SEOUL, South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group stands as the second-largest player in the U.S. market for electric vehicles despite concerns surrounding Washington’s protectionism policy, data showed Sunday.Hyundai Motor Co. took up 4.8 percent of the U.S. …
Day: November 12, 2023
Sales of diesel vehicles down through Q3 amid EV popularity
SEOUL, Sales of diesel automobiles built by local manufacturers fell more than 20 percent on-year through the third quarter of 2023, data showed Sunday, amid the rising preference for electric vehicles in the market.South Korea’s five carmakers sold 7…
Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants awards to take place in Seoul
SEOUL, Seoul has been chosen as the venue for the 2024 Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants awards, the city government said Sunday.A list of the top 50 restaurants will be announced at the awards ceremony set for the last week of March that will bring about 80…
1st snow of season falls on Mount Halla amid cold snap
SEOUL, The first snow of the season fell on Mount Halla on the southern resort island of Jeju on Sunday, as the morning temperature dropped below zero across the nation, the weather agency said.Mount Halla, the highest peak in South Korea, experienced…
Yoon approves ex-newspaper journalist’s appointment as new KBS president
SEOUL, President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday approved the proposed appointment of a former newspaper journalist as chief of South Korea’s largest public broadcaster KBS, his office said.The broadcaster picked Park Min, a former editorial writer at the Mun…
Top generals of S. Korea, U.S. agree to bolster combined defense posture
SEOUL, The top generals of South Korea and the United States on Sunday reaffirmed their commitment to bolstering the allies’ combined defense posture as they met in Seoul for their annual meeting, the South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.JCS Chair…
2 S. Koreans among 18 sentenced to death in Vietnam for drug trafficking: report
SEOUL, Two South Koreans were among 18 people sentenced to death Saturday in Vietnam for trafficking over 216 kilograms of drugs, a Vietnamese newspaper reported.Former South Korean police officer Kim Soon Sik, 63, his compatriot Kang Seon-hok, 30, an…
S. Korea, U.S., Japan to launch N.K. missile data sharing system next month
SEOUL, South Korea, the United States and Japan agreed Sunday to launch a real-time missile warning data sharing system next month to better detect and assess North Korea’s ballistic missile launches, Seoul’s defense ministry said.The defense chiefs o…
Yoon calls for combined U.S.-S. Korea defense posture against any N. Korean provocations
SEOUL, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has called on the U.S defense chief to maintain the allies’ combined defense posture against any North Korean provocations, the presidential office said Sunday.Yoon invited U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Au…