Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s biggest carmaker, and its affiliate Kia Corp. sold more than a combined 200,000 eco-friendly vehicles in the United States in the January to September period, according to the companies Sunday.The two automakers have s…
The South Korean economy is entering a “recovery phase” on the back of signs of an export rebound, while the geopolitical tension from the Middle East is emerging as a new uncertainty, the finance minister said Sunday.”We believe that chips are gradua…
South Korea’s financial watchdog said Sunday that it plans to fine two global investment banks (IBs) for illegal stock short selling.The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) said the two Hong Kong-based IBs are expected to have the “largest fines” impo…
Senior officials from the ruling party, the government and the presidential office were set to hold a meeting Sunday to discuss plans to increase the number of medical students and reform the nation’s pension system, officials said.The planned meeting…
Japan’s top diplomat thanked her South Korean counterpart Sunday for helping Japanese nationals depart from Israel last week, Seoul’s foreign ministry said, amid the deadly conflict in the country with the Palestinian Hamas militant group.Yoko Kamikaw…
The labor union of Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, said Sunday it has failed to settle wage talks with the company again, raising the possibility of it staging a partial strike starting later this week.Unless the two sides resume ne…
The ceremonial stage located in front of Gyeongbok Palace’s Gwanghwamun gate in Seoul opened to the public Sunday after being restored to its original state for the first time in about a century.The Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) held a ceremo…
The U.S.-born half-Korean tennis player Jessica Pegula captured her second WTA title of the season in Seoul on Sunday.Pegula, world No. 4, defeated Yuan Yue of China in 6-2, 6-3, in the final of the Hana Bank Korea Open at Olympic Park Tennis Center f…