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[Foreign Execs in Korea: 1] Turning Hyundai Motor into agile global player

Former BMW engineer says the family-led firm will help seek sustainable, long-term strategy under Chung’s smart leadership

May 22, 2019
Automode
US e-cigarette brand Juul lands in Korea

Despite government efforts to curb smoking, the tobacco industry here and abroad has been advancing with new innovative products, the latest being US e-cigarette maker Juul Labs that formally launche...

May 22, 2019
Industry
Posco upgrades benefit sharing incentives for business partners

South Korea’s largest steelmaker Posco will be upgrading its benefit sharing system, expanding opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises and increasing performance compensations, the compa...

May 22, 2019
Industry
South Korea seeks to become bio-health powerhouse, invest W4tr in bio big data

North Chungcheong Province set aside 8.2 trillion won for 120 bio-health projects by 2030

May 22, 2019
Industry
Bong Joon-ho's 'Parasite' receives standing ovation at Cannes

South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho's "Parasite" has premiered at the Cannes International Film Festival Tuesday (local time), with the director getting an eight-minute standing ovation. The new mov...

May 22, 2019
Film
Wild dogs' attacks on livestock on the rise nationwide

A growing number of dogs who were abandoned by their owners or left their homes have become wild animals across the country, attacking cattle and other livestock, local residents and officials said W...

May 22, 2019
Social affairs
Young N. Korean defectors aim high by studying English

On a recent Friday morning, a small number of mostly teenaged students trained their eyes on their American teacher, repeating short English sentences after her and raising their hands from time to t...

May 22, 2019
Education
[팟캐스트] (301) WHO의 '게임중독' 질병 결정 유력 / 새로운 BTS 서적 작가와 인터뷰

진행자: 임현수 (Yim Hyun-su), Paul Kerry 1.Game industry holds breath for this week’s WHO decision on gaming disorder 기사요약: WHO는 이번 주에 게임 중독증을 공식적으로 질병으로 분류할지 결정할 예정이다. 아이튠즈(아이폰): https://itunes.apple....

May 22, 2019
Podcast
N. Korea's top envoy to UN repeats calls for US return of seized cargo ship

North Korea's top envoy to the United Nations on Tuesday redoubled calls for the United States to quickly return a North Korean cargo ship seized on suspicion of violating international sanctions. K...

May 22, 2019
North Korea
Jeonbuk wrap up AFC Champions League group stage with draw

South Korean side Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors ended the group stage of the continent's top club football tournament with a draw on Tuesday. Jeonbuk were held to a scoreless tie by Buriram United in their...

May 21, 2019
Soccer
Huawei: US controls have 'no impact,' talking to Google

The founder of Huawei expressed confidence Washington's curbs on sales to the Chinese tech giant will have little impact and said Tuesday it is discussing “emergency relief” from Google for possible ...

May 21, 2019
World Business
Renault Samsung union rejects tentative deal on wages

The labor union of Renault Samsung Motors Corp. on Tuesday voted down a tentative deal on wages and working conditions that it reached with the company last week, the union said. Of the 2,219 union ...

May 21, 2019
Automode
Posco to invest W1tr in fostering aspiring startups

South Korea’s largest steelmaker Posco said Tuesday it plans to invest 1 trillion won ($838 million) to nurture promising domestic startups. The core aim of the project is to establish an industrial...

May 21, 2019
Industry
Under growing pressure to boycott coal, banks face ‘client dilemma’

South Korea’s leading commercial banks face a growing dilemma, caught between the interests of clients that generate power from coal and a global drive for coal-free financing. While their loan volu...

May 21, 2019
Industry
[Graphic News] EU election

About 400 million Europeans from 28 countries will head to the polls May 23-26 to choose lawmakers to represent them at the European Parliament for the next five years. Voters in each EU nation ch...

May 21, 2019
World News

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