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Hyundai Motor is doubling down on its efforts to reclaim relevance in China, the world’s largest auto market,
Photo=Lotte Lotte, one of South Korea’s largest department store operators, is betting big on the rising influence of Korean culture in Southeast Asia. The retail group announced plans to establish its regional headquarters in Singapore, underscoring its ambition to capture growing demand for Korean fashion, beauty, and lifestyle products. The new hub will serve as Lotte’s command center for Southeast
Photo=Tap Payments Samsung Pay is accelerating its push into the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), striking a partnership with regional fintech firm Tap Payments to strengthen digital payment options for merchants and consumers. The announcement came during the Money20/20 Middle East conference in Riyadh, where executives from both companies highlighted the agreement as a step toward advancing the region’s
(Photo=SKon) Wooone Technology, a secondary battery assembly equipment company, has provided paid leave to employees and restricted business travel to the U.S. following immigration enforcement at the Hyundai Motor and SK On joint plant construction site. The response follows the September 4th enforcement action where Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Homeland Security Investigations detained approximately 300 Korean workers at
(Photo=Pixabay) A wave of cyberattacks hitting South Korean companies has exposed a dysfunctional government response system where agencies can't figure out who's supposed to do what. The latest victim was Lotte Card, one of the country's biggest credit card companies, which got hacked following similar breaches at major telecom providers. The incidents have revealed a bureaucratic nightmare where different government
Photo=Thomas Eller’s LinkedIn profile South Korean battery maker SK On is accelerating its global sales push by creating a new “Europe Chief” role and appointing former Continental executive Thomas Eller to the position. Eller, who joined earlier this month, spent nearly two decades at German auto parts supplier Continental, where he oversaw global sales. Before that, he worked for about
