Hyundai Motor to provide Staria vehicles for G20 delegates in South Africa SEOUL, November 17 (AJP) - Hyundai Motor said Monday it will supply 30 Staria multi-purpose vehicles for the Group of 20 summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. The vehicles will be used to transport delegates during the Nov. 22-23 summit, which is expected to draw leaders from the G20 member nations as well as representatives from the European Union, African Union, United Nations, International Monetary Fund and World Bank. This year’s agenda centers on themes of solidarity November 17, 2025

Korea-U.S. MoU elevates trade partnership to co-development and related stocks in Seoul SEOUL, November 17 (AJP) - Korean shares in chipmaking, utilities, defense, energy infrastructure and shipbuilding climbed 1 to 5 percent on Monday, refueling the KOSPI's run while most Asian markets stayed lethargic on expectations of active cross-border ventures following a newly signed memorandum of understanding between Seoul and Washington that caps months of delayed talks on a broader trade and tariff deal. The electronically signed MoU positions South Korea not merely as November 17, 2025

Korean AI firm showcases multilingual dubbing technology at global conference SEOUL, November 17 (AJP) - Eastsoft, a South Korean AI services company, said Monday that its research on multilingual automatic dubbing has been accepted for presentation at EMNLP 2025, one of the field’s leading conferences. The company’s study introduces an end-to-end dubbing framework that uses large language models to synchronize translated audio with the timing and rhythm of the original video — a longstanding challenge for automated dubbing systems, whic November 17, 2025

KAIST develops CT-style method to look inside light-based quantum computers SEOUL, November 17 (AJP) - KAIST said on November 17 that its researchers have developed a way to look inside a light-based quantum computer almost like taking a CT scan. The idea is to make the machine’s hidden operations visible so researchers can understand how the device actually works. Light-based quantum computers use many small light signals that interact and become tangled with one another. This tangling makes the machines powerful, but it also makes them very hard t November 17, 2025

South Korea to expand English-language disclosures for global investors SEOUL, November 17 (AJP) - South Korea’s top financial regulator is moving to make corporate information more accessible to global investors, unveiling a new disclosure plan that would significantly expand English-language reporting and tighten transparency around shareholder meetings and executive pay. The Financial Services Commission announced the proposed changes on Monday in an effort to strengthen shareholder rights and bring local practices closer to international s November 17, 2025

Chip sales to the U.S. and Nvidia take up 70% and 27% of SK hynix revenue as of Sept SEOUL, November 17 (AJP) -SK hynix sold 45.18 trillion won ($31 billion) worth of memory chips to the United States as of September this year, up 65 percent from the seven-month period of last year and taking up 70 percent of the South Korean chipmaker's revenue as of the third quarter. According to the full third-quarter disclosure, the chipmaker owed 17.35 trillion won in revenue to a single buyer as of September, more than doubling from 6.1 trillion won in the same period a November 17, 2025

HD Hyundai to supply 230 electric forklifts to Venezuela's Polar Group SEOUL, November 17 (AJP) - HD Hyundai Site Solutions has secured its largest electric forklift contract in Latin America, winning an order from Venezuela’s Polar Group. The company said Monday it will supply 230 electric forklifts to Polar, the country’s biggest food producer, with deliveries scheduled through January 2026. The deal, valued at more than 10 billion won, includes 178 units in the 2-ton class and 52 heavier models in the 3-ton and 4.5-ton ranges. HD November 17, 2025

Hyundai Glovis completes shipment of tanks, howitzers to Poland SEOUL, November 17 (AJP) - Hyundai Glovis, the logistics arm of Hyundai Motor Group, said Monday it has completed another shipment of South Korean-made military equipment to Europe, as the company expands its role in the region’s defense supply chain. The company delivered 20 K2 main battle tanks built by Hyundai Rotem and 21 K9 self-propelled howitzers produced by Hanwha Aerospace to the Polish port of Gdansk on Nov. 13. The hardware was transported aboard Hyundai Glovis& November 17, 2025

PHOTOS: Exam season SEOUL, November 17 (AJP) - For South Korean families, November is the month of the national university entrance exams. Far from being a mere academic hurdle, it is a period that consumes the nation, climaxing in the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), or Suneung, and the subsequent, high-stakes essay examinations. While the students bear the immediate, exhausting burden of preparation, the weight of the moment extends deeply into the lives of their parents. They, too, are thru November 17, 2025

KOSPI defies overall subdued mood in Asia, friction weighs over Tokyo and Shanghai SEOUL, November 17 (AJP) - South Korea’s stock market opened the week on a strong note Monday, lifted by easing concerns over an AI bubble ahead of Nvidia’s quarterly results and trade uncertainties with the United States, in contrast to the subdued sentiment across most of Asia. As of 9:03 a.m., the KOSPI was up 1.7 percent at 4,079.41, while the tech-heavy Kosdaq added 0.6 percent to 903.26. Market heavyweights led the advance, with Samsung Electronics jumping 3.7 percent to 1 November 17, 2025