Mercedes-Benz Korea seeks cancellation of hefty fine for manipulating emissions
lawsuit-Mercedes-Benz SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Yonhap) — Mercedes-Benz Korea has requested a Seoul court cancel a multibillion-won fine imposed on
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S. Korea accounts for 34.7 pct of global EV battery market in 2020
S Korea-EV battery market By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) — Three South Korean electric vehicle (EV) battery makers
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S. Korea to provide 240 bln won in support for logic chip R&D this year
South Korea said Monday it will provide 240 billion won (US$214 million) in support for research and development (R&D) in
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Rookie KBO manager opens up with players over phone ahead of 1st spring training
KBO club-spring training By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) — Before coming into his first South Korean baseball spring
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S. Korea confirms 7 more cases of COVID-19 variants, total now at 34
coronavirus-variant cases SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) — South Korea has confirmed seven more cases of contagious variants of the
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Vice FM Choi meets new Costa Rican ambassador to discuss economic cooperation
vice FM-Costa Rican envoy-talks SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Yonhap) — Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-kun met with the new Costa
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S. Koreans spent over 12 tln won on food delivery services in 2020
South Koreans likely spent more than 12 trillion won (US$10.9 billion) on the country’s top two food delivery services, Baedal
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Cinema closures in S. Korea hit 12-year high in 2020 on coronavirus
The number of cinema closures soared to a 12-year high in 2020 in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, data
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Number of global ‘hallyu’ fans crosses 100 million landmark
The popularity of “hallyu,” or the Korean Wave, seems to have continued unabated across the world despite yearlong coronavirus restrictions,
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LG Electronics says its money-losing mobile biz open to ‘every possibility’
LG Electronics Inc., the country’s major home appliance maker, said Wednesday its mobile business is open to “every possibility” amid
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