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    Carmakers intensify rivalry in SDVs

    Global automakers are shifting the competitive battleground in Korea from traditional hardware to software-defined vehicles (SDVs), as cutting-edge operating systems and in-vehicle artificial intelligence (AI) functions emerge as key differentiators in an era of connected cars. The trend is visible, as a wave of new models launched this year are positioning advanced software capabilities as their definitive selling points. They include Hyundai Motor’s Grandeur, BMW Korea’s iX3, Toyota Motor Korea’s RAV4 and Zeekr’s 7X. Toyota is the latest carmaker to join the SDV competition. Last week, the Japanese carmaker launched its six-generation RAV4 flagship SUV built on its foundational SDV platform, Arene. Of particular note is that Toyota collaborated with LG Uplus to integrate tailored connected-car services to adapt the vehicle for the tech-savvy Korean market. The telecom operator also identifies the automotive infotainment as its next key growth driver. European and Chinese competitors are also raising the stakes with high-performance computing hardware. BMW Korea’s recently laun

    2 MIN READBy Lee Min-hyung
    Carmakers intensify rivalry in SDVs
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    Hanwha Aerospace receives A- issuer credit rating from S&P

    2 MIN READBy Lee Min-hyung
    Hanwha Aerospace receives A- issuer credit rating from S&P
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    OpenAI lands Samsung as major ChatGPT Enterprise customer

    2 MIN READBy Lee Gyu-lee
    OpenAI lands Samsung as major ChatGPT Enterprise customer
  • Companies

    Inside the net-zero push uniting Korea's tire and auto parts giants

    2 MIN READBy Lee Kyung-min
    Inside the net-zero push uniting Korea's tire and auto parts giants
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    Foreign repeat visits to ‘Olive Young Sale’ surge 11-fold in 3 years

    2 MIN READBy Ko Dong-hwan
    Foreign repeat visits to ‘Olive Young Sale’ surge 11-fold in 3 years
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Tables turned? Korean firms now tasked with reassuring US partners

Prolonged political turmoil in Korea has put businesspeople here under pressure to reassure their U.S. partners, leaving them little room to discuss how to address the challenges posed by the incoming Donald Trump administration's protectionist trade policies.

Dec 8, 2024By Park Jae-hyuk
Tables turned? Korean firms now tasked with reassuring US partners
Companies

CJ ENM gears up for US expansion via Prime Video

CJ ENM is set to make aggressive inroads into the United States by releasing more than 150 premium content for Amazon Prime Video subscribers there, the Korean entertainment giant said Sunday.

Dec 8, 2024By Lee Min-hyung
CJ ENM gears up for US expansion via Prime Video
Banking & Finance

Global financial firms turn to housing market for single-person families in Korea

Global investment banks, asset management companies and other financial enterprises are increasingly showing interest toward homes for single-person households in Korea as more Koreans live alone and their housing demand is growing at a steeper pace.

Dec 7, 2024By Yi Whan-woo
Global financial firms turn to housing market for single-person families in Korea
Business

Retailers, restaurants, hotels brace for plunging sales amid impeachment drive

President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law on Tuesday is taking a toll on the country's retail, restaurant and hotel industries as the president's abrupt move — reversed only hours later by the National Assembly — prompted the public to stage a series of street protests. Enraged public sentiment has put consumption activities across markets in the backseat.

Dec 6, 2024By Ko Dong-hwan
Retailers, restaurants, hotels brace for plunging sales amid impeachment drive
Banking & Finance

Economic control tower busy relieving anxiety of unnerved investors, businesspeople from abroad

The country's economic control tower is apparently making all-out efforts to placate international investors and businesspeople over the political turmoil caused by the president's surprise declaration of martial law.

Dec 6, 2024By Yi Whan-woo
Economic control tower busy relieving anxiety of unnerved investors, businesspeople from abroad
Banking & Finance

KB Financial recommends CEO candidates for 4 affiliates

KB Financial Group recommended CEO candidates of its four affiliates on securities, credit card, life insurance and IT data businesses, the company announced Friday.

Dec 6, 2024By Yi Whan-woo
KB Financial recommends CEO candidates for 4 affiliates
Companies

Yoon's resource exploration project in peril amid martial law fiasco

Major economic initiatives including President Yoon Suk Yeol’s flagship gas and oil exploration project in the East Sea are at risk of running aground due to the president’s abrupt declaration of martial law, which caused serious political unrest in the country before being reversed six hours later.

Dec 6, 2024By Nam Hyun-woo
Yoon's resource exploration project in peril amid martial law fiasco
  • Martial law fallout leads to NPS' abstention in vote on Doosan's restructuring
Banking & Finance

Palantir Technologies rises as top pick for Korean investors following Tesla

Retail investors in Korea are shifting their focus in the U.S. stock market from NVIDIA to Palantir Technologies as strong performances in U.S. equities continue to attract interest.

Dec 6, 2024By Lee Yeon-woo
Palantir Technologies rises as top pick for Korean investors following Tesla
Companies

Hyundai Motor to supply hydrogen buses to South Chungcheong Province

Hyundai Motor said Friday it has signed an agreement with the South Chungcheong Province government to supply hydrogen fuel cell buses as part of the local government's carbon neutrality initiative.

Dec 6, 2024By Yonhap
Hyundai Motor to supply hydrogen buses to South Chungcheong Province
Companies

Samsung Electronics' wage talks likely delayed until next year

Samsung Electronics's wage negotiations with its biggest labor union are likely to be postponed until next year, following a confidence vote on the union's leadership Friday.

Dec 6, 2024By Yonhap
Samsung Electronics' wage talks likely delayed until next year
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