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Airlines Korean Air purchases GE engines for new Boeing aircraft

Korean Air Lines Co. has agreed to buy engines from GE Aerospace to power its new Boeing aircraft, GE Aerospace said on Wednesday.Under the agreemen...

Airlines Korean Air to finalize $32.7 bn deals with Boeing, GE Aerospace

Korean Air Lines Co., the country’s top full-service carrier, is set to soon finalize $32.7 billion deals with Boeing Co. and GE Aerospace for...

Airlines South Korea's deadliest plane crash in decades claims 179 lives

A passenger plane carrying 181 people, including six crew members, crashed in southwestern South Korea early Sunday, killing 179 people, according t...

Automobiles Genesis GV70, Electrified GV70 named safest cars by IIHS

Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis said on Sunday that its sport utility vehicle (SUV) GV70 and the Electrified GV70 got the highest rating...

Korean stock market South Korean stock market crashes; more falls seen ahead

The South Korean stock market was one of the worst victims of panic selling by investors fearing further negative US economic news on Monday, with t...

Aerospace & Defense Hanwha picked to develop KF-21’s unmanned escort plane radars

Hanwha Systems Co., a South Korean aerospace and defense contractor, has been picked as a preferred developer by the state-run Korea Institute for D...

Airlines Korean Air expects US approval for Asiana merger by end-Oct: report

Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea’s No. 1 full-service carrier, expects to gain full approval from the US government by the end of October to ...

Automobiles Hyundai Motor Group has most IIHS ROP top safety pick cars

Hyundai Motor Group announced on Friday that the Hyundai Motor Co.'s IONIQ 5 achieved the highest rating of "Top Safety Pick Plus" (TSP+) in crash t...

Real estate Norway’s prime office value drop hits Korean retail investors

A South Korean real estate fund is set to post a 100% loss as the value of its sole asset, a prime office building wholly leased to Norway’s l...

Tech, Media & Telecom SK Telecom brings forward 6G era with low-latency tech

South Korea’s information and communications technology (ICT) major SK Telecom Co. has developed a new technology jointly with US tech giant I...

Automobiles Elantra, Tucson selected among safest cars by IIHS

Hyundai Motor Co.'s passenger car Avante (name in the US: Elantra) and compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) Tucson earned the Top Safety Pick Plus ...

Automobiles IONIQ 5, Sportage named safest cars by IIHS

Hyundai Motor Co. 's crossover electric vehicle (EV) sport-utility vehicle (SUV) IONIQ 5 and Kia Corp. 's best-selling SUV Sportage earned a Top S...

Airlines Jeju Air to buy 40 fuel-efficient Boeing passenger planes

South Korea's largest low-cost carrier Jeju Air Co. will buy 40 next-generation passenger planes and lease 10 other new aircraft from Boeing Co. wit...

Aerospace & Defense S.Korea's military aircraft exports to NATO get major boost

South Korea has concluded a deal with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on mutual recognition of certification of military aircraft airw...

Airlines Korean Air showcases special aircraft livery featuring Blackpink

Korean Air Lines Co. held a 2030 Busan Expo Korean Air Special Aircraft Unveiling Event at the aircraft hangar at Incheon International Airport on W...

Travel & Leisure Interpark's airline ticket sales exceed $120 mn in March

South Korea’s online retail platform Interpark Corp. has reported its airline ticket sales in March jumped 281% compared to the same period la...

Korean startups Profit matters for survival of startups amid investment drought

As venture capitalists tighten their purse strings amid looming recession fears, only startups with killer products that generate profits are well-p...

Airlines Asiana Airlines completes transforming cargo carriers to passenger planes

South Korean airline Asiana Airlines Inc. has returned all seven aircraft converted into cargo carriers during the COVID-19 pandemic to passenger pl...

Automobiles Genesis electrified G80 receives highest grade in IIHS crash test

Hyundai Motor Co. said on Wednesday that its G80 electric vehicle model received the highest rating of Top Safety Pick Plus (TSP+) in a crash test d...

Airlines Korean Air to introduce new planes, spend $1.7 bn on safety

Korean Air Lines Co., the country’s flag carrier, plans to bring in new airplanes and spend $1.7 billion on safety measures after a recent spa...

Foreign exchange Korean won at fresh low since global financial crisis as markets crash

The South Korean won on Monday extended losses to a fresh low since the 2008-09 financial crisis as local financial markets lost ground, alongside t...

Beauty & Cosmetics LG Household’s China strategy put to test as shares crash

LG Household & Health Care Ltd.’s shares have been flying high since its market debut in 2001, and have more recently basked in the global...

Electric vehicles South Korean police look into fatal crash of Tesla Model X

South Korean police are looking into a fatal crash of a Tesla Inc. electric vehicle after its driver told them it went out of control after sudden a...

Alternative investment Mirae Asset Daewoo buys three Boeing 777 planes for $450 mn

Mirae Asset Daewoo Co. Ltd. has sealed a $450 million financing deal to buy three Boeing 777-300ER aircraft leased by China Airlines, as the South Kor...

Korean investors to fund Air France’s plane lease with $34 mn mezzanine loan

The Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) and the Yellow Umbrella Mutual Aid will invest $34 million in mezzanine debt to fund Air France’s $115...