Aespa, other SM artists to join BTS' K-pop fan platform

Aespa, other SM artists to join BTS' K-pop fan platform

SM Entertainment Co.'s artists such as aespa and NCT are set to join HYBE Co.'s fan engagement service., boosting the competitiveness of the platfor...

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...

What’s the next K-sensation after rise of 60-year-old K-ramen?  

What’s the next K-sensation after rise of 60-year-old K-ramen?  

It was not easy for latecomer Samyang Foods Co. to come up with a recipe for its own instant ramen noodle 60 years ago when Japanese rival Nissin ...

KCCI, JCCI hold a working level meeting in six years

KCCI, JCCI hold a working level meeting in six years

Business representatives from South Korea and Japan gathered for the first time in six years, with the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCC...

KOGAS, JERA of Japan agree to jointly purchase LNG

KOGAS, JERA of Japan agree to jointly purchase LNG

South Korea's state-run Korea Gas Corp. (KOGAS) has joined hands with JERA, a Japan-based global liquefied natural gas (LNG) corporation, in the wak...

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.Korean ramen's exports reach new heights amid K-content boom

S.Korean ramen's exports reach new heights amid K-content boom

Riding the wave of the K-content craze, South Korean ramen's overseas status is soaring. In the first quarter of this year, the ramen export value e...

HD Hyundai moves K-pop gala to Busan for World Expo bid

HD Hyundai moves K-pop gala to Busan for World Expo bid

South Korea’s HD Hyundai Co. will move an annual K-pop concert to Busan this year to support the city’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo....

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...

CJ Olive Young introduces Beauty Box filled with K-beauty products

CJ Olive Young introduces Beauty Box filled with K-beauty products

South Korea's health and beauty store chain operator CJ Olive Young Co. announced on Thursday that it will introduce its K-beauty curation service c...

Samsung Galaxy S23 to land in Japan to take on iPhone

Samsung Galaxy S23 to land in Japan to take on iPhone

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top smartphone maker, will launch its flagship Galaxy S23 series in Japan later this month to compete wit...

NongHyup opens office in Vietnam to strengthen K-food exports

NongHyup opens office in Vietnam to strengthen K-food exports

South Korea's NongHyup, or the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, announced on Wednesday that it has opened an office in Vietnam with pla...

Shinhan Financial, KOSME to support startups for expanding Japanese market

Shinhan Financial, KOSME to support startups for expanding Japanese market

Shinhan Financial Group announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with the Korea SMEs and Startups Agency (KOSME) to support Korean startups' ent...

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...

MBK Partners eyes China’s local consumption: Letter to investors

MBK Partners eyes China’s local consumption: Letter to investors

Private equity giant MBK Partners focused on defending its portfolio last year, especially Chinese companies during the lockdown, while being active...

Samsung C&T, Japan’s Chiyoda collaborate in green hydrogen

Samsung C&T, Japan’s Chiyoda collaborate in green hydrogen

South Korea’s Samsung C&T Corp. is boosting its eco-friendly energy business such as in green hydrogen, a carbon-neutral alternative resou...

Lotte Shopping: Resurrected in Indonesia after death in China

Lotte Shopping: Resurrected in Indonesia after death in China

JAKARTA – On a hot spring day in March, Lotte Mart’s Gandaria City Mall hypermarket was as bustling with shopping Indonesians as usual.I...

LINE, Mizuho call off plan to set up mobile-only bank in Japan

LINE, Mizuho call off plan to set up mobile-only bank in Japan

LINE Corp. and Mizuho Financial Group’s plan to introduce an internet-only bank in Japan has fallen through about five years after they unveil...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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