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October 18, 2024
Hyundai Motor, Toyota join forces for AI robot

By Kan Hyeong-woo ( hwkan@heraldcorp.com )
October 18, 2024
Korea Zinc, Trafigura chiefs to meet in Korea next month amid management battle

The ongoing power struggle at Korea Zinc, the world's largest zinc smelter, looks to be taking an unexpected turn, as the CEO of Trafigura, one of Korea Zinc's key partners and strategic investors, prepares to visit Seoul next month. According to local investment industry sources on Friday, Trafig...
October 17, 2024
Hanwha Securities acquires Indonesian brokerage house

Hanwha Investment & Securities, under the wings of South Korea's defense-to-energy conglomerate Hanwha Group, announced Thursday, that it has completed the acquisition of Indonesia’s Ciptadana Securities. Completion of the deal comes over a year after the brokerage house signed an underwriting ag...
October 17, 2024
S. Korean nuclear power firms buoyed by Amazon’s big energy push

Amazon’s decision to invest in clean energy projects to meet the increasing energy demands of artificial intelligence has raised expectations for South Korean companies in the nuclear power sector. Amazon announced on Thursday that it signed three new agreements to support the development of nucl...
October 17, 2024
Kia to start EV production in Slovakia by year-end

Hyundai Motor Group’s smaller affiliate Kia is poised to start electric vehicle production in Europe by the end of this year at its Slovakian manufacturing plant, according to Marc Hedrich, president and CEO of Kia Europe. “(I had a) very good meeting today with Slovakian Economy Minister (Madam...
October 16, 2024
Job Korea’s KLiK to host networking event for foreign talent

KLiK, Korea’s largest foreign talent recruitment service, operated by Job Korea, announced Wednesday that it will host a networking event for international students and job seekers on Oct. 24. Organized to ease the often difficult process of job hunting for foreigners and create stronger ties wit...
October 16, 2024
CEOs at foreign insurers reappointed with hands full

The CEOs of major foreign insurance firms in Korea have been reappointed as they navigate challenges posed by a slowing market and local competition. Lina Life Insurance, the Korean unit of American insurance group Chubb, recently nominated current CEO and President Cho Jee-eun as the sole candida...
October 16, 2024
Hyundai Mobis to build 1st EV power system plant in Slovakia

Hyundai Mobis, an auto parts manufacturer under Hyundai Motor Group, said Thursday that it signed an agreement with the Slovakian government to set up its first manufacturing plant for electric vehicle power systems in Europe. With a 350 billion won ($256.7 million) investment, Hyundai Mobis will ...
October 16, 2024
Hyundai, Kia develop 1st automatic system for press die design

Korea’s two leading auto brands -- Hyundai Motor Company and Kia -- announced Wednesday that they developed the world’s first automatic press die system for all designs. Press dies are used to form a vehicle’s body parts such as the trunk, hood and fender. Depending on the part’s design, autom...
October 16, 2024
Posco Group Chairman joins WSA executive committee

South Korean steel giant Posco Group announced Wednesday that Chairman Chang In-hwa has joined the executive committee of the World Steel Association. The World Steel Association, consisting of 155 members ranging from global steelmakers to research institutes, aims to enhance profitability in the...
October 16, 2024
British activist fund takes aim at SK to unlock value

London-based activist investor Palliser Capital is on its way to challenge South Korean chip-to-energy conglomerate SK Group, having secured a stake of over 1 percent in its investment arm SK Square. Having built a stake in SK Square over the past two years, the British activist fund is pushing fo...
October 16, 2024
LG wins $9.5b battery deal to power over 1m Ford electric vans

LG Energy Solution has landed its biggest deal of the year, partnering with Ford to supply 109 gigawatt-hours of batteries for the automaker's electric commercial vehicles through 2032. Announced on Tuesday, this long-term agreement will see LG providing enough battery power for over a million ele...
October 15, 2024
Manpower Korea sees robust growth in RPO service sales

Manpower Korea, the Korean unit of global human resources service company ManpowerGroup, said Tuesday that its recruitment process outsourcing, or RPO, service has seen robust growth since its debut 10 years ago. When the RPO service was first introduced in Korea in the early 2000s, they mainly se...
October 15, 2024
Herald Business Forum envisions future with AI

Other experts on AI also showcased how AI technology was used in emerging industry sectors including mobility and robotics. "The use of AI in the field of material development is essential. ... Material development typically takes a decade, and for key materials, it can take up to three decades, m...
October 15, 2024
Hanwha eyes another shipyard takeover in US

Hanwha Group, South Korea’s defense-to-energy conglomerate, is looking to expand its shipbuilding and maritime businesses in the United States as it appears to be contemplating a second American shipyard acquisition. Mike Smith, who was appointed as the CEO of Hanwha Defense USA in August, a US s...

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