King Arthur Legend Rises
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Arts
Seoul, once-rising art hub, feels pinch of global strains
In Seoul’s Hannam district, the storefront that once housed Various Small Fires (VSF) now sits empty, a “For Rent” sign taped to i...
Jun 05, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder activism
Proxy voting rises in South Korea, but few vetoes cast
An increasing number of asset management firms in South Korea are more frequently exercising their voting rights at portfolio companies. Nevertheles...
Jun 05, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Ramen, ready-to-eat meals lead 10% rise in 2024 K-food exports
South Korea’s food exports climbed 10% on-year to $7.26 billion in 2024, led by ramen, ready-to-eat meals and seasoned seaweed, according to g...
May 29, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shareholder value
Celltrion shares rise after bonus issue announcement
Celltrion Inc., South Korea’s largest biosimilar developer, will issue bonus shares to bolster its stock performance, which has been in the do...
May 27, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Bold food tech R&D fuels global rise of Korean cuisine
South Korea’s processed food exports are expected to reach 6 trillion won ($4.4 billion) this year after Korean food companies have aggressive...
May 26, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Europe looms large as K-beauty brands look to blue ocean; shares rise
South Korea’s beauty industry has been reaping decent gains from traditionally strong markets such as China and the US – the world&rsquo...
May 23, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
NPS gobbles up Korea’s top 4 financial holding stocks
South Korea’s largest institutional investor, the National Pension Service (NPS), remains a strong backer of the country’s top four fina...
May 23, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Seoul’s prime office transactions rise 6% in Q1 despite weak sentiment
Despite mounting economic headwinds and heightened investor caution, the prime office market in Seoul posted a modest recovery in the first quarter,...
May 20, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Healthcare
Korea’s aesthetic medicine enjoys golden era with surge in foreign spending
As beauty-conscious tourists continue to flock to Seoul’s clinics, South Korea’s aesthetic medicine sector may be entering a golden era,...
May 19, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Half of Seoul offices now over 30 years old amid limited new supply
About half of the office buildings in Seoul’s major business districts are over 30 years old, falling short of demand for modern and high-end ...
May 13, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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E-commerce
Coupang’s Q1 revenue up; quarterly dip signals rising competition
Coupang Inc., South Korea’s largest e-commerce platform, extended its year-on-year sales growth with an 11.1% increase to post $7.9 billion in...
May 07, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Korean hotels bask in rising foreign visitors; travel agencies in trouble
Hotels in South Korea are booming thanks to a surge in foreign visitors on a weaker won currency, while domestic travel agencies are suffering from ...
Apr 22, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Short selling
All listed stocks to be available for shorting in South Korea
South Korea will allow short selling of all listed stocks in the country as of Monday for the first time in five years, raising expectations of more...
Mar 30, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Baemin, Yogiyo see record transaction drops in Feb amid Coupang's rise
South Korea’s top and third-ranked food delivery apps, Baedal Minjok (Baemin) and Yogiyo, saw their biggest-ever monthly drops in transaction ...
Mar 24, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
K-beauty shake-up: APR, Shinsegae rise as Aekyung declines
South Korea’s beauty industry is undergoing a major reshuffle, with new players rising to prominence while established giants face growing com...
Mar 12, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Korean shipbuilders to benefit from rising LNG, oil tanker demand
South Korean shipbuilders are expected to benefit from a potential surge in demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) and crude oil carriers as US Pres...
Feb 17, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
HD KSOE bags $371 mn LNG bunker ship order
The outlook for South Korean shipbuilders’ liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering ship construction looks bright as the global LNG-powered ship...
Feb 10, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Korean financial holding firms log record-high profits in 2024
South Korea’s top four financial holding firms are estimated to have posted their highest-ever profits in 2024, driven by hefty interest incom...
Feb 04, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
Samsung’s Q4 profit misses expectations; Stock rises
Samsung Electronics Co. flagged weaker-than-expected earnings for the last quarter of last year due to a fall in memory chip prices and soft demand ...
Jan 08, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
Hanwha to more than double staff at US Philly Shipyard in 10 years
South Korea’s Hanwha Group is set to more than double its employees at Hanwha Philly Shipyard in the US over the next 10 years as the chemic...
Jan 07, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean startup M&As halve in 2024 with smaller deals
Mergers and acquisitions of South Korean startups halved in value in 2024 as conglomerates and Big Tech firms such as Naver Corp. and Kakao Corp. sn...
Dec 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
E-Land manages New Balance’s record $689 mn in Korean sales
South Korea’s retail giant E-Land Group has achieved 1 trillion won ($689 million) in Korean sales of the global sports footwear and apparel b...
Dec 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
S.Korea's personal mobilities firm GCoo enters Africa
South Korean personal mobility (PM) company Gbike, the operator of PM sharing service platform Gcoo, said on Wednesday it started the electric kick ...
Dec 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Foreign exchange
Koreans' yen savings fall on profit-taking despite BOJ rate hike views
Yen-denominated deposits in South Korea fell in November, dragging down overall foreign-currency savings, as investors took profits from the Japanes...
Dec 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Mirae Asset rises to 12th-largest ETF manager with $141 billion in assets
South Korea’s leading asset manager Mirae Asset Financial Group has emerged as the world’s 12th-largest exchange-traded fund (ETF) manag...
Dec 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
S.Korean overseas card spending posts record $5.71 bn in Q3
With the increase in international travel during the summer, overseas card spending by South Korean residents reached a record high in the third qua...
Nov 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
Hyundai’s José Muñoz sees new Trump policy, China's rise as opportunity
LOS ANGELES – José Muñoz, freshly tapped as the next chief executive of Hyundai Motor Co., says the current market uncertainty s...
Nov 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG Electronics rises to global prominence in HVAC segment, ranks fifth
LG Electronics Inc., a leading South Korean home appliance maker, has emerged as one of the world’s top five players in the heating, ventilati...
Nov 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate restructuring
Gaon Cable takes over LS Cable & System's US arm
Gaon Cable Co. said on Tuesday it has taken over the US arm of parent company LS Cable & System Ltd. to beef up its business of mid-to-low volta...
Nov 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Samsung Bespoke AI Combo targets European market
Samsung Electronics Co. said on Sunday it held the showcase for launching its all-in-one washer-dryer, Bespoke AI Combo, in Berlin, Germany on Nov...
Nov 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
- 1 Lee Jae-myung to meet with top business leaders this week ahead of G7 summit
- 2 Korea to allow non-profits to buy bad consumer loans
- 3 LG to drive future growth in emerging markets with battery prowess
- 4 South Korean President Lee, Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba seek closer ties
- 5 Naver Ventures to plant flag in Silicon Valley with TwelveLabs bet