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AMD and Upstage expand partnership to support Korea's AI push

U.S. chip giant AMD and Korean AI startup Upstage said Thursday that they have expanded their strategic collaboration to accelerate next-generation AI development and support Korea's sovereign AI push, as AMD steps up its presence in the region.

2026.3.19

José Muñoz, the new CEO of Hyundai Motor, speaks at the LA Auto Show in California on Nov. 21. [HYUNDAI MOTOR]

Hyundai hopes foreign leadership means smooth sailing in 'Trump storm'

With its first foreign national CEO and a former U.S. diplomat helming its strategy division, Hyundai Motor Group is moving to "Trump-proof" itself in the U.S. market.

2025.1.2

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Insta-scam: Impersonation of Hyundai, Samsung chiefs leads to fraud concerns

Impersonator accounts of prominent business individuals on social media has given rise of concerns about scams and corporate espionage.

2024.12.16

Sung Kim, Hyundai's adviser, to receive George F. Kennan Award

Sung Kim, a former top U.S. envoy to North Korea who currently serves as an adviser for Hyundai Motor, has been named to receive this year's George F. Kennan Award for Distinguished Public Service.

2024.8.23

Top U.S. envoy on North Korea to join Hyundai Motor

Hyundai Motor appointed Sung Kim, the top U.S. envoy on North Korea, as an adviser for the company's global business as the automaker grapples with the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

2023.12.10

South Korea's chief nuclear negotiator, Kim Gunn, right, and his U.S. counterpart, Sung Kim, pose for a photo prior to their talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons at the Foreign Ministry in central Seoul on April 6. [YONHAP]

Nuclear envoys of South Korea, U.S. call for China's 'constructive role' over North Korea's nuke issue

The top nuclear envoys of South Korea and the United States held phone talks Monday to discuss North Korea's denuclearization and the outcome of Secretary of State Antony Blinken's recent visit to China, Seoul's Foreign Ministry said.

2023.6.27

U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Sung Kim speaks during the Japan-U.S.-South Korea Trilateral Meeting on North Korea at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo, Japan, on Sept. 7. [YONHAP]

U.S. envoy for North Korea holds rare talks with Chinese counterpart over recent provocations

U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Sung Kim held talks this week with his Chinese counterpart to discuss North Korea's increasingly provocative behavior, the state department said Thursday.

2022.12.9

U.S. special envoy for North Korea Sung Kim speaks in a meeting with his Korean and Japanese counterparts in Seoul on Friday. [YONHAP]

Three envoys say they're prepared for nuke test by North

Sung Kim, Washington's special envoy for North Korea, stressed that the U.S., Korea and Japan are “preparing for all contingencies,” including a possible seventh nuclear test by Pyongyang. Speaking with his counterparts Kim Gunn, special…

2022.6.3

U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Sung Kim, left, shakes hands with Noh Kyu-duk, Seoul’s special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, at the Foreign Ministry in Jongno District, central Seoul on Monday afternoon. [YONHAP]

Sung Kim arrives on five-day trip to South

The U.S. special representative for North Korea arrived in Seoul on Monday for talks with his South Korean counterpart and other officials, including the transition team of President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol, regarding Pyongyang's recent missile launches.

2022.4.18

Sung Kim, the U.S. special representative for North Korea [YONHAP]

North could carry out big test, says Sung Kim

Sung Kim, the U.S. special representative for North Korea, told reporters that Pyongyang could conduct a missile or nuclear test to mark the anniversary of the birth of its founding leader Kim Il Sung this month.

2022.4.7