SEOUL– South Korean Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho has called for U.S. cooperation to reflect Seoul’s request in the upcoming U.S. guidance on critical minerals and battery component requirements of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the finance minis…
SEOUL– North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has attended a groundbreaking ceremony for a new street in Pyongyang, the country’s state media reported Sunday.Kim attended the ceremony in Pyongyang’s Sopho area Saturday, which is part of an ambitious project …
SEOUL– The rapid adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in the United States is a boon unseen before for related industries, and SK Signet Inc. is at full throttle to seize on the momentum with its advanced charging technology, its CEO has said.The unit …
SEOUL– General Motors Co. said Sunday it has started the production of the Trax Crossover at its South Korean plant ahead of its local launch in the first quarter.GM plans to ramp up the strategic model’s production to meet the rising demand for the n…
SEOUL– Only 4 percent of single South Korean women in their 20s and early 30s view marriage and childbirth as essential, a survey showed Sunday, a development that illustrated the chronic decline in childbirths in Asia’s fourth-largest economy.Meanwhi…
SEOUL– Hyundai Motor Group said Sunday it has earned four top safety pick awards from the U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), further proving the quality of its vehicles.Three models from the South Korean automotive group garnered the …
SEOUL– J-Hope, a member of K-pop supergroup BTS, has canceled his request to delay enlistment, the group’s agency said Sunday, in a move to join the country’s mandatory military service.BigHit Music did not provide a specific time frame on when he wil…
SEOUL– The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has started commercial operations at the third unit of the South Korean-built Barakah nuclear power plant, South Korea’s state-run utility firm said Sunday.The Unit 3 reactor began its commercial operations Friday…