The tyranny of militant unions

(ATTN: INSERTS Chung Mong-koo's remarks in paras 6-9) SEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. is considering building a fourth assembly plant in China as it seeks to meet the growing demand in the world's largest auto ...

Monday, May 6th, 2013 Korea IT Times (info@koreaittimes.com) SEOUL, KOREA - Chung Mong-koo, chairman of Hyundai Motor Group, will depart for the United States on May 6 as part of a delegation to accompany President Park Geun-hye for her ...

Prime Minister Chung Hong-won, center, enters the main door of the Lotte Hotel in Sogong-dong, downtown Seoul, Thursday, with Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Mong-koo, left, and Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) Chairman Huh Chang-soo to ...

Family members of late Hyundai Group founder Chung Ju-yung visited his home in Cheongun-dong, central Seoul, on Wednesday night for a memorial service. Yesterday was the 12th anniversary of Chung's death. From left: Chung's second son and Hyundai ...

Billionaire Schindler Holding AG (SCHP) Chairman Alfred Schindler said Hyundai Elevator Co. (017800) management reneged on a provisional agreement to sell most of the company, forcing him to file lawsuits to protect his investment. Hyundai Elevator ...

TOYOTA Motor Corp's half-decade of fighting the yen is over, at least for now. The weakening yen breached 100 against the US dollar in US trading last week, paving the way for Japan to emerge from an unprecedented and largely uninterrupted five-year ...

Diet Coke, Galaxy, Old Spice and KitKat are rekindling old advertising and slogans for today's audiences. Is this the result of a creative deficit or are fears of a public backlash on social media smothering the urge to chance something new? Also in ...

Hyundai's controversial 'suicide' advert A mum's disapproval has always been an accurate barometer for what is cool, proclaimed a promo for the computer game Dead Space 2. It's a good line which in my view also gives an insight into why some major ...

Location: SEOUL SAMSUNG Group, South Korea's No. 1 conglomerate, said Monday it plans to establish a foundation to bolster the country's growth engine in line with the government's push to cultivate economic development. The Samsung Research ...