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Hankook Tire's China expansion

Hankook Tire China Headquarters Senior Vice President Woo Byung-il, third from right, poses with Jumbo Bus Group Chairman Fan Shuihuang, center, after signing a memorandum of understanding over the two companies’ cooperation at the latter’s office in Guangzhou, Jan. 8. Korea’s business bellwether Hankook Tire said Monday it will exclusively provide its city bus tire Singda to Jumbo Bus Group, the largest private bus corporation in China. / Courtesy of Hankook Tire

Jan 22, 2018

Vision talks

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, center, talks with SK’s new employees about its vision and challenges in 2018 at SK hynix’s sports stadium in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, Monday. / Courtesy of SK Group

Jan 16, 2018

Next-generation battery cells

A model poses with Samsung SDI’s electric car batteries at the 2018 North American International Auto Show, or Detroit Motor Show, Monday. The battery maker of Samsung Group said it displayed various products at the annual auto show, including one with a range of up to 600 kilometers on a 20-minute charge. / Courtesy of Samsung SDI

Jan 15, 2018

Best washing machine

Models pose with Samsung Electronics’ FlexWash washing machine, left, and FlexDry dryer, which have received the Best of Kitchen Silver award presented by the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS) 2018 in Orlando, Florida, Thursday. / Yonhap

Jan 12, 2018

Network cable for future cars

Seen is an existing network cable installed in Hyundai vehicles, left, and a new network cable which will be installed in connected cars from 2019. Hyundai Motor Group and Cisco Systems jointly developed the new cable. They unveiled core technologies for the cable at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Tuesday. / Courtesy of Hyundai Motor Group

Jan 10, 2018

Launch of Rexton Sports

Ssangyong Motor CEO Choi Johng-sik, right, poses with models next to the Rexton Sports during a press conference at Yes24 Live Hall in Seoul, Tuesday. The newly launched pickup truck shares a platform with the G4 Rexton SUV. It is available here within the price range of 23.5 million won ($22,000) to 30.9 million won. / Yonhap

Jan 9, 2018

New Year strategy of S-Oil

S-Oil CEO Othman Al-Ghamdi delivers his New Year’s speech at the company’s head office in Seoul, Monday. According to the oil refiner on Tuesday, Al-Ghamdi said the company will put forth great efforts this year to discover its new future growth engines and complete olefin downstream complexes, which are expected to be finished in April. The project is worth 4.8 trillion won. / Courtesy of S-Oil

Jan 9, 2018

For successful Australian Open

Kia Ball Kids raise tennis balls next to a Kia Stinger on display at Incheon International Airport, Thursday, before flying to Australia. The 20 children will retrieve and supply balls for players at the Australian Open 2018 this month. / Courtesy of Kia Motors

Jan 5, 2018

For warm winter

Hanwha Group’s newly appointed executives deliver briquettes to marginalized people in Seoul, Tuesday. Since 2008, new executives of the nation’s eighth-largest conglomerate have performed volunteer work as their first task after their appointment. / Courtesy of Hanwha Group

Dec 26, 2017

Ice rink celebrates PyeongChang Games

People skate on Hyundai Motor’s Light Up Ice Rink at Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul, Friday. Korea’s top automaker opened the ice rink to celebrate the PyeongChang Winter Games. People aged seven and above will be able to use the facility for free until Feb. 25. / Courtesy of Hyundai Motor

Dec 22, 2017

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