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Jimin of BTS, actor Song Da-eun suspected to be dating, again
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Police raid popera singer Kim Ho-joong's house over hit-and-run suspicions
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What's next for the government's push in quota hike?
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Trump may like to 'solve' N. Korean nuclear problem if reelected: ex-official
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Woman falls to death from acquaintance's home after exhibiting ‘unexplained' behaviors
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N. Korea slams planned S. Korea-US military drills, warns of 'catastrophic aftermath'
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‘Malice should not undermine the system, social order,’ says Hybe's Bang
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N. Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: JCS
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[Robert J. Fouser] Social attitudes toward language proficiency
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[Graphic News] How much do Korean adults read?
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Air Busan aims to raise W89b in rights offering
Air Busan, the budget carrier unit of Asiana Airlines, said Monday it seeks to raise 89 billion won ($76 million) in a rights offering in December to secure operating capital. Air Busan will issue 30 million shares at 2,970 won per share, first to existing holders on Dec. 7-8 and then in a public offering on Dec. 10-11, the company said in a statement. "Faced with an unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the airline business, the company has decided o
Sept. 28, 2020
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Hyundai Motor taps into China with new cars, smarter technologies
The nation’s largest automaker, Hyundai Motor, said Sunday that it had unveiled new cars and technologies targeting China at the 16th Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, which kicked off a day earlier. The automaker said it showcased a technology brand, called “H Smart+,” exclusively for China. The space consists of three areas: a clean field that focuses on electric cars and hydrogen cars, a connected field showing connectivity technology such as Baidu 3.0 and B
Sept. 27, 2020
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Hyundai Motor Group appoints Alain Raposo to lead powertrain unit
Hyundai Motor Group appointed powertrain expert Alain Raposo as executive vice president in charge of its powertrain tech unit at the group’s research and development division on Friday. Hyundai said Raposo will be responsible for engine, transmission and electrification development for Hyundai and Kia brands at the group’s global R&D headquarters, starting Monday. According to the automaker, Raposo is an expert who has led the research and development for powertrains, electr
Sept. 25, 2020
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Hyundai Motor enters ‘Green Hell’ with high performance brand N
Hyundai Motor said Friday it is participating in this year’s ADAC Total 24H Race to be held in Nurburgring, Germany, with three vehicles from its high-performance brand N. Hyundai Motor said all of its three vehicles of Hyundai N -- i30 N TCR, Veloster N TCR and i30 Fastback N -- will compete in the contest from Sept. 26 to 27 to test their endurance. It is the fifth time the automaker is taking part in the race since 2016, the company said. The Nurburgring circuit is a 25-kilometer c
Sept. 25, 2020
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Head of Incheon Airport mulls legal action as resolution to remove him passes
President of Incheon International Airport Corp. Koo Bon-hwan said he is mulling legal action against what he says has been mistreatment, after authorities passed a resolution to remove him from his position. During the press conference at the airport on Friday, Koo said he feels “a weight has been lifted off his shoulders” and is “sad” being forced to resign halfway through his three-year term. The outgoing chief also accused the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Tr
Sept. 25, 2020
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Hyundai Motor Group works with leading AI scholars
Hyundai Motor Group said Thursday it has scouted Tomaso Poggio and Daniela Rus, experts on artificial intelligence, to work together on various projects of AI technology development. Poggio and Rus are serving as technology consultants and have been giving advice on utilizing AI to build planning and technological strategies for new business models, to establish a global research organization and to set investment directions for research infrastructures. Poggio, who heads the Center for Br
Sept. 24, 2020
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Asiana Airlines launches ‘hotel-like’ flights to nowhere
Asiana Airlines will offer a special two-hour flight to nowhere next month, becoming the first among local airliners to provide the service to ordinary customers. Known as the “hotel in the sky,” the airline’s A380 aircraft will fly out of Incheon Airport and travel over Gangneung in Gangwon Province, Pohang in North Gyeongsang Province, Gimhae in South Gyeongsang Province and Jeju Island, before coming back after a flight of one hour and 20 minutes on Oct. 24 and 25. Seats be
Sept. 24, 2020
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Hyundai reveals exterior design of 2021 Sonata N Line
Hyundai Motor revealed Wednesday the exterior design of its 2021 Sonata N Line. The new Sonata N Line expands Hyundai’s midsize sedan lineup following the launch of the Sonata and Sonata Hybrid in 2019. “The 2021 Sonata N Line will attract more customers to both the rock-solid Sonata lineup and our increasingly popular N Line subbrand. Sonata N Line will appeal to customers who desire sporty styling in a sedan package,” said Lee Sang-yup, head of the Hyundai Global Desi
Sept. 23, 2020
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[Behind the Wheel] Kia Stinger returns with more power, technology
Defying speculations that it may be discontinued, Kia Motors’ sports sedan Stinger was reborn with a face-lift in the Stinger Meister, three years after its launch in 2017, featuring an upgraded powertrain. Despite the fair performance and sleek design, sales of the Stinger have been less than stellar, falling behind its rival Genesis midsize sedan G70. Its cumulative sales here stood at 1,870 units between January and August, compared to G70’s 5,652 units. It is the lowest figur
Sept. 21, 2020
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Renault Samsung’s SUV QM6 popular among city commuters
Renault Samsung Motors’ sport utility vehicles have been gaining popularity in South Korea as more consumers choose SUVs for city driving and commuting with the vehicle’s improved fuel efficiency and ride quality. Sales of SUVs in Korea this year were tallied at 315,534 so far, a 25 percent from the same period of last year. In line with the upward trend, RSM’s SUV sales have been on the rise too, the automaker said. Its best-selling model mid-sized SUV QM6 sold 24,946 uni
Sept. 20, 2020
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Incheon Airport teams up with Hyundai Motor, KT for flying cars
Incheon International Airport Corporation said on Sunday it had signed an agreement with Hyundai Motor, Hyundai Engineering & Construction and KT as part of efforts to move the Urban Air Mobility project forward, also known as “flying cars.” Under a memorandum signed by IIAC and UAM Team Korea on Friday, the companies will work together on a road map for “K-UAM,” a government-led project for next-generation vehicles, by building transport infrastructure and taking pa
Sept. 20, 2020
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Hyundai Motor plant worker tests positive for coronavirus
A worker at a Hyundai Motor plant in the southeastern city of Ulsan tested positive for the new coronavirus, local sources said Saturday. The man in his mid-30s was confirmed in the morning to have contracted COVID-19 and is now in good health, the municipality said. Sources said later he is a Hyundai Motor employee and works at the facility management department, not at assembly lines. Authorities are tracing his contacts and plan to test 25 people, including his co-workers, for the vir
Sept. 19, 2020
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BMW Motorrad’s new R 18 launched in Korea
BMW Motorrad, the German motorcycle brand, said Friday that it has officially launched its latest model, the new R 18, in South Korea. The new motorcycle, featuring a classic design and the latest technology, was unveiled at BMW’s Hockenheim Motorrad exhibition hall in Bundang, Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province. BMW said the new R 18 borrows both technologically and visually from famous models such as the BMW R 5 -- a popular model launched in 1936 -- shifting the focus back onto the ess
Sept. 18, 2020
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Kia to halt 2 domestic plants until weekend on COVID-19 cases
Kia Motors Corp., South Korea's No. 2 carmaker, said Friday it will suspend two plants near Seoul until this weekend following the confirmation of COVID-19 cases there days earlier. A total of 13 coronavirus cases have been traced to the plants in Gwangmyeong, just south of Seoul, including four family members of the workers. The plants with a combined workforce of 6,000 remained shuttered Friday for the third consecutive day after the automaker halted their operations late Wednesday in the w
Sept. 18, 2020
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Hyundai’s all-new Tucson surpasses 10,000 precontracts
Hyundai Motor said Thursday that it has received 10,842 precontracts on launch day for its new sport utility vehicle, the all-new Tucson, in South Korea. It is the first SUV model to surpass the 10,000 mark on the first day, the automaker said. The New Grandeur, launched last year, sold 17,294 units and the new Avante sold 10,058 units on the day of its release earlier this year. The latest SUV was introduced at an online world premiere event on Tuesday, drawing 410,000 viewers from around
Sept. 17, 2020
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Head of Incheon Airport refuses to resign despite pressure
In a direct hit against the Transport Ministry‘s move to oust him, Koo Bon-hwan, chief executive officer of the state-run Incheon International Airport Corp., on Wednesday refused to step down for “ungrounded” reasons. “During a meeting with a senior official at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport earlier this month, I was asked to resign on my own. I was told a dismissal would be recommended if I don‘t leave immediately,” he said during a pre
Sept. 16, 2020
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Kia to produce 7 EVs on exclusive platform by 2027
Kia Motors is set to release seven electric vehicles by 2027 that will use the company’s dedicated EV platform, a move to speed up the transition to EVs in the growing eco-friendly car market. The first model, called CV and built on the Electric Global Modular Platform, or E-GMP, will be released next year, the automaker said Wednesday. Hyundai and Kia will establish the exclusive E-GMP next year. Kia Motors also said it will continue to build a lineup of electric vehicles both on ex
Sept. 16, 2020
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Hyundai’s hydrogen fuel cells head to Europe
Hyundai Motor said Wednesday that it had exported hydrogen fuel cell systems to Swiss firm GRZ Technologies and an unnamed European energy solution start-up, in line with its efforts to expand its hydrogen business to the non-automotive sector. The 95-kilowatt fuel cell system that is currently used for the Nexo hydrogen electric vehicle will be used by the two companies to produce mobile generators that supply emergency power. The name of the second firm was not disclosed due to business co
Sept. 16, 2020
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Hyundai Motor launches all-new Tucson
Hyunday Motor announced the launch of the overhauled version of its bestselling sport utility vehicle Tucson in a world premiere online event Tuesday. It is the fourth generation of the vehicle, released five years after the third generation. The all-new Tucson embraces a new exterior styling of Hyundai’s “sensuous sportiness” design identity, the automaker said. The Tucson‘s identity is emphasized through the “parametric dynamics” with kinetic jewel sur
Sept. 15, 2020
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T'way Air launches flights to Wuhan
Low cost carrier T’way Air will start flying to Wuhan, China once a week from Wednesday, becoming the first airline in the country to travel the route in eight months. The move comes after the Ministry of Transport gave the airline the go-ahead Tuesday night to offer flights between Incheon and Wuhan, one official at T’way Air said, after having obtained approval from China’s civil aviation authorities recently. The Incheon to Wuhan flights are known to be popular among busin
Sept. 15, 2020