SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean YouTuber with around 1.34 million subscribers fell victim to a scam by a local police officer while traveling in India. FITVELY, a health YouTuber, recently shared on an online community an incident from his trip to India when he got detained by local police for allegedly violating [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. is set to carve a dominant niche in the thriving Indian auto market. The automaker announced on Thursday that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Tamil Nadu State Government to inject 200 billion rupees (US$2.43 billion) into the country’s economy over the [...]
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Today, Zoom (NASDAQ: ZM) announced that it has received the Unified License with Access – All/PAN India, NLD National Long Distance, and ILD – International Long Distance from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Government of India. With these licenses, the company will be able to offer Zoom [...]
SEOUL, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s leading carmaker, said Monday it is in the process of acquiring General Motors Co.’s car manufacturing facility in India. Hyundai Motor has signed a term sheet with GM to take over the U.S. carmaker’s Talegaon plant in Maharashtra, the company said in a statement. [...]
SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean dramas have become increasingly popular in India, according to a report from the British national broadcaster BBC on Monday. The report states that the genre mixing, exaggerated romance and bold heroines in Korean dramas are similar to Indian Bollywood dramas, which have contributed to their popularity among Indian [...]
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has entered into a framework agreement through its Copenhagen Infrastructure New Markets Fund I (CI NMF I) with Viviid Renewables Private Limited, an Indian developer and BOP contractor, to develop more than 1.8GW of renewable energy projects in India with a primary focus on onshore [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A social media video produced by the South Korean Embassy in India featuring an iconic dance scene from the Indian smash hit film “RRR” has gone viral, having garnered millions of views and even a nod from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The 53-second video uploaded Sunday, featuring embassy [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Motor Co. and its affiliate Kia Corp. enjoyed record-high sales in the Indian market last month backed by robust SUV sales, data showed Tuesday. According to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers and Hyundai Motor Group, Hyundai and Kia sold 50,106 units and 28,634 vehicles, respectively, last month [...]
SINGAPORE, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Singapore’s renowned One World International School (OWIS) is all set to bring its high-quality international education to India, with its first two campuses to commence operations in Bengaluru - as it continues its global expansion plan to serve more communities across Europe, the Middle East, India and Japan. OWIS schools [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co.’s newest Galaxy S23 flagship smartphones set a new record in India for the number of pre-orders in a single day. Raju Pullan, senior vice president of Samsung India, said that the number of pre-orders for the Galaxy S23 reached 140,000 units just 24 hours after its [...]