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[Exclusive] Korean military set to ban iPhones over 'security' concerns
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Korean, Romanian leaders discuss defense tech, nuclear energy
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[Graphic News] 77% of young Koreans still financially dependent
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S. Korea calls on Japan to confront history amid Yasukuni Shrine visit
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Yoon’s jailed mother-in-law excluded from latest parole list
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Hybe and Min Hee-jin, CEO of Hybe sublabel Ador, lock horns
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[Pressure points] Leggings in public: Fashion statement or social faux pas?
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Yoo Jae-suk, Yoo Yeon-seok team up in 'Whenever Possible'
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Korea’s homegrown nanosatellite successfully launches into space
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Aging population to drive down Korea's housing prices from 2040: experts
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New Mercedes C-Class to hit market early this year
STUTTGART (DPA) ― The new Mercedes C-Class, to be launched early in the new year, has undergone several modifications including a new front and rear and energy efficient engines that reduce consumption by up to 31 per cent compared to the predecessor model, according to the carmaker.Efficiency-enhancing measures include improved 7G-Tronic Plus automatic transmission and the ECO start/stop function
Jan. 9, 2011
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Glitzier auto show reflects renewed sparkle in U.S. car market
WASHINGTON (DPA) ― The big three carmakers in the United States have had many questions to answer over the last few years, including whether they even deserved to survive.This year, the likes of General Motors, Ford and even Chrysler will have the chance to gloat a little bit as they throw on glitzy displays at Detroit’s annual international auto show, which opens with a press preview on Monday.Th
Jan. 9, 2011
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Ford’s Focus Electric takes on rivals
Ford Motor Co., playing catch-up in the battery-powered car market, introduced its first electric car and promised it will outperform rivals.Ford, the first U.S. automaker to offer a gasoline-electric hybrid, will start selling an all-electric version of its Focus compact car late this year. The Focus Electric’s introduction follows last year’s debut of Nissan Motor Co.’s battery-powered Leaf and
Jan. 9, 2011
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Hyundai India posts record sales in 2010
Hyundai Motor Co. announced Thursday that its Indian operation’s sales and production figures came in at above 600,000 in 2010 for the first time since its first plant went online in 1998.The company’s Indian unit, Hyundai Motor India, began producing vehicles in 1998 with an annual production capacity of 300,000 units. Hyundai’s i20The company currently has two 300,000-unit plants in India.Accord
Jan. 6, 2011
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Registered automobiles to top 18 million in Feb.
The number of registered automobiles in South Korea could top 18 million as early as next month.The Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs said the number of registered automobiles in the country came in at 17.94 million units at the end of last year.The ministry expects the number of registered automobiles to rise above the 18 million mark in February if the pace is maintained at last y
Jan. 6, 2011
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Hyundai takes 2nd spot in China
Hyundai Motor Group announced Sunday that the combined sales of Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp. in China came in at 1.1 million units last year, up 28.2 percent compared to 2009.With the increase, the group took 9 percent of the Chinese market and became the second-largest automotive group operating in China, the company said.Hyundai was fourth with about 700,000 units sold in China while K
Jan. 2, 2011