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Hyundai Motor Q1 net profit drops 42%
Hyundai's net profit for the 1st quarter of 2020 falls to 552.7 billion won ($448 million) because of the coronavirus pandemic

Hyundai suspends South Korea production over China outbreak
(UPDATED) Hyundai is forced to halt production at its 7 South Korea plants due to lack of parts called wiring harnesses, which are mostly supplied from China

Hyundai to make flying cars for Uber air taxis
Hyundai says it will produce the four-passenger electric 'vertical take-off and landing vehicles' at 'automotive scale,' without offering details

Hyundai Motor to invest $1.5 billion in Indonesia factory
Hyundai will build a car plant in Bekasi, Indonesia. The target is to start production in 2021.

PH Navy’s upcoming frigate begins sea trials in South Korea
The BRP Jose Rizal is expected to be delivered to the Philippines by May 2020, and will be the most powerful warship in the Philippine Fleet

PH to buy 2 navy corvettes from South Korea, may receive 2 more
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana says the South Korean government plans to donate two of its navy’s old corvettes as the Philippines buys two brand new ones from Hyundai Heavy Industries

U.S. investigates Kia, Hyundai over 'non-crash fires'
Nearly 3 million vehicles from the two manufacturers could be recalled after investigations that began on March 29

Hyundai shows off walking car project at CES 2019
Hyundai's Elevate project is billed as an unprecedented 'Ultimate Mobility Vehicle' that combines technology from electric cars with robotics

PH Navy approves design drawings for frigates project
The Philippine Navy says the ceremonial steel cutting will likely happen in South Korea on April 30

Lorenzana on frigates, Dela Rosa on PNPA mauling incident, Daniels on Trump | Midday wRap
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Navy frigates: Rejected Dutch supplier writes to Alejano
Magdalo Representative Gary Alejano says the letter also confirms how Hyundai Heavy Industries employed the 'bait and switch' stratey to win the bid. It offered known and top caliber systems – including Tacticos – but later switched to cheaper systems.

Duterte on ICC, CIDG on Kerwin Espinosa, Stephen Hawking dies | Evening wRap
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It's final: PH Navy chief says Korean system to be installed in warships
Philippine Navy chief Robert Empedrad tells the Commission on Appointments that the selection of Hanwha is a 'done deal'

Frigates deal pushing through; 1st delivery by 2020 – Lorenzana
'There wasn’t a problem in the first place… it is continuing now [and] it will be delivered in 2020 and the next one, in 2021,' says Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana

Senate probe exposes root of frigates deal mess
(UPDATED) Senators fail to probe deeper into why the defense department and the Navy did not come to a compromise

5 nagging questions after the Senate frigates probe
If the innocence of Bong Go depended on a vote among the warm bodies inside the Senate compound, he would have won hands down. But the probe failed to pursue questions that would have given more light on the frigates issue.
Duterte on PH-China, New Mindanao regional party, Extra budget for frigate deal | Midday wRap
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Go on frigate deal, 2 MRT3 glitches on Monday, BIR on Sereno | Evening wRap
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Korean firm still PH warship supplier despite bad record – Lorenzana
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana says they did not know about the bribery allegations against Hyundai Heavy Industries when they signed a contract with the South Korean firm in October 2016

Go faces Senate probe, Students expelled over Castillo hazing death, Egyptian ISIS leader arrested | Midday wRap
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Ousted Navy chief denies favoring supplier in frigates deal
'HHI offered Thales Tacticos to the Philippine Navy during bidding process,' says Vice Admiral Ronald Mercado

Poe on fake news bill, Mercado on frigates probe, Basyang slows down | Midday wRap
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Duterte rejects executive session for Bong Go in frigate hearing
President Rodrigo Duterte wants his aide to participate in an 'open and transparent' public hearing about the P15.5-billion warships project

ICC on Duterte, Poe slams Roque, Malacanang on rice supply | Evening wRap
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DTI's Lopez, Hyundai face plunder, estafa complaint
(UPDATED) The Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption accuses Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez of favoring Hyundai, which the group claims should not have been given P1.1 billion in tax exemptions

Duterte on EU invite, Hyundai Heavy Industries banned in South Korea, Japanese princess wedding postponed | Midday wRap
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#ThewRap: Things you need to know, February 7, 2018
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Bribery scandal hounds Korean firm tapped for PH Navy warships
'Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. is registered as an illegal businessman and will be restricted from bidding for national projects for two years,' says a news report in South Korea

Malacañang welcomes probe into Navy frigate supplier
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque says it was the Aquino administration that selected Hyundai Heavy Industries to build two warships for the Philippine Navy

Malacanang on Charter Change, Mayon Volcano eruption, Roque on Navy frigate deal | Evening wRap
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Go on Senate probe, NBI on Rappler case, Pope Francis weds couple on papal plane | Evening wRap
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If invited, Bong Go says he'll attend Senate probe on frigate deal
(UPDATED) The Senate has not made clear its plans to invite President Rodrigo Duterte's most trusted aide

Bong Go 'not aware' of Palace meeting on Navy frigate deal
The trusted Palace aide was supposedly clueless about a meeting arranged by his own undersecretary

Navy frigate project controversy, Aguirre on Rappler probe, SWS survey | Evening wRap
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NBI to probe Rappler, Malacanang defends Go, Senate rejects joint voting on Cha-Cha | Evening wRap
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Bucking trend, Hyundai bets on hydrogen fuel cell for new car
While most of its rivals turn to all-electric power, Hyundai debuts the Nexo, a hydrogen fuel-cell powered vehicle that uses voice commands, and artificial intelligence
'You're a woman, what do you know about cars?'
Maria Fe Perez-Agudo, head of the Philippine arm of Korean carmaker Hyundai, shares her experience of male bosses intimidating her

Disgraced former Korean football scout found hanged
Cha Jong Bok who was at the center of a bribery scandal involving Asian title holders Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors has been found dead

PH set to acquire Pohang-class corvette from South Korea
The Philippines will pay a token fee of 100 and shoulder the cost of refurbishing the decommissioned ship

Asian football champs Jeonbuk face match-fixing ban
Asian title holders Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors could be banned from next year s AFC Champions League due to a match fixing scandal in South Korea s K League

South Korean industry titans harangued in scandal probe
UPDATED The publicity shy heads of the South s 8 largest conglomerates are grilled relentlessly over donations made to dubious foundations controlled by Choi Soo Sil a close friend of President Park Geun Hye

Scandal hearings put South Korea tycoons in hot seat
The powerful heads of family run conglomerates or chaebols such as Samsung and Hyundai will be among those testifying before a parliamentary investigation ahead of an impeachment vote to remove the president

South Korea's Hyundai to build 2 brand new warships for PH Navy
The deal for the frigates was initiated during the Aquino administration and is the first military contract signed under the Duterte administration

Hyundai car workers start first full strike in 12 years
The day long stoppage is the first full strike at the company since 2004 The workers would also stage a six hour partial strike from Tuesday to Friday the union spokesman says

South Korean auto, shipbuilding workers to go on strike
Employees at Hyundai Motor and Hyundai Heavy Industries will walk off the job this week

San Miguel buys out partner in $1.6B MRT7 project
A 100 million deal results in San Miguel owning 100 of the company which will design construct and complete the MRT7

Crisis for South Korea shipbuilders as golden age fades
Orders are drying up We are faced with an unimaginable situation at which our dock may soon be empty says Hyundai Heavy Industries

San Miguel Corp forms new company for MRT7
This company will be in charge of developing the long delayed MRT7 which will run from Quezon City to Bulacan

Right-of-way acquisition for MRT7: Zero
After MRT7 construction snagged an over 7 year delay due to stalled financial closure and change in terms of the deal it faces another issue: right of way acquisition
