South Korean autoparts companies held a trade show in Detroit and Toronto this week to promote their products in the North American market, a state-run trade and investment promotion agency said Friday Korea Autoparts Plaza was held in Toronto Tuesday and Detroit Thursday with the participation of 51 South Korean autoparts firms that make information technology, new materials and powertrain part...

LG Electronics Inc. said Friday it plans to release its new flagship smartphone, the LG V30, in the United States next week, kicking off fully fledged global sales of the device. The South Korean tech giant said the LG V30 will be released through major US mobile carriers starting Thursday. While the price will vary on depending on the carrier, industry watchers say it will not be much differen...

South Korean stocks opened higher Friday on a wave of bargain hunting. The Korean won rose against the dollar. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index rose 10.04 points, or 0.42 percent, to 2,383.18 in the first 25 minutes of trading. Foreigners became net buyers after dumping more than 830 billion won ($725 million) worth of stocks in the past four sessions due mainly to rising tension...

South Korea's industrial output gained ground slightly for the second straight month in August on a rise in output in the chipmaking and electronic sectors, but the uptick was offset by sluggish retail sales and corporate investment, government data showed Friday. Production in the mining, manufacturing, gas and electricity industries climbed 0.4 percent on-month in August, following an adjusted...

South Korean ice dance tandem of Min Yu-ra and Alexander Gamelin on Thursday found themselves on the bubble for next year's Winter Olympics on home ice. The duo scored 55.94 points in their short dance to rank seventh among 18 teams at the Nebelhorn Trophy in Oberstdorf, Germany. This is the last Olympic qualifying competition, and the top five teams here will each earn a spot for the PyeongChan...

WASHINGTON -- China has made growing progress in efforts to denuclearize North Korea, reflecting a shift in its views of the longtime ally, a senior US official said Thursday. Susan Thornton, acting assistant secretary of state for Asian and Pacific affairs, gave the assessment during a Senate hearing on the effectiveness of sanctions in getting the North to give up its nuclear weapons program. ...

China has ordered North Korean companies in the country to close down within 120 days of the United Nations Security Council's passage of the latest of sanctions on Sept. 12, according to China's commerce ministry on Thursday. The decision, made public on the ministry website, is seen as part of its efforts to intensify pressure on the reclusive state to give up nuclear weapons. It will also app...

South Korea's top carmaker Hyundai Motor Co. said Thursday it took the top spot in J.D. Power's Initial Quality Study for cars sold in China for a second consecutive year, despite its sales being hit hard by diplomatic rows between the two countries. Hyundai Motor was able to retain its No. 1 position this year due to improved vehicle quality and services, beating 42 competitors, such as Volkswa...

South Korea plans to provide $1 million worth of humanitarian assistance to Mexico recently hit by a massive deadly earthquake, the foreign ministry said Thursday. A 7.1-magnitude quake struck Mexico on Sept. 19, leaving 338 people dead and over 800 others injured. Dozens of buildings collapsed with over 14,000 homes damaged or destroyed, the ministry said. (EPA-Yonhap) The latest quake came o...

The government on Thursday referred the chief of major broadcaster MBC to the prosecution, recommending filing an indictment for labor malpractices. The Ministry of Labor and Employment's western Seoul district office also requested further prosecution investigation of five other former and current senior executives of the public TV network on the same charges. The labor office has been looking...

South Korea's new under-23 national football team boss, Kim Bong-gil, said Thursday he may select Tottenham Hotspur attacker Son Heung-min for his Asian Games squad next year under the right conditions. Kim, who was appointed Tuesday by the Korea Football Association, will lead South Korea at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Championship in January next year and then at the Asian Game...

Former President Lee Myung-bak on Thursday broke his silence and castigated President Moon Jae-in's sweeping campaign to address the alleged misdeeds of former conservative governments. In his first public reaction to a raft of investigations into his associates, Lee warned such a move would hurt national interests and end in failure. "I am watching these events unfolding in the name of elimina...

A ruling party panel raised fresh suspicions Thursday that the former conservative Lee Myung-bak administration conducted illicit surveillance on liberal mayors and governors, and interfered in elections and the personnel affairs of a public broadcaster. The Democratic Party's panel tasked with removing past ills revealed a series of documents that appeared to have been produced by the National ...

Japanese tech giant Toshiba Corp. said Thursday it signed off on a deal to sell its memory business to a global consortium which includes South Korea's SK hynix Inc. Toshiba earlier decided to start negotiations on selling its memory business to the consortium including participants from South Korea, the United States and Japan. The companies also include Bain Capital, Apple Inc. and Dell Inc., ...

A pair of homegrown stars will headline a strong field at the upcoming LPGA tournament in South Korea. Ryu So-yeon and Park Sung-hyun, Nos. 1 and 2 in the women's world rankings, will showcase their talent before home fans at the LPGA KEB Hana Bank Championship starting Oct. 12 at Sky 72 Golf & Resort's Ocean Course in Incheon, west of Seoul. In all, nine out of the top-10 players will compete ...