirmed by the Supreme Court in June, citing lack of evidence for the full penalty.In 2013, the FTC reported Namyang to prosecutors for bullying sales agents and retailers into buying excess
May 22, 2016
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Korean customers left in lurch by Volkswagen over emissions scandal
Volkwagen AG has rolled out a set of measures, including expensive recalls and cash rewards, to placate customers cheated over gas emissions in the United States and Japan, but Korean customers seem to be left in the lurch by the emissions scandal, industry sources said Friday.According to the Korea Automobile Manufacturers' Association (KAMA), Volkswagen cut the prices of popular Golf and Polo models in Japan and extended the warranty service period and other benefits.In the U.S., the German au
May 20, 2016
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Hyundai Motor to release Ioniq in Europe in H2
Hyundai Motor, the nation’s largest automaker, said Thursday it will release Ioniq models in Europe in the second half of this year.Although details were not revealed, the automaker is preparing to bring its environment friendly Ioniq lineup into about 15 European countries. Hyundai Motor’s Ioniq hybrid model (Hyundai Motor)“Europe is an appealing market for the Ioniq models since it emphasizes the importance of environment,” said a company official.“We’ll first bring electric models into the ma
May 19, 2016
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LG Household claims safety of its humidifier disinfectant
LG Household & Health Care, South Korea’s leading maker of household goods, said Wednesday that its humidifier disinfectant sold back in the late 1990s did contain potentially harmful chemicals, but that they were used in small amounts that would not cause damage. Earlier in the day, local news agency Newsis had reported that LG’s “119 Humidifier Disinfectant” product sold from 1997 to 2003 had contained benzalkonium chloride (BKC) a toxic substance that can be fatal when ingested.According to t
May 19, 2016
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Consumers to include Renault-Nissan CEO in lawsuit over fabricated emissions results
Korean consumers planning a class-action suit against Nissan Korea will also target Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault-Nissan, naming him as one of the defendants, a local law firm handling the case said Thursday.Barun Law has about 30 Korean owners of Qashqai, an SUV made by Nissan, who have expressed intent to file the lawsuit against Gosn and Takehiko Kikuchi, the head of Nissan Korea, according to the law firm and industry sources. The filing is expected next week at the Seoul Central District Pro
May 19, 2016
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Hyundai Mobis appoints new CEO
Lim Young-deuk, executive vice president of Hyundai Motor’s international plant support division, has been appointed new chief executive of Hyundai Mobis, an auto parts affiliate of Hyundai Motor Group, the company announced on Wednesday. Lim, 60, will take office on Thursday, replacing the incumbent CEO Chung Myung-chul, who has been transferred as an adviser of the auto parts maker. Hyundai Mobis’ new CEO Lim Young-deuk (Hyundai Mobis)The new head formerly served as chief of Hyundai Powertech
May 18, 2016
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Renault Samsung to debut ‘Twizy’ EV in 2nd half
Renault Samsung, the Korean unit of French automaker Renault, said Wednesday it plans to launch its ultramini Twizy electric vehicle in the second half of the year.The automaker has been pushing to debut the model, but government regulations have delayed its arrival in the Korean market. Renault Samsung’s ultramini electric vehicle Twizy (Renault Samsung)The situation, however, turned around as the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport announced Thursday it would soon lift the specific
May 18, 2016
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BMW to recall over 3,500 sedans
BMW Korea, the local unit of the German automaker, will recall a total of 3,511 sedans due to potential problems related to the fuel pumps and airbags of 16 models, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said Wednesday.According to the ministry, 1,751 units manifested potential defects in the fuel pump, which may abruptly cause engines to shut off. BMW Korea’s diesel lineup, including the 320d and 420d coupe models, are subject to the recall plan. BMW Korea’s 320d model (BMW Korea)Be
May 18, 2016
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[Photo News] Debut of sexiest Rolls-Royce ever
A female model poses inside the 2016 Rolls-Royce Dawn convertible at its launch event at the Banyan Tree Club & Spa Seoul on Wednesday. The British super luxury car maker expects its soft-top convertible to lead sales of its Korean unit this year. The price of the new Dawn starts from 449 million won ($379,704). (Yonhap)
May 18, 2016
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Diesel cars losing popularity on fine dust concerns
Although diesel cars have retained the sales crown in Korean auto market over the past few years, signs of a slowdown are starting to show with consumers looking at wider options following a series of emissions scandals and the government’s push to regulate toxic nitrogen oxide emitted by diesel engines. Until last year, diesel-powered cars accounted for more than 50 percent of the local auto market after growing fast from 30 percent in 2010 thanks to its high fuel-efficiency and government back
May 18, 2016
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Nissan Korea to face class-action suit over emission fake
Nissan Korea, the local unit of the Japanese automaker, will soon face a class-action suit over the emissions fraud claim on its Qashqai compact crossovers.Local law firm Barun said Monday it is preparing a class-action suit against Nissan Korea by gathering all the Qashqai owners. Nissan Korea’s compact crossover Qashqai (Nissan Korea)“As of now, we have five people for the suit. The number (of people) is yet small due to the relatively small sales of the Qashqai units, but it can still go up,”
May 17, 2016
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Korea shifts strategy on unmanned vehicle development
The Korean government announced plans Tuesday to streamline its underperforming programs in efforts to advance the local unmanned vehicle industry.It will focus first on developing "common technologies" crucial to drones, driverless cars and unmanned vessels, according to the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning.The government has invested around 284 billion won ($241 million) in the related sector over the past four years."But it's evaluated to lag behind China and advanced nations in p
May 17, 2016
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Kia’s Mexico plant starts operation
Kia Motors, an affiliate of Hyundai Motor Group, said its new Mexico plant started operation Monday. Located in Pesqueria in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, the plant will churn out about 100,000 K3 compact sedans -- known as Forte there -- this year. The carmaker said it plans to increase the plant’s annual production capacity to 300,000 vehicles in the future. Kia Motors’ new plant in Pesqueria, Mexico (Kia Motors)“The plant in Mexico is not only pivotal to sales here, but also cruc
May 16, 2016
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Hyundai hires 2nd Bentley designer for Genesis brand
Hyundai Motor said Monday that it had roped in another former designer from British luxury carmaker Bentley for its new luxury Genesis brand, as part of its drive to move higher up the automotive value chain. “Korean-born and world famous car designer Lee Sang-yup, who headed the exterior design for Bentley, will make a new start at Hyundai’s design center from next month,” a Hyundai Motor Group spokesperson said, adding Lee will play the same role for Genesis cars as a vice president. Lee Sang-
May 16, 2016
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Korea says Nissan sold emissions-faked cars
Korea's government said Monday it will order a recall of hundreds of Nissan vehicles sold in Korea after it found that the Japanese carmaker had fabricated emissions results.The Ministry of Environment said the Qashqai model of the Japanese automaker was found to have faked its emissions results by using a so-called defeat device. A total of 814 cars have been sold here from November to last week.The announcement came after the government launched a nationwide probe into 20 models of diesel cars
May 16, 2016
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Hyundai to open theme-park style brand center in 2017
Hyundai Motor, the nation’s largest automaker, has revealed the artistic rendering for its third “Hyundai Motorstudio’’ to open next year. “The company will open its largest brand experience center in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, in early 2017,’’ a company spokesperson said. An artistic rendering of the 3rd Hyundai Motorstudio to be open in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, in 2017 (Hyundai Motor)“In an effort to raise brand value, Hyundai has built its own brand studios at home and abroad under the lea
May 15, 2016
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Is imported car market losing steam?
Alarm bells are ringing in the imported foreign car market that has enjoyed double-digit on-year growth over the past six years, as sales have declined by 4 percent in January-April from the same period last year.Industry watchers said the downward trend has resulted from weaker sales of the three German car brands which dominate the market, growing distrust of inconsistent vehicle pricing and a stricter law on taxation of company vehicles. Among them, the slowdown of diesel-powered German car s
May 15, 2016
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R&D chiefs of automakers share insight on future cars in Busan
The top research and development executives from Hyundai Motor Group and Mercedes-Benz will share their views and insights on future cars, the current hot topic in the global auto industry, at a gala dinner to be held at the BEXCO in Busan on June 1.The presentations will be made a day before the 2016 Busan International Motor show to be held from June 2 to 10. The co-organizers include the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association, the Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors Association an
May 15, 2016
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Audi VW accused of rigging fuel efficiency
The Seoul prosecutors’ office said on Friday it searched Audi Volkswagen Korea’s headquarters office and two of its PR agencies this week on allegations that the automaker cheated on its fuel-efficiency test results. “We have grounds to believe the test results submitted to the Korean government were rigged,” said the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office, referring to documents sent to the related ministries in 2013 and 2014. (Yonhap)The prosecution said it recently discovered a discrepan
May 13, 2016