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Karex Bhd, the globally recognized top producer of condoms and supplier to major brands like Durex, has recently announced plans to increase prices by 20% to 30%. This price hike is a possible response to the ongoing supply chain disruptions, which could…
Back in 2015, the head of Huawei’s consumer products unit, Richard Yu, made a bold forecast. He said that in two to three years, Huawei would surpass Apple to become the second-largest smartphone manufacturer in the world. He added that in five years, Huawei…
Hyundai Motor, Korea’s largest carmaker by sales, said Wednesday its December sales rose 0.4 percent from a year earlier on weak overseas demand. Hyundai sold 410,326 vehicles last month, up from 408,637 units a year earlier, the company said in a statement.…
Korean pharmaceutical companies are entering 2019 with high expectations as several domestic drugs are expected to gain approval from overseas regulators this year. Though the Samsung BioLogics accounting fraud scandal made 2018 a less-than-stellar year for…
Hyundai Motor luxury brand Genesis is starting a car subscription service, the first such effort by a domestic automaker in Korea. The company Thursday announced its Genesis Spectrum program. Under the program, subscribers can drive Genesis vehicles –…
Hyundai Motor refused a revised plan that removed a restriction on collective wage bargaining at a proposed plant in Gwangju, further complicating plans for the factory. A council with representatives from the local government and area employers, labor unions…
Hyundai Motor’s luxury Genesis G70 sedan was selected as the Car of the Year by U.S. auto magazine Motor Trend, firmly establishing it as a legitimate alternative to BMW’s long-reigning 3 Series. The G70’s victory was proclaimed in Motor Trend’s January issue…
Riding on high demand that outstripped supply, luxury car manufacturers Audi and Mercedes-Benz have ended 2014 with best-ever sales in their history in India. German carmaker Audi sold 10,851 units in 2014, compared with 10,000 in 2013, it said in a…
