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Yoon calls for dialogue, trust from medical community
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NK leader guides firing drills involving super-large multiple rocket launchers
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Dyson founder visits Seoul for global debut of new hair dryer
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Leaders call for action against threats to democracy posed by AI
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Asiana Airlines wins data transfer certification in China
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Dispute heats up over dispatch of scandal-ridden envoy to Australia
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Dodgers beat S. Korea in final exhibition before MLB opener in Seoul
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Disgraced ex-K-pop star released after serving time for sex crimes
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Trump unlikely to unravel IRA: experts
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Yoon says medical licenses should not be used as tool against people
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Kia offers checkups to mark 10 millionth export
Kia Motors Corp. is offering free checkups to mark its exports hitting over 10 million units on March 23. As part of the event, the company will be offering checkups to Kia owners living on major islands scattered along the coast of the country, including Ullenung island in the East Sea, until May 19. Starting Tuesday, the company will check the air conditioning systems fitted in Kia vehicles used
April 10, 2011
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Limited-time offer on Peugeot 207GT
Hanbul Motors, Korea’s official Peugeot importer and distributor, is offering a special financing scheme on the 207GT during April to mark the model’s global sales breaking the 2 million mark.Until the end of the month, those purchasing the vehicle can choose between a 24-month interest-free installment program or a lease financing scheme. Peugeot 207GTUsing the zero-interest installment program,
April 10, 2011
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Hyundai, NHN step up IT efforts
Hyundai Motor Group announced Sunday that its two carmakers signed a memorandum of understanding with NHN Corp. to collaborate in the field of automotive information technology and telematics.NHN is the operator of the country’s top search engine Naver. Combining telecommunications and informatics, telematics for automobiles refers to the application of wireless telecommunications tools including
April 10, 2011
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Hyundai Mobis focuses on technology, environment, human values
Latest products from Korea’s top auto parts maker turn heads at Seoul Motor ShowHyundai Mobis Co., South Korea’s largest automobile parts manufacturer, is grabbing the limelight at the Seoul Motor Show with its latest products emphasizing environmental and human values as well as technological edge. The event is underway at the KINTEX exhibition center in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province on the largest s
April 6, 2011
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GM Korea launches Chevrolet Captiva
GM Korea Co., the Korean unit of U.S. automaker General Motors Co., unveiled the new Chevrolet Captiva sports utility vehicle in Korea on Tuesday.The new Captiva is the first Chevrolet SUV to be launched here since GM Korea, formerly GM Daewoo Auto & Technology, decided to replace all its GM Daewoo vehicles with Chevrolet models.The Captiva is the fifth Chevrolet vehicle to be launched here with t
April 5, 2011
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Discount on Mercedes-Benz collection
Mercedes-Benz Korea is holding an online event offering 20 percent discount coupons to those who join the Mercedes-Benz Collection homepage to mark the German carmaker’s 125th anniversary. The Mercedes-Benz Collection consists of Mercedes-Benz memorabilia including clothing and accessories. The offer, available until April 20, is available to those joining the website for the first time. In additi
April 3, 2011
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Free iPad2 with Cadillac
GM Korea, the distributor of Cadillac vehicles in Korea, is offering iPad2 tablet computers with all Cadillac vehicles purchased during the Seoul Motor Show.The show is open until April 10.To mark GM Korea’s participation in the show, the company is offering the iPad2 for customers who sign purchase contracts before the show’s end, and receive their vehicles before the end of the month. Cadillac
April 3, 2011
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Chrysler begins free checkup campaign
Chrysler Korea is holding the “2011 Refresh Campaign,” which offers free checkup services for Chrysler vehicles registered before Dec. 31, 2007 until the end of the month. Models pose with the compact sport utility vehicle New Compass released by Chrysler Korea last month. (Yonhap News)Owners of Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge vehicles registered before the specified date will be offered a comprehensive
April 3, 2011
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Fiat to up its Chrysler stake to 35 percent
TURIN, Italy (DPA) ― Fiat intends to increase by 10 percent its current 25 percent controlling interest in U.S. carmaker Chrysler, the chief executive of both companies, Sergio Marchionne, said Wednesday.“We will soon bring our stake in Chrysler to 35 percent, Marchionne said during a Fiat shareholders’ meeting at the Italian company’s Turin headquarters, indicating the move would happen soon.Figu
April 3, 2011
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Hyundai tops Asian car brands’ U.S. gains as quake impact looms
Hyundai Motor Co., Korea’s largest carmaker, posted a 32 percent gain in U.S. sales in March to lead Asia-based manufacturers while Toyota Motor Corp. reported a monthly decline. Deliveries dropped 5.7 percent for Toyota. Nissan Motor Co. said Friday it had a 27 percent gain and Honda Motor Co.’s sales rose 23 percent as the three biggest Japan-based brands braced for the full effect of the countr
April 3, 2011
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Korean carmakers record 10.8% sales rise in March
Sales of five automakers in Korea rose 10.8 percent in March from a year earlier on strong demands for new vehicles in both domestic and overseas markets, the companies said Friday.The combined sales of the automakers came to 649,994 units, compared with 586,561 units sold in March 2010. Domestic sales rose 8.1 percent on-year to 133,273 units in March with overseas sales also soaring 11.5 percent
April 3, 2011
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[Meet the CEO] Renault Samsung to enter mini car market
CEO says carmaker will boost cooperation with Samsung GroupNow in its 11th year, Renault Samsung Motors Co. has grown rapidly to become a major automobile exporter with the aid of its parent Renault S.A. of France.While the company has expanded its presence at an unprecedented rate, with exports growing 600-fold from 2000 to 2010, Renault Samsung is now eyeing bigger things in the future. In an in
April 3, 2011
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New vehicles highlight start of Seoul Motor Show
(The General Motors concept car / Yonhap News)The start of the 2011 Seoul Motor Show Thursday was highlighted by the introduction of various new vehicles ranging from concept cars making their international debuts to new models that will soon reach customers throughout the globe.The event started with a press day at the Korea International Exhibition Center (KINTEX). It will be open to the public
March 31, 2011
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Renault Samsung decides to cut output by 20 pct
Renault Samsung Motors Co., the South Korean unit of French automaker Renault SA, said Wednesday it will cut its output by about 20 percent from next month due to an undersupply of parts from quake-hit Japan. The company is said to import up to 18 percent of all parts for its vehicles from Japanese suppliers, largely because of Renault's strategic alliance with Japan's Nissan Motor Co. Ren
March 30, 2011
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Jaguar gives special tributes to the legendary E-Type
HAMBURG, Germany (DPA) ― The Jaguar E-Type is arguably one of the most beautiful cars ever built, stunning the motoring world when it was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show 50 years ago with its sleek aerodynamic form and racing car engine.“It’s impossible to overstate the impact the E-Type had when it was unveiled,” said Jaguar’s current design director Ian Callum at this month’s show in Geneva. H
March 27, 2011
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Hankook Tire starts social contribution project
The country’s largest tire maker Hankook Tire is launching a safety campaign and a social contribution campaign, both of which will run until the end of the year, from Monday. In the safety campaign, the company’s employees will show customers visiting sales outlets tire-related safety tips that are specific to different seasons of the year.In addition, those purchasing selected products ― Ventus
March 27, 2011
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New Audi TT hits local market
Audi Korea launched the new Audi TT on the local market on March 21.The updated TT comes with a turbocharger 2-liter TFSI engine that puts out 211 brake horsepower, up 11 brake horsepower from the previous model. Matched with its 6-speed S-Tronic dual clutch automatic transmission, the vehicle manages 11.3 kilometers per liter of fuel. New Audi TTThe vehicle’s upgraded powertrain allows it to reac
March 27, 2011
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Lamborghini offers first marketing promotion
The local sales operation of Italian supercar Lamborghini is offering registration tax-coverage for the Gallardo models, in its first-ever sales promotion event.With the price of the vehicle rising to almost 400 million won ($360,000) on the Korean market, those purchasing the vehicle while the offer lasts stand to gain as much as 30 million won. The Gallardo lineup consists of LP560-4, LP560-4 Sp
March 27, 2011
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Seoul motor show to reveal Ssangyong, GM Korea’s plans
GM Korea and Ssangyong set for all-out promotion of new brand and visionThe year has yet to enter its fourth month, but 2011 has already been eventful for GM Korea Co. and Ssangyong Motor Co. In January GM Korea began the process of revamping. The company changed its name from GM Daewoo Auto and Technology, and replaced the GM Daewoo brand with that of Chevrolet.While GM Korea sought to sharpen it
March 27, 2011
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Kia Motors exports reach 10 mln vehicles
Cumulative exports by South Korea's second-largest automaker Kia Motors Corp. surpassed 10 million units on Thursday, a feat achieved 36 years after it started overseas shipments in 1975, the company said. It took 30 years for Kia Motors to reach the 5 million unit export mark, but only six years since 2005 to reach 10 million. The number only includes vehicles shipped from South Korea.Overs
March 24, 2011