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Kia increases 2030 goal for clean-energy car production

Kia aims to increase sales of so-called clean energy cars, including electric vehicles (EVs), hybrid and plug-in hybrid cars (PHEVs,) to 2.38 million, or...

Hyundai Motor Group CCO named Disruptor Designer of the Year

Hyundai Motor Group Chief Creative Officer (CCO) Luc Donckerwolke was awarded the Disruptor Designer of the Year at the inaugural World’s Greatest Auto Disruptors...

[EXCLUSIVE] Samsung Display to supply OLEDs for Apple tablets and laptops

Samsung Display is investing billions of dollars to supply organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays to Apple for tablets and laptops, in a pioneering move...

Korean battery makers to soon be eligible for U.S. tax credits

Korea’s battery makers will soon be eligible for U.S. tax credits under the newly-announced battery sourcing rules. The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday announced the...

South Korea, U.S. and Japan begin naval drills to deter North’s SLBMs

South Korea, the United States and Japan began a two-day trilateral naval exercise Monday, joined by the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, in waters south...

[INTERVIEW] U.S. Grains Council urges Korea to accelerate use of bioethanol

Electric vehicles are good for reducing carbon footprint. But to power such vehicles, carbon dioxide is inevitable. Josh Miller, chairman of the U.S. Grains Council...

SM Entertainment declares a new era and a huge dividend

 The beginning of a new era of SM Entertainment and Kakao is here, the company's board and founder Lee Soo-man suggested on Friday.SM Entertainment's...

U.S. praises courage of President Yoon for mending ties with Japan: Kurt Campbell

The United States welcomes the courage shown by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in reaching out to Japan, a ranking White House official...

Blackpink will not perform in the U.S. at Yoon’s state dinner

Blackpink will not perform at a state dinner hosted by the United States on April 26, according to the presidential office Friday. “The performance currently...

Girl group NewJeans to promote zero-sugar Coca-Cola

NewJeans will promote Coca-Cola Korea’s zero-sugar Coca-Cola. The girl group will release a campaign song through a collaboration with Coca-Cola’s music platform Coke Studio. The song...