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Founded in 1947, Hyundai was a South Korean conglomerate with activities spanning retailing, shipbuilding, car and truck making and property. It was broken up after the 1997 Asian financial crisis, and effectively reduced to container shipping services, elevator manufacture and tourism. And Hyundai Motor Group, Hyundai Department Store Group, Hyundai Heavy Industries Group and Hyundai Development are no longer connected to Hyundai Group.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and other officials inspect what remains of a factory in Daejeon on Saturday, after a huge fire that killed 14 people. Photo: via Reuters
South Korea

At least 14 people die in South Korea fire at car parts factory

Some workers jumped from a building as the blaze in the city of Daejeon spread rapidly, with witnesses reporting an explosion.

Shanghai

Shanghai certifies 30 overseas offices amid China’s investment sales pitch

US-China trade war

Has Trump ceded EV market to China with latest string of policy shifts?

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Robotics

Forget soulless humanoid robots like Tesla’s Optimus. This one’s more Wall-E

Fauna Robotics’ humanoid robot Sprout is an attempt to start a focus on ‘approachable’ robots inspired by Wall-E and BB-8, not Terminator.

Fauna Robotics’ new humanoid robot Sprout shows off its dexterity while being operated remotely at the company’s headquarters in New York on January 14, 2026. Photo: AP
South Korea

Why US defence strategy may hurt leaders in South Korea, Japan

The National Defence Strategy states that the US will provide ‘more limited’ support to its allies in line with the ‘America-first’ policy.

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Robotics

China’s humanoid robot makers, Hong Kong start-ups set to dazzle CES 2026

Nearly a dozen Chinese humanoid robot makers are expected at the trade show, while Hong Kong sends its largest-ever delegation.

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South Korea

Samsung, Hyundai announce US$310 billion domestic investment plans

South Korean manufacturers unveiled investments for the next five years as a US trade deal raised concerns of weakening manufacturing at home.

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South Korea

Hundreds of South Korean workers to sue ICE over raid at Hyundai-LG plant

About 200 detainees seek compensation and plan to sue for racial discrimination, human rights violations, and excessive force during the arrests.

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Nvidia

Jensen Huang’s chimaek dinner left out Nvidia’s No 1 supplier. Why?

The question hanging over the Gangnam gathering was straightforward: why was Nvidia’s largest supplier of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) for AI chips, absent?

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South Korea

Nvidia, Samsung chiefs bond over Korean fried chicken, lifting snack stocks

Jensen Huang also met Hyundai boss Chung Eui-sun at a restaurant and handed out chicken to onlookers gathered outside.

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Samsung Electronics boss Jay Y. Lee, Hyundai Motor’s Chung Eui-sun and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at a chicken restaurant in Seoul on Thursday. Photo: Yonhap/AFP
South Korea

South Korea says it flagged concerns over Hyundai’s US investment plan

Independent lawmaker Kim Jong-min criticised Hyundai for trying to gain favour with the US, weakening South Korea’s leverage in trade talks.

Hyundai said last month it would raise its US investment plan by 32 per cent to US$11.6 billion. Photo: Reuters
US immigration

3 workers died at Hyundai’s Georgia plant since 2022, before ICE raid: report

Hyundai CEO vows safety over profits after report cites frequent accidents and reliance on untrained immigrant labour at EV factory.

South Korea

US eases visa rules for South Koreans after raid but no clear solution in sight

Officials offered no new answers to South Korea’s argument to allow specialty workers wider access to US visas.

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North Korea

As Apec summit nears, analysts see ‘possibility’ of a fourth Trump-Kim meeting

Pyongyang’s UN delegation is a ‘positive signal’ that the US and North Korea could initiate contact for high-level talks, analysts say.

US President Donald Trump (left) and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the truce village of Panmunjom in the inter-Korean border region on June 30, 2019. Photo: Korea Times
South Korea

Choco Pie theft divides South Korea, sparks legal fight

A security guard is contesting a fine for taking snacks from an office fridge, but the manager argues it was a serious breach of trust.

A Choco Pie is at the centre of a workplace theft dispute. Korea Times file
South Korea

‘Rare’ act of sacrifice? Samsung heir enrols to be South Korean naval officer

Lee Jee-ho’s enlistment is seen as a move to counter views of privileges enjoyed by some chaebol heirs, including avoiding national service.

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South Korea

South Korean workers hunker down as US raid on Hyundai deepens anxiety

‘They stopped going to work. Everybody right now is staying in their hotels or houses,’ Woowon Technology boss Ken Shim says.

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South Korea

‘Rocket man’? South Korean detainee says ICE agents mocked nationality

One worker says US agents failed to inform detainees of their rights, placed them in crowded, unsanitary cells and mocked their nationality.

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Detainees are made to stand against a bus before being handcuffed, during a surprise raid on September 4 at HL-GA Battery Company near Savannah, Georgia. Photo: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement/Handout via Reuters
The Philippines

Philippines’ new hi-tech frigate aims to boost naval defences, but is it enough?

The BRP Diego Silang guided-missile frigate marks a milestone, but analysts say Manila is still playing catch-up and mostly relies on the US.

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ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

Video | Trump concerned South Korean arrests could ‘frighten’ investors

US president said foreign workers sent to the US are ‘welcome’ days after hundreds of South Koreans were arrested at a work site in the state of Georgia.

ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

Trump concerned South Korean arrests could ‘frighten’ investors

US president said foreign workers sent to the US are ‘welcome’ days after hundreds of South Koreans were arrested at a work site in Georgia.

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A screenshot from a video shows US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents executing an operation at a Hyundai-LG factory in Ellabell, Georgia, on September 4. Photo: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement / AFP
United States

US diplomat regrets raid, detention of Korean workers at Hyundai plant

Seoul has called for guidelines for business visas and a new visa category for Korean professionals to support investment projects by Korean businesses.

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A banner showing a depiction of US President Donald Trump is displayed by a protester at Incheon International Airport in Incheon on Friday, after the arrival of a Korean Air flight bringing hundreds of South Korean workers back after their detention in a US immigration raid at a Hyundai-LG plant in Ellabell, Georgia. Photo: TNS
South Korea

‘Is this how you treat an ally?’: South Koreans back home after US raid ordeal

In the wake of the Georgia operation, a trade union group demanded an apology from Trump and urged Seoul to halt US investment plans.

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South Korea

South Korea’s Lee says ‘bewildering’ Hyundai raid could hit US investment

At a news conference marking his 100 days in office, President Lee also said he would pursue efforts to improve ties with North Korea.

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South Korea

South Koreans to leave US without handcuffs after arrest causes ‘great pain’

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho met US Secretary of State Rubio and voiced his ‘deep concern’ over the incident in Georgia.

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A Korean Air chartered plane lands at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia to bring home hundreds of South Korean workers who remain detained at a detention centre in Folkston. Photo: Yonhap News via ZUMA Press/TNS
United States

Many caught in Hyundai raid appeared to be working legally, US lawyer says

The workers were allowed to engage in specific tasks spelled out in letters attached to their visa and ESTA applications, he says.

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Detainees are made to stand against a bus before being handcuffed during a raid by US federal agents at a Hyundai site in Ellabell, Georgia, on September 4. Photo: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement via Reuters
South Korea

‘Shock in Seoul’: how a raid on Hyundai hurt US-South Korea ties

The raid ‘crashed the operational software’ of the alliance and carries serious implications for US global leadership, analysts warn.

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United States

Trump warns foreign companies after South Koreans detained in huge US raid

US president says foreign firms need to respect US immigration laws, as South Korea works bring detained workers home.

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