Shinsegae Chair Chung joins Trump’s Middle East tour

Shinsegae Chair Chung joins Trump’s Middle East tour

Chung Yong-jin, chairman of South Korea’s retail group Shinsegae Inc., is the only Korean businessperson accompanying US President Donald Trum...

Trump Jr. to visit Seoul next week to meet Korean business leaders

Trump Jr. to visit Seoul next week to meet Korean business leaders

Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of the US President Donald Trump, is set to visit Seoul next week and meet with Korean business leaders grappling w...

Hyundai chief Chung, GM CEO Barra to meet September in Detroit

Hyundai chief Chung, GM CEO Barra to meet September in Detroit

Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chairman Chung Euisun and General Motors Co. Chair and Chief Executive Mary Barra are slated to meet in September in D...

Hyundai chief Chung Euisun targets software-led car dominance by 2028

Hyundai chief Chung Euisun targets software-led car dominance by 2028

Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun has set an ambitious target to outpace Tesla Inc. in software-defined vehicle (SDV) technology by 2028, un...

HD KSOE wins $2.6 bn order for 12 container ships

HD KSOE wins $2.6 bn order for 12 container ships

South Korea’s largest shipbuilder HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE) said on Thursday it got 3.716 trillion won ...

Hyundai's Chung urges guarding against pessimism in ‘perfect storm’

Hyundai's Chung urges guarding against pessimism in ‘perfect storm’

Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chairman Chung Euisun on Monday urged executives and employees to guard against pessimism amid a “perfect storm&...

Korea’s Shinsegae chairman dines with Trump at Mar-a-Lago

Korea’s Shinsegae chairman dines with Trump at Mar-a-Lago

Chung Yong-jin, the chairman of South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae Group, held talks with US President-elect Donald Trump, becoming Korea's ...

Chung Ki-sun moves closer to managing HD Hyundai with his promotion

Chung Ki-sun moves closer to managing HD Hyundai with his promotion

HD Hyundai Co., the holding company of South Korea’s No. 1 shipbuilding conglomerate, on Thursday shuffled its top management. In it, Vice Cha...

Big Mobility, Hummingbirds win Chung Ju-yung Startup Competition

Big Mobility, Hummingbirds win Chung Ju-yung Startup Competition

The Asan Nanum Foundation selected Big Mobility and Hummingbirds as the top winners of the 13th Chung Ju-yung Startup Competition demo day on Novemb...

Hyundai unveils Initium hydrogen FCEV concept, set to arrive in 2025

Hyundai unveils Initium hydrogen FCEV concept, set to arrive in 2025

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday unveiled a new hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) concept, previewing its ne...

Shinsegae Group splits E-Mart, department store with executive reshuffles

Shinsegae Group splits E-Mart, department store with executive reshuffles

South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae Group on Wednesday carried out one of its most drastic executive reshuffles, officially splitting the gro...

Toyota, Hyundai chiefs to meet in Seoul for hydrogen alliance

Toyota, Hyundai chiefs to meet in Seoul for hydrogen alliance

The leaders of Toyota Motor Corp. and Hyundai Motor Group will meet in South Korea later this month, raising expectations of a deepening partnership...

Asan Nanum Foundation to hold startup competition in November

Asan Nanum Foundation to hold startup competition in November

The Asan Nanum Foundation announced on Wednesday that it will hold a demo day for “The Chung Ju-yung Startup Competition” on Nov. 7 at C...

Hyundai's Chung to nurture Czech plant as hub for eco-friendly mobility

Hyundai's Chung to nurture Czech plant as hub for eco-friendly mobility

Hyundai Motor Co. Executive Chairman Chung Euisun has vowed to turn the South Korean automotive conglomerate’s plant in the Czech Republic int...

Toyota chairman to visit Seoul, discuss hydrogen cars with Hyundai’s Chung

Toyota chairman to visit Seoul, discuss hydrogen cars with Hyundai’s Chung

Akio Toyoda, chairman of Japan’s top automaker Toyota Motor Corp., will fly to Seoul in late October to meet with Hyundai Motor Group Chairman...

Hyundai Motor chief Chung's unwavering support for Korean archery team

Hyundai Motor chief Chung's unwavering support for Korean archery team

Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun’s love for archery is well-known in South Korea. The executive chairman of Hyundai Motor Co. and Ki...

Hyundai Motor's Chung visits India amid talks of Indian arm's IPO

Hyundai Motor's Chung visits India amid talks of Indian arm's IPO

Hyundai Motor Group Chairman and Chief Executive Chung Euisun visited the headquarters of the group’s Indian operations earlier this week and ...

Hyundai Motor, Matrix Renewables in solar deal to power Georgia EV plant

Hyundai Motor, Matrix Renewables in solar deal to power Georgia EV plant

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group said on Monday it has signed a 15-year power purchase contract with a US solar energy generati...

Asan Nanum Foundation invites innovators to startup pitch

Asan Nanum Foundation invites innovators to startup pitch

The Asan Nanum Foundation, a nonprofit foundation set up in 2011 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Hyundai founder Chung Ju-yung’s death,...

Goldman Sachs Korea co-head Chung to move to Hyundai Capital

Goldman Sachs Korea co-head Chung to move to Hyundai Capital

Goldman Sachs’ Chung Hyung-Jin, co-head of the Seoul office and the leader of the firm’s investment banking (IB) business in South Korea...

Chung Yong-jin, now chairman, to bring Shinsegae back from doldrums

Chung Yong-jin, now chairman, to bring Shinsegae back from doldrums

Chung Yong-jin, vice chairman of South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae Group, has been promoted to chairman to strengthen his clout over the co...

Kakao Mobility's talks to acquire FreeNow in deadlock

Kakao Mobility's talks to acquire FreeNow in deadlock

Kakao Mobility Corp.’s ambition to go global has hit a roadbock after its parent group Kakao Corp. rejected its draft bid to buy Germany-based...

Hyundai's Chung Euisun lauded for future-minded leadership

Hyundai's Chung Euisun lauded for future-minded leadership

Hyundai Motor Group’s Executive Chairman Chung Euisun is firming his reputation as a leader in the global auto industry as he is once again re...

S.Korea-UK upgrade bilateral ties, sign deals on nuclear plants, chips

S.Korea-UK upgrade bilateral ties, sign deals on nuclear plants, chips

LONDON – South Korea and the UK have agreed to upgrade their bilateral relationship and closely cooperate in the defense, security and busines...

Hyundai’s Chung: 1st Korean awarded top UK Order from King Charles

Hyundai’s Chung: 1st Korean awarded top UK Order from King Charles

Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun has been named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for promoting economic and cultural co...

Hyundai Motor Group units’ profits double as Chung enters 4th year

Hyundai Motor Group units’ profits double as Chung enters 4th year

South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group saw the combined operating profit of its 11 affiliates more than double in the third quarter as Chairman Chu...

HD Hyundai President Chung to deliver keynote at CES 2024

HD Hyundai President Chung to deliver keynote at CES 2024

South Korea's No. 1 shipbuilding group’s heir apparent Chung Ki-sun will deliver a keynote speech at the world’s biggest consumer techno...

Hyundai Motor chief aims to revive grandfather’s spirit in Saudi Arabia

Hyundai Motor chief aims to revive grandfather’s spirit in Saudi Arabia

Back in the 1970s, the Middle East was where many South Korean companies longed to be as the region was the country's main source of foreign income....

From fast follower to first mover under Hyundai Motor's Chung

From fast follower to first mover under Hyundai Motor's Chung

Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Euisun emphasized “customers” as his management keyword when he took the helm of the largest automoti...

Hyundai eyes Saudi EV plant as Korea bets on Middle East boom

Hyundai eyes Saudi EV plant as Korea bets on Middle East boom

Hyundai Motor Co. is set to build an electric vehicle assembly plant in Saudi Arabia as South Korean companies are increasingly tapping growth oppor...

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