NEW YORK (AP) ― With the Nintendo 3DS, the Japanese video game company is betting that it can once again nudge mass entertainment in a new direction, just as it did nearly five years ago when it launched the Wii with its innovative motion-based controller. This time, though, the competition from other devices is tougher. The handheld 3DS, which goes on sale in the U.S. on Sunday for $250, lets ...

CEO Kim says will seek alliances with lenders in the region The state-run Export-Import Bank of Korea is pushing to enhance cooperation with Latin American lenders to support the nation’s growing presence in the rapidly growing region. Its chairman and president Kim Yong-hwan stressed the importance of linking Korean enterprises with Brazil ahead of the 2014 World Cup finals and 2016 Summer Oly...

Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., the world’s top shipbuilder, said Sunday that it sent four power generators to Japan over the weekend in support of the disaster-stricken country’s efforts to ensure a stable electricity supply. The packaged power stations, will help supply power to the cooling system at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant and to nearby residential areas, the company said. Each sta...

SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won has launched a business trip to countries in the Middle East including Saudi Arabia and Kuwait in a bid to boost his company’s resources development. During his trip from March 24-April 4, Chey is to discuss ways to bolster cooperation with the region’s leading oil firms including Saudi Arabia’s state-owned Aramco, Saudi Basic Industries Corp., and Kuwait Petroleum...

HAMBURG, Germany (DPA) ― The Jaguar E-Type is arguably one of the most beautiful cars ever built, stunning the motoring world when it was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show 50 years ago with its sleek aerodynamic form and racing car engine. “It’s impossible to overstate the impact the E-Type had when it was unveiled,” said Jaguar’s current design director Ian Callum at this month’s show in Geneva...