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T'way Air to open Incheon-Sydney route in December
Oct 17, 2022
T'way Air, a South Korean low-cost carrier, said Monday it will open an Incheon-Sydney route in December as pent-up travel demand is unleashed amid eased virus curbs. T'way Air will provide four flights a week between Incheon, 27 kilometers west of Seoul, and Sydney starting Dec. 23, the company said in a statement. In February 2020, T'way Air became the country's first budget carrier to obtain the rights to offer flights on the Incheon-Sydney route dominated by the country
SPC Group’s Paris Baguette debuts in London
Oct 16, 2022
South Korean food conglomerate SPC Group said Sunday that it has opened its first Paris Baguette store in the UK, with an aim to run 20 bakery cafe franchises there by 2025 to expand the brand's presence in Europe. The UK is SPC’s ninth overseas market and the second European country it has entered. “The UK is an important market for us to expand business in Europe and launch more franchises there, ultimately making it one of four pillars for our brand growth globally after th
[Breaking] Fire at Kakao data center causes servers to go down
Oct 15, 2022
A fire Saturday at a Kakao data center in Pangyo, south of Seoul, has led to a server outage affecting the KakaoTalk messenger app, along with other apps such as Kakao T, Kakao Map, Kakao Metro, Kakao Webtoon, Kakao Bank, Kakao-owned portal Daum and music streaming service Melon. The internet connection for the apps has been unavailable since 3:30 p.m. "There has been a fire at SK C&C data center since 3:30 p.m. Work has begun to put down the fire, but we are uncertain when the fir
[Weekender] Strong dollar, weak won: What does it mean for ordinary people?
Oct 15, 2022
From a Korean student abroad to a foreign professor here, the impact of the won’s historically weak performance is felt by many
Auto exports jump 35% in September on popularity of eco-friendly cars
Oct 14, 2022
South Korea's car exports jumped 34.7 percent on-year in September on brisk demand for eco-friendly cars, data showed Friday. The value of outbound shipments of automobiles came to$4.79 billion last month, the largest ever for any September, according to the data from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. It is also the second-largest monthly figure after July 2022 when the amount came to $5.14 billion, it added. In terms of volume, a total of 192,863 vehicles were sold last month, up
SK Innovation marks 60 years with new climate initiative
Oct 13, 2022
South Korea's leading refiner SK Innovation celebrated 60 years since its foundation with a new climate initiative to become more carbon-free on Thursday. The company said it would go beyond achieving its 2050 net-zero goals, pledging to drastically reduce its carbon emissions across all workplaces by 2062, its 100th anniversary. Under a new initiative, called "All Time Net Zero," the company aims to offset carbon emissions by recycling plastic, streamlining manufacturing processes and
AustCham Korea hosts dinner for trade minister
Oct 13, 2022
The Australian Chamber of Commerce in Korea said Thursday it has co-hosted a dinner reception for the visiting Australian Federal Minister for Trade and Tourism, Sen. Don Farrell at the Four Seasons Hotel Seoul on Wednesday. The minister came after his visit to Japan, in a tour that the AustCham explained was a strategic move to engage with Australia’s key partners to strengthen trade ties, promote Australia as a renewable energy superpower and discuss cooperation on economic security. Min
S. Koreans purchase $600m in real estate properties overseas
Oct 13, 2022
South Koreans bought $600 million worth of real estate overseas last year mostly for investment purposes, a report showed Thursday. The transaction volume of foreign real estate bought by Koreans surged on-year by 53.8 percent to $600 million, according to a report from the Democratic Party of Korea Rep. Jin Sum-mi. The report, which was based on data from the Finance Ministry and National Tax Service, said individuals bought 2,404 properties, while companies purchased 51 in the cited per
[Herald Interview] Rainbow Robotics CEO bets big on robot use across multiple industries
Oct 13, 2022
Like many global firms, South Korean robot maker Rainbow Robotics was established in 2011 at a research laboratory. Starting out as a robot platform company founded by a group of researchers from the Humanoid Robot Research Center at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, the company now boasts a versatile lineup of collaborative robots, which are built to work hand-in-hand with employees at work. Such robots focus more on repetitive tasks, such as inspecting and picking
SK oil trading arm invests in e-fuel company
Oct 13, 2022
SK Trading International (SKTI), a subsidiary of SK Innovation that trades crude oil and petroleum products, said it will invest in a US company that produces electrofuels, or e-fuels, using captured carbon dioxide. Based in Sacramento, California, Infinium synthesizes hydrogen with carbon dioxide, using its gas-to-liquid technology, and is likely to be the first company to commercialize e-fuels, SK Innovation said. Infinium plans to begin its first commercial production of electrofuels early ne
[Newsmaker] Chung leads Hyundai’s transformation toward software-powered mobility
Oct 12, 2022
2 years after seizing leadership, Chung Euisun revamps carmaker’s image, turns W110tr empire into driver of mobility innovation
KITA chief urges US to delay EV tax breaks
Oct 12, 2022
Christopher Koo, chairman of the Korea International Trade Association, has called for the US to allow at least a three-year delay in implementing a US bill on tax benefits for electric vehicles that is highly disadvantageous for Korean carmakers exporting EVs there. Koo met with US Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia on Tuesday (US time) to deliver KITA's position on the matter. KITA, one of the largest trade lobbies in Korea, represents some 2,000 firms. “Koo asked the senator to consider dela
[Korea Quiz] (24) The Samsung brand
Oct 12, 2022
Test your knowledge of Korea with our weekly quiz on the language, culture, history or anything K-related. -- Ed. Find the answer at the bottom of this page. You may know of Samsung just as a TV or phone brand. But on its home turf of South Korea, it is a household name for many more things -- almost too many. Here, a person can be living in a Samsung apartment, wear Samsung suits to work, eat lunch at a Samsung-run cafeteria at work, check stock prices via Samsung’s securities app, get
SK Innovation's trading unit invests in US clean fuel company
Oct 12, 2022
SK Trading International Co., a subsidiary of South Korean refiner SK Innovation Co., said Wednesday it has invested in a U.S. clean fuel company to bolster its green energy drive. The company did not disclose the amount of the investment in Infinium, a California-based startup that engages in the production of electrofuels, an ultra-low carbon fuel as an alternative to fossil-based fuels. Infinium's electrofuels use carbon dioxide waste and renewable power from wind, solar and hydroelectri
LS Cable & System makes W25.2b equity investment in KT Submarine
Oct 11, 2022
LS Cable & System, LS Group’s cable manufacturing unit, said Tuesday it would make a 25.2 billion won ($17.58 million) equity investment in KT Submarine to foster its undersea cables business. The company will acquire 4.04 million stocks, 16 percent of KT Submarine’s share, becoming the second-largest shareholder of KT Submarine. The cable manufacturer has been expanding investment in undersea cables amid a rapidly growing demand for offshore wind power generation, which requires
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