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Pope: Vatican will shelter 2 families fleeing war, hunger

World NewsSept 6, 2015

VATICAN CITY (AP) _ The Vatican will shelter two families of refugees who are ``fleeing death'' from war or hunger, Pope Francis announced Sunday as he called on Catholic parishes, convents and monas...
S. Korea, Jordan to hold summit meeting to expand economic cooperation

Foreign affairsSept 6, 2015

The leaders of South Korea and Jordan will meet this week to discuss ways to expand bilateral economic ties and other issues facing the global community, the presidential office said Sunday. Cheong ...
Auto News

TransportSept 6, 2015

TUCSON FOR CHINA -- Beijing Hyundai, the joint venture between China’s Beijing Automotive Group and Hyundai Motor Company, Sunday released the All New Tucson SUV. It is installed with a 1.6 turbo GDI...
Korean carmakers to project visions at Frankfurt motor show

TransportSept 6, 2015

Domestic carmakers are gearing up to introduce their latest and cutting-edge technologies at the 66th International Motor Show scheduled for later this month in Germany, which is widely regarded as o...
Hyundai Motor to hire 36,000 in 3 years

IndustryAug 28, 2015

Hyundai Motor Group on Thursday announced that it will hire about 36,000 young people over the next three years and support an additional 12,000 people’s start-ups. The plans come after the company ...
Lotte seeks shopping malls in India

IndustryAug 28, 2015

Lotte Group chairman Shin Dong-bin (second from left) poses with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (center) in New Delhi on Thursday. Lotte Group Lotte Group chairman Shin Dong-bin on Thursday req...
Gyeongju radioactive waste treatment facility

Aug 28, 2015

Gyeongju radioactive waste treatment facility -- Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn (fourth from left) and other high-ranking government officials mark the completion of the construction of the Gyeongju R...
Cafe24, Rakuten to work together to help Korean vendors enter Japan

IndustryAug 27, 2015

Takahashi Masato (left), managing executive officer at Rakuten Ichiba, and SimpleX CEO Lee Jae-suk speak at a press conference on Wednesday in Yeouido, Seoul. Cafe24 Online merchants in Korea will b...
Daelim honorary chairman donates entire wealth for charity

IndustryAug 25, 2015

Daelim honorary chairman Lee Joon-yong (Yonhap) Just when the Korean public was feeling sick of superrich people squabbling over astronomical wealth, Daelim Group honorary chairman Lee Joon-yong sho...
Court rules Lotte copied rival’s snack design

IndustryAug 23, 2015

Pepero Premier/Mega Mart website Glico`s Barton d`or/Rakuten A Seoul court ruled Friday that Lotte Confectionery, the snack-making arm of Lotte Group, stole a Japanese competitor’s packaging design...
Peugeot rental service takes Jeju by storm

TransportAug 23, 2015

The New Peugeot 2008 Hanbul Motors, the official Korean importer of Peugeot and Citroen cars, on Sunday announced that it would offer three-day package tours of Jejudo Island to all people who buy P...
Sonata's Car2Car collison

TransportAug 23, 2015

Two Sonatas collided head-on at the Hyundai Motor Street Circuit in the Songdo International Business District of Incheon on Saturday, as part of Hyundai Motor’s efforts to demonstrate the safety and...
More firms adopt wage peak system

IndustryAug 20, 2015

More and more business groups are adopting the wage peak system in South Korea, as sought by the government in a bid to create new jobs by slicing existing payrolls. Doosan Group, the country’s 13th...
[SUPER RICH] Lee Maeng-hee’s death brings Samsung family together

IndustryAug 18, 2015

The “pan-Samsung founding family” gathered at the memorial altar of the late honorary chairman of CJ Group, Lee Maeng-hee, who died last week of lung cancer in China. It was a rare scene of public t...
IS claims to have beheaded Croatian hostage in Egypt

World NewsAug 12, 2015

CAIRO, (AFP) - The Islamic State group claimed Wednesday to have beheaded a Croatian hostage abducted in Egypt, posting a purported picture of the victim's body on IS-affiliated Twitter accounts. Th...