More S.Koreans buy, sell homes online without realtors
South Korea’s top online flea market Danggeun Market and other platforms are growing more popular for property deals as home sellers look for ...
Gabriela Hearst, Veronica Beard, Toteme to launch in Korea
US designer brands Gabriela Hearst and Veronica Beard, as well as Swedish premium Toteme are set to open exclusive stores in South Korea to allure f...
S.Korea's Shinsegae Int'l secures domestic sales rights of Laura Mercier
South Korea's major retailer Shinsegae International said on Monday that it would acquire the exclusive domestic sales rights of Laura Mercier, a Fr...
Sulbing opens 1st US store in California in March next year
South Korean dessert café Sulbing said on Friday that it signed a new master franchise contract to declare its entry into the US market and a...
S.Korea's fast-food chain Lotteria opens 3rd store in Mongolia
Lotte GRS, the food affiliate of Lotte Group, said on Thursday that it opened its third Lotteria restaurant in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, last Friday.Lo...
Home&Shopping partners with K-Market to explore opportunities in Vietnam
Home & Shopping, South Korea's home shopping channel specializing in products of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), announced on Th...
Lotte Department Store hosts Alfie Caine's first solo exhibition in Asia
Lotte Department Store on Wednesday said it will hold the first solo exhibition in Asia by Alfie Caine, a British artist who is emerging as a star o...
CJ CheilJedang launches new Bibigo kimchi in Europe
Korea's leading food processing company CJ CheilJedang said on Monday that it has launched Bibigo sliced kimchi for export in Europe, which can be s...
LG HelloVision, S-1 to jointly enter home security market
South Korea's cable TV provider LG HelloVision and security company S-1 Corp. announced they will jointly develop a home-based platform using ...
LG Elec to launch total care service for home appliances
LG Electronics Inc., the world’s top home appliance maker, is launching a total care service for products in South Korea to enhance after-sale...
Game design and development studio SHIFT UP eyes IPO
SHIFT UP Corp., known for its subculture games, is eyeing an initial public offering (IPO.) The game design and development studio confirmed th...
Samsung sets sights on new chips for self-driving homes on wheels
For decades, Samsung Electronics Co. has been a household name in the semiconductor industry, making chips that work like the human brain for comput...
Lotte Shopping joins hands with UK's Ocado to build online grocery store
Lotte Shopping Co. will join forces with the Hertfordshire, England-based Ocado Group, which licenses grocery fulfillment technology to retailers.&n...
Kakao to challenge Naver, Apple for offline payment services
South Korea’s largest mobile payment app KakaoPay has bought a stake in the country’s No. 1 electronic payment system provider, accordin...
Lotte Home Shopping showcases Bellygom at Manhattan’s Pier 17
NEW YORK – Lotte Home Shopping Inc. displayed Bellygom at Manhattan’s Pier 17 on Wednesday, on the sidelines of the Korea Brand Expo in ...
Lotte Home Shopping to nurture Bellygom as a global character
Lotte Home Shopping Inc. announced Thursday the company will showcase Bellygom at a New York City exhibit next week, as part of a broader plan to gr...
LG Energy, KT join KED’s top 30 Korean innovator list
KT Corp. and Studio Dragon Corp. have joined the ranks of South Korea’s most innovative companies thanks to their creation of cultural produ...
Squid Game wins Emmy awards for best actor, director
LOS ANGELES, California -- Netflix mega-hit Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae and creator Hwang Dong-hyuk each bagged an Emmy trophy Monday night in Los ...
Foreign-owned companies in Korea send hefty profits back home
South Korean firms wholly owned by foreign companies sent more than 1.1 trillion won ($800 million) back home for the fiscal year of 2021 in aggrega...
SK Bioscience seeks WHO nod for prompt COVID vaccine sale
SK Bioscience Co., the biopharmaceutical unit of South Korea’s No. 2 conglomerate SK Group, sought approval from the World Health Organization...
Typhoon Hinnamnor shuts all POSCO furnaces for 1st time in 49 years
POHANG, North Gyeongsang Province – POSCO Holdings Inc., the holding company of South Korea’s steel giant, said on Wednesday it has shut...
LG Elec unveils new NFT platform, aims to turn living room into art gallery
LG Electronics Inc. announced Monday it has launched its very own non-fungible token (NFT) platform, LG Art Lab. Now available in the United St...
Samsung, LG present home appliances future at IFA 2022
BERLIN -- South Korea’s leading home appliances makers Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. are showcasing the future of consumer t...
Korean big-box stores see credit rating downgrades
Two credit rating agencies have lowered South Korean big-box retail giants’ credit profiles. Korea’s top three big-box stores, Homeplus ...
Samsung, LG boost use of recycled materials for electronics
South Korean tech giants Samsung and LG are increasing their amount of electronic products made from recycled materials. The companies will showcase...
Lotte to support Korean SMEs via exhibitions in Berlin, New York
Lotte Group, South Korea’s fifth-largest conglomerate, is set to boost the global sales channels of some 200 Korean small and medium-sized ent...
LG to nurture automotive electronics talent at Korean universities
LG Electronics Inc., the world’s leading home appliance maker, plans to foster talent for its automotive electronics business at South Korean ...
Seoul National University to set up first overseas campus in Vietnam
Seoul National University (SNU), South Korea’s top-ranked higher education institution, is pursuing the setup of its first overseas campus in ...
K-chicken chain BB.Q foresees stores quadrupling in N.America
Gourmands in North America will be able to enjoy South Korean fried chicken more conveniently as BB.Q Chicken, the country’s leading franchise...
Samsung’s Lee reinstated; big moves in store for top conglomerate
Lee Jae-yong, Samsung Group’s de facto leader, on Friday had his right to work restored, paving the way for big moves for South Korea’s ...
