S.Korea’s Musinsa, Disney to collaborate character products

S.Korea’s Musinsa, Disney to collaborate character products

South Korea’s online fashion platform Musinsa has partnered with the Walt Disney Company Korea, a Korean unit of the global entertainment...

HD Hyundai Infracore releases first S.Korean made bulldozer in 24 years

HD Hyundai Infracore releases first S.Korean made bulldozer in 24 years

HD Hyundai Infracore Co. a construction equipment affiliate of South Korea’s HD Hyundai Group, on Sunday said it launched its new bulldozer br...

Samsung faces $303 mn jury verdict in memory patent lawsuit in US

Samsung faces $303 mn jury verdict in memory patent lawsuit in US

Samsung Electronics Co. lost a semiconductor patent infringement lawsuit filed in the US. The South Korean company received a jury verdict to pay ab...

BTS' Suga releases his first solo album D-DAY

BTS' Suga releases his first solo album D-DAY

Suga of K-pop sensation BTS released his first solo album, “D-DAY”, on Friday, Bit Hit Music announced.This album is Suga’s first ...

S.Korea sees boom in domestic demand for zero-sugar soju

S.Korea sees boom in domestic demand for zero-sugar soju

A "zero-sugar" craze has emerged on the South Korean market for the country's traditional alcoholic drink soju. Lotte Chilsung Beverage said its die...

MBK Partners to buy Belgian chocolate brand Pierre Marcolini

MBK Partners to buy Belgian chocolate brand Pierre Marcolini

Private equity firm MBK Partners is set to acquire Pierre Marcolini, a Belgian chocolate brand called "Hermes of Chocolate."MBK bought the South Kor...

Hyundai launches marketing offensive in China with N brand

Hyundai launches marketing offensive in China with N brand

Hyundai Motor Co. will launch its high-performance vehicle brand Hyundai N in China in the second half of the year as part of its offensive on the r...

S.Korean fashion company LF relaunches 1990s-popular line Tipicosi

S.Korean fashion company LF relaunches 1990s-popular line Tipicosi

Tipicosi, a South Korean fashion brand popular in the 1990s, has seen a resurrection thanks to the domestic craze for "newtro," a trend combining th...

S.Korea’s character Baby Shark stars with Sesame Street’s Elmo

S.Korea’s character Baby Shark stars with Sesame Street’s Elmo

Baby Shark, the popular children’s character from South Korea’s family entertainment company Pinkfong, and Elmo, the famous red monster ...

Shinsegae supports int'l expansion of S.Korea's promising fashion brands

Shinsegae supports int'l expansion of S.Korea's promising fashion brands

South Korea's Shinsegae Department Store has launched activities to support the overseas expansion of up-and-coming domestic fashion brands. The com...

Hankook Tire's iON brand wins Red Dot Design Award

Hankook Tire's iON brand wins Red Dot Design Award

South Korean tire maker Hankook Tire & Technology said on Thursday that its electric vehicle (EV) exclusive tire brand, "iON," has secured four ...

LG Elec reinvents brand identity, aiming for youthful, dynamic image

LG Elec reinvents brand identity, aiming for youthful, dynamic image

South Korean tech giant LG Electronics Inc. is taking steps to reinvent its brand and enhance its youthful and dynamic image while actively communic...

Hanjin to open pop-up store for S.Korean fashion brand in LA

Hanjin to open pop-up store for S.Korean fashion brand in LA

South Korea's Hanjin Transportation, a logistics unit of Hanjin Group, announced on Wednesday that it will hold a pop-up event to promote domestic e...

S.Korea's NHN Commerce acquires domestic cosmetics brand WLab

S.Korea's NHN Commerce acquires domestic cosmetics brand WLab

South Korea's major online company NHN Corp.'s online shopping platform NHN Commerce announced on Tuesday that it has acquired domestic cosmetics br...

HD Hyundai Infracore targets Middle East and African markets with new brand Develon

HD Hyundai Infracore targets Middle East and African markets with new brand Develon

HD Hyundai Infracore (formerly Hyundai Doosan Infracore Co.), a South Korean construction equipment maker, has ventured into the Middle East and Afr...

Chanel watches make world's 1st online debut in Korea

Chanel watches make world's 1st online debut in Korea

Chanel watches have made their online debut through South Korea's leading platform SSG.COM, becoming the French brand’s first launch of fashio...

S.Korea's Musinsa promotes domestic fashion brands in Tokyo

S.Korea's Musinsa promotes domestic fashion brands in Tokyo

South Korea's e-commerce fashion platform Musinsa announced on Friday that it opens a K-fashion brand pop-up store in Tokyo's Harajuku until April 1...

Paris Baguette to showcase at London Franchise Show 2023

Paris Baguette to showcase at London Franchise Show 2023

Paris Baguette, the bakery franchise owned by South Korea's SPC Group, said on Friday that it will participate in the London International Franchise...

TIMWORK lifts trophy at March D.Camp startup pitch competition

TIMWORK lifts trophy at March D.Camp startup pitch competition

TIMWORK Inc., a South Korean digital construction plan management software developer, won first prize at D.Camp’s March startup pitch competit...

Louis Vuitton to launch the third pop-up restaurant in S.Korea

Louis Vuitton to launch the third pop-up restaurant in S.Korea

The French luxury brand Louis Vuitton to open a pop-up restaurant in South Korea. This is the third one since May and September last year. Acco...

S.Korea to cut COVID-19 quarantine from seven days to five in May

S.Korea to cut COVID-19 quarantine from seven days to five in May

South Korea’s mandatory quarantine for confirmed COVID-19 patients from May will be cut from seven days to five, as the country is expected to...

S.Korean fashion company LF diversifies portfolio with new brand Patou

S.Korean fashion company LF diversifies portfolio with new brand Patou

In a move to expand its range of offerings, South Korean fashion company LF Corp. has introduced a new emerging brand, Patou. As the preferences of ...

GM's SUV Trax Crossover gets 6,000 preorders in 3 days

GM's SUV Trax Crossover gets 6,000 preorders in 3 days

The Chevrolet Trax Crossover, a utility vehicle mass produced by General Motors Korea, is soon expected to exceed 10,000 preorders amid greater-than...

SK Energy wins first place in K-BPI gas station sector in Korea

SK Energy wins first place in K-BPI gas station sector in Korea

SK Energy, an energy and petrochemical unit of South Korea's SK Group, has won first place for 17 consecutive years in the gas station sector of the...

Doosan Bobcat participates in US logistics exhibition under Bobcat brand

Doosan Bobcat participates in US logistics exhibition under Bobcat brand

Doosan Bobcat, a South Korean manufacturer of construction equipment, announced on Friday that it participated in the ProMat 2023 trade show for sup...

Cowell Fashion acquires Superdry’s Asia-Pacific IP rights for $50 mn

Cowell Fashion acquires Superdry’s Asia-Pacific IP rights for $50 mn

South Korea's innerwear company Cowell Fashion Co. has acquired the Asian rights to the British fashion brand Superdry for $50 million and plans to ...

S.Korea's CGBio exports $8 mn filler to Australia, New Zealand

S.Korea's CGBio exports $8 mn filler to Australia, New Zealand

CGBio, a South Korean bio-regenerative medical company, announced on Thursday that it has signed a contract to export its hyaluronic acid (HA) fille...

Goobne Chicken signs franchise contract with Texas-based company

Goobne Chicken signs franchise contract with Texas-based company

Goobne Chicken, an oven-baked chicken brand operated by GN Food Corporation of South Korea, announced on Thursday that it had signed a master franch...

Paris Baguette expands to Canada with first store in Toronto

Paris Baguette expands to Canada with first store in Toronto

SPC, the South Korean food and beverage conglomerate, announced the opening of the first Paris Baguette store in Toronto, Canada, on March 23. The m...

Hankook Tire supplies tires to BMW Driving Center for 9 consecutive years

Hankook Tire supplies tires to BMW Driving Center for 9 consecutive years

Hankook Tire & Technology, a tire manufacturer based in South Korea, announced on Wednesday its exclusive partnership with BMW Driving Center's ...

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