SEOUL/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Three naphtha crackers in South Korea, one of Asia's largest petrochemical centres, are to resume operations in December and January after months of maintenance and outages, company officials said on Tuesday.
SEOUL South Korea reported a record 950 daily coronavirus cases on Saturday, exceeding the late February peak of 909, with the president calling the country's third wave of COVID-19 an "emergency". | Video
SEOUL Hyundai Motor Group and its chairman have agreed to buy a controlling stake in Boston Dynamics from SoftBank Group Corp in a deal that values the U.S.-based robot maker at $1.1 billion. | Video
WASHINGTON/SEOUL The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) on Wednesday delayed a decision in a trade secrets case involving South Korean battery makers LG Chem and SK Innovation to Feb. 10.
SEOUL South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group said on Wednesday it will introduce an electric vehicle-only platform early next year that will use its own battery technology to cut production time and costs. | Video
SEOUL, Dec 2 Korean Air Lines Co Ltd said on Wednesday it expects its cargo business to face tougher competition next year as rivals expand in this area to offset a slump in passenger travel globally because of the pandemic.
SEOUL General Motors Co, which has long struggled with labour relations in South Korea, will have to renegotiate a preliminary labour deal after a majority of union members voted against it.
SEOUL Samsung Electronics Co Ltd may discontinue its premium Galaxy Note phone next year, sources with knowledge of the matter said, a move that would reflect the sharp drop in demand for high-end smartphones due to the coronavirus pandemic.
(Reuters) -Fireworks soared into the sky above the Sydney Opera House, but the harbour below was a deserted ghost town, a fittingly creepy send-off for a year that will not be missed.