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Four robot-related companies' stocks jump 155% on average this year due to physical AI boom

Four robot-related companies listed on Korea's main bourse have seen their shares jump 155 percent on average this year amid a global boom in the physical AI industry, data showed on Wednesday.

2026.6.3

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, center, Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, left, and Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Euisun Chung gather at a Kkanbu Chicken restaurant in Samseong-dong, southern Seoul, on Oct. 30. [NEWS1]

Will Nvidia's Huang have samgyeopsal summit in Korea? The Kospi's betting on it.

The now-famous “Kkanbu meeting” — a casual gathering of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-yong and Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Euisun Chung at a chicken joint last October — may soon get a sequel.

2026.6.1

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Hyundai Motor's labor and management hold their first meeting for wage negotiations at the company's plant in Ulsan on May 6. [YONHAP]

KEF report highlights Toyota's 'cooperative' labor, management relationship

As Korean companies struggle to fend off unions' demand to fix the company operating profit to employee bonuses, the Korea Enterprises Federation wants domestic companies — and their unions — to take the example of Japanese carmaker Toyota.

2026.6.1

Korea Football Administration President Chung Mong-gyu, who is also the chairman of HDC Group, attends the ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the group's founding at Dragon City in Yongsan District, central Seoul, on March 18. [YONHAP]

Peppered by controversy, beleaguered KFA chief to step down after World Cup

Chung Mong-gyu will step down as president of the Korea Football Association after the 2026 FIFA World Cup, bowing to pressure from years of controversy that turned fans against him and drew government scrutiny.

2026.5.29

Kia, the smaller affiliate of the Hyundai Motor Group, presents a military version of its Tasman pickup truck at a defense exhibition held in Romania in May. [HYUNDAI MOTOR GROUP]

Hyundai Motor Group jumps into growing military vehicle market

Defense is becoming the auto industry’s newest battleground — and Hyundai Motor is entering with hydrogen in hand.

2026.5.21

A robot sprays water on plants at Hyundai Motor Group's headquarters in southern Seoul on May 14. [HYUNDAI MOTOR]

Hyundai Motor Group transforms headquarters into live robotics showroom

Robot dogs, robot gardeners and robot deliverers — the presence of wheeled AI may soon become an everyday scene for staff at Hyundai Motor Group’s headquarters. For laymen, however, it’s a glimpse into their future.

2026.5.14

Anduril Industries co-founder and CEO Brian Schimpf speaks during a press conference at Four Seasons Hotel Seoul in Jongno District, central Seoul, on May 7. Anduril announced the same day that it signed a memorandum of understanding with Hyundai Rotem for enhancing weapons systems. [YONHAP]

Hyundai Rotem forges Anduril MOU

Anduril signed a memorandum of understanding with Hyundai Rotem for enhancing weapons systems.

2026.5.7

The All-New Nexo and the Universe Fuel Cell hydrogen bus prepared for the Hydrogen Council CEO Summit are seen in this photo provided by Hyundai Motor Group on Dec. 1, 2025. [HYUNDAI MOTOR GROUP]

Auto industry leaders advocate for hydrogen's role alongside BEVs at 2026 ITF

Automobile industry representatives at this year's International Transport Forum (ITF) in Germany called on governments to expand infrastructure for both battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles.

2026.5.7

Hyundai Motor and its labor union hold the first negotiations for 2026 in Ulsan on May 6. [NEWS1]

Hyundai kicks off wage talks with labor, management light-years apart on bonuses, robots

Hyundai Motor has kicked wage negotiations, with labor and management lightyears apart, particularly on a hefty union demand for 30 percent of net profit as a bonus and intense pushback against the deployment of humanoid robots.

2026.5.6

Korea weighs 'robot tax' as AI-driven job losses loom

Advanced AI is wiping out a vast number of human jobs, fueling calls for a so-called “robot tax” as a hedge against mass technological unemployment.

2026.5.5