SK Group said Monday that a total of 4,273 children in Vietnam have received surgeries treating facial deformities over the past 27 years as part of the firm's social contribution project there, called Smile For Children. The project was launched in 1996 in partnership with Korean medical institutions and volunteers, with SK covering all costs worth a total of some 4 billion won ($3 million).

Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong celebrated his birthday Friday during his trip to Vietnam along with President Yoon Suk Yeol. Lee turned 55. In a dinner event hosted by Vietnamese President Vo Van Thoung at International Convention Center in Hanoi, Vietnam, Lee was greeted with a birthday cake and musical performance. Samsung Electronics runs plants for smartphones that sell in about 130 countries, as well as for home appliances. It also opened a research and development cent

Kim Dong-sun, head of strategic management at Hanwha Galleria, speaks during a press conference held at the first Five Guys restaurant to open in South Korea in Gangnam-gu, southern Seoul, Thursday. With the first store becoming fully operational from Monday, operator FG Korea said it aims to open at least 14 more Five Guys locations by 2028. (Yonhap)

SK Telecom said Thursday it offered a glimpse into South Korea's urban air mobility technology and the future of mobility at the official reception for the 2030 World Expo in Paris to show its support for Busan's expo bid. Some 400 people, including delegations from the member countries of the Bureau International des Expositions, as well as diplomats, visited the site and showed interest in the advanced technology and its future developments.

Hyundai Motor Company has joined hands with Japanese lifestyle content company Culture Convention Club (CCC) to expand its presence in the Japanese market by offering future mobility services such as zero-emission vehicles. According to the Korean automaker, the two sides will also cooperate in setting up a global experience-based platform and in conducting data-based marketing activities. In this photo, Hyundai Motor Company CEO Chang Jae-hoon (left) and CCC CEO Yasunori Takahashi pose for a ph

Mercedes-Benz Korea's corporate social responsibility committee has donated 20 EQB vehicles -- the German automaker's all-electric SUV -- to 20 social welfare organizations across South Korea in cooperation with the Future for Youth Foundation, the company said Tuesday. The committee has donated 64 cars since 2016 to provide comfortable and safe transportation for the underprivileged. This year's charity event marked its single-largest donation to celebrate Mercedes-Benz Korea

ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn and ASEAN-Korea Centre Secretary General Kim Hae-yong hold talks to enhance ASEAN-Korea trade, investment, tourism and cultural exchanges in Seoul, on Thursday. Kim introduced the center’s activities to promote sustainable and equal partnerships between ASEAN and Korea while Kao commended the work of the AKC in recent years and encouraged it to carry out more activities in mandated areas.

A restaurant worker carries naengmyeon, or cold noodles, as she delivers it to customers in Myeong-dong, Seoul, on Monday. According to a survey conducted by Korean Price Information, a research institution, on the prices of naengmyeon in 10 representative restaurants across 10 different areas of Seoul, the average price of naengmyeon has increased by 7 percent compared to last year and by 29.5 percent compared to 2018. (Yonhap)

The facade of Paris' Palais Garnier is covered in a Samsung Electronics' advertisement promoting its mobile phones and Busan's 20230 World Expo bid, in this photo provided by the tech giant on Monday. Samsung is launching a two-day promotion event on Tuesday supporting Busan's bid in Paris, where the general assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions is slated to take place in November. The host country of the World Expo 2030 will be decided there.

Hyundai Motor Group’s flagship electric vehicles -- Ioniq 5 and 6, and EV6 -- are parked across the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Sunday to promote Busan’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo. Ten EVs will offer transport services for the South Korean delegations and travel around the city’s popular tourist attractions during the 172nd General Assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions, the intergovernmental body that oversees the event, on Tuesday and Wednesday.

An LG banner promoting Busan's bid to host the 2030 World Expo is hung on the digital billboard near Charles de Gaulle International Airport in Paris on Thursday ahead of next week’s general assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions, the intergovernmental body that oversees the World Expo. LG Corp. said it will support the port city’s Expo bid by installing a total of 110 banners near the BIE gathering venue for two weeks. (LG Corp.)

Hyundai Motor's all-electric Ioniq 6, pictured, and Ioniq 5 have been named this year's Canadian Green Car of the Year and the Canadian Green Utility Vehicle of the Year, respectively, the South Korean automaker said Thursday. Organized by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada, the awards were based on a review and vote from judges comprising local auto experts and journalists. The automaker said the awards recognize the product value of all-electric vehicles developed on Hy

A delegation from Ukraine, led by Shkurakov Vasyl (front left), the first deputy minister for communities, territories and infrastructure development, tours the plant of HD Hyundai Construction Equipment in Ulsan on Tuesday. According to the Korean firm on Thursday, the visiting Ukraine government officials met with executives to discuss supplies of machinery for its reconstruction projects.