SEOUL, Jan. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group said Tuesday its total global sales of electric vehicles had exceeded 1 million units as of 2022, 11 years after the conglomerate entered the market. Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. saw their accumulative sales of EVs reach 1.02 million units as [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — More than four out of 10 South Korean conglomerates plan to cut back on their investment both at home and abroad this year amid a global economic slowdown and worsening market conditions, a survey by the state-run trade agency has showed. According to the recent survey by the Korea [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 3,600 South Koreans died last year without having a chance to reunite with their family members in North Korea after the 1950-53 Korean War-driven separation, government data showed Saturday. A total of 3,647 people died last year among around 134,000 applicants who had registered with the government [...]
JEJU, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Agricultural products from Jeju Island are being exported to the United Arab Emirates. The Jeju Business Agency said Thursday that it had recently exported US$15,000 worth of Hallabong citrus, Red Hyang tangerines and other processed foods to the UAE. Made-in-Jeju products that are being exported will be merchandised at [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The Disneyland Resort in the U.S. state of California is hosting a traditional Korean performance in celebration of the Lunar New Year. Every year, Disneyland invites South Korean, Chinese and Vietnamese communities that celebrate the Lunar New Year to host traditional dance and music performances. This year, the festival [...]
BOEUN, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Boeun County in North Chungcheong Province put up an advertisement to celebrate the birth of a new baby via a large electronic display board on Jan. 4. Another advertisement was also put up to celebrate the birth of a daughter born on Dec. 18. Included in these advertisements were [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Vietnam’s state airline has gifted Park Hang-seo, the South Korean head coach of the Vietnamese men’s national football team, with a ticket that provides permanent access to any of its flights. Vietnamese state-run media VTC reported that Vietnam Airlines presented park and his wife tickets that provide permanent business [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting this year, anyone visiting the former presidential office Cheong Wa Dae in central Seoul will have free access to a shuttle bus leaving from Gyeongbok Palace. The Cultural Heritage Administration announced Wednesday that the shuttle bus for Cheong Wa Dae will now be available to all Korean citizens, [...]
SEJONG, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Jobs in the public sector rose 2.6 percent on-year in 2021, data showed Thursday, as the government created more positions for vulnerable people amid the protracted pandemic. A total of 2.83 million people were employed in 2021 by the public sector, up 73,000 from the previous year, according to [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung C&T Corp., the construction unit of Samsung Group, said Wednesday it had made new employee ID card cases by recycling waste helmets from its construction sites. The company said that it was the first among domestic companies to make employee ID card cases using waste generated during business [...]