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Hankook Tire supplies tires for Mercedes-AMG GT Coupe

Hankook Tire and Technology Co., the world’s seventh-largest tiremaker by sales, said Tuesday it started supplying tires for the Mercedes-AMG GT Coupe model early this year.

Hankook Tire has provided the high-performance Ventus S1 evo Z product fo…

SK Telecom Q2 net income up 0.7 pct to 350.2 bln won

SK Telecom Co. on Tuesday reported its second-quarter net income of 350.2 billion won (US$255.4 million), up 0.7 percent from a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that operating profit for the April-June period rose 16 percent on-…

Jimin’s ‘Who’ climbs to 12th on Billboard Hot 100

Jimin of K-pop supergroup BTS has climbed back up the U.S. Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart with his latest single, “Who,” despite his absence due to military duty.

According to the chart released Tuesday, “Who” ranked 12th, rising two spots from N…

Heat wave death toll rises to 14; 300,000 livestock dead

Two women in their 70s have died due to extreme heat, raising the death toll from this year’s heat wave to 14, the interior ministry said Tuesday.

On Sunday, a 71-year-old woman was found unconscious in her home in Seoul and subsequently died from a…

Amorepacific Group Q2 net income up 1717.3 pct to 537.3 bln won

Amorepacific Group on Tuesday reported its second-quarter net profit of 537.3 billion won (US$390.6 million), up 1717.3 percent from a year earlier.

The company said in a regulatory filing that operating income for the April-June period rose 4.2 per…

Food exports rise 9.2 pct in January-July

South Korea’s exports of foodstuffs rose 9.2 percent on-year in the first seven months of 2024, data showed Tuesday, led by sharp growth in instant noodle and processed rice products.

Outbound shipments of food products came to US$5.67 billion over …