Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Dior post weak profits in Korea post-pandemic
Global luxury brands Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Dior saw worsening profitability of their South Korean operations last year after a few years of dece...
Polestar 4 electric SUV coupe to hit South Korean roads in June
The Polestar 4 electric sport utility vehicle (SUV) coupe is set to make its debut in South Korea in June and targets deliveries from October, Swedi...
Koramco, Fi-public to collaborate on mobile REIT investment
South Korea's Koramco REITs Management and Trust announced on Friday that it plans to launch a personal REIT investment service utilizing a mobile p...
Korean catering firm Ourhome again engulfed in sibling feud
South Korea’s catering service provider Ourhome Ltd. faced another sibling dispute as its Chief Executive and Vice Chairwoman Koo Ji-eun faile...
In Korean food prices, everything’s up: Now it’s dried seaweed's turn
First, it was groceries. Then came fried chicken and hamburgers. Now, it’s seasoned seaweed products, chocolate and ice creams.As in other cou...
MBK eyes stake in Korean software developer Tmaxsoft
North Asia-focused private equity firm MBK Partners is eyeing shares of South Korean enterprise software developer Tmaxsoft Co. around two years aft...
Korea’s vision AI startup Superb AI eyes IPO in H1, 2026
South Korea’s promising vision AI platform developer Superb AI Inc., which has recently added generative AI to its business portfolio, is seek...
Paris Baguette opens first store in Philippines
SPC Group’s bakery franchise Paris Baguette announced on Thursday that it opened its first store in the Philippines. The Mall of Asia bra...
Foreign banks expand Korean operations amid China’s slowdown
Major foreign banks have actively increased staff at their operations in South Korea to offset growing uncertainty in their business in China, grapp...
Kakao Entertainment, Billboard to collaborate for K-pop
South Korea's Kakao Entertainment Corp., a unit of mobile platform giant Kakao Corp., partnered with the renowned US music magazine Billboard on W...
LG Uplus to ramp up AI investment by up to 40% in 2024
SILICON VALLEY – LG Uplus Corp., the third-largest mobile carrier in South Korea seeking to transform into a platform company, will expand its...
S.Korean gov’t selects six overseas cities for K-City Network
The South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on Wednesday that it selected six cities including Indonesia's Jakarta, Vi...
Daesung PE tops Korean venture funds by return in 2018-2023
Daesung Private Equity Inc. in South Korea has become the top local venture capital manager in terms of realized capital gain between 2018 and 2023,...
Korean unicorns slow growth to focus on profits
South Korean unicorns, or startups valued at $1 billion or more, are slowing the pace of growth to shore up their bottom lines as they revive l...
S.Korean game developers to utilize idol group IPs
Kakao Games Corp., a game publishing unit of South Korean tech giant Kakao Corp., signed a licensing deal with SM Entertainment Co. to utilize idol ...
Korean won at 17-month low on Middle East woes, Fed rate view
The South Korean won currency on Tuesday fell to its weakest level in 17 months, briefly touching the psychologically important 1,400 per dollar lev...
Korea’s Celltrion, SK Biopharmaceuticals benefit from direct US sales
Celltrion Inc. and SK Biopharmaceuticals Co. are witnessing improving sales revenue and profitability by selling their products through their own ma...
Korean unicorns’ failed global expedition causes growth concern
Woowa Brothers Corp. and Viva Republica Inc., South Korea’s most valuable unicorns, have pulled the plug on some of their overseas businesses ...
Samsung, LG look to Europe with AI-powered built-in kitchen appliances
MILAN, ITALY – Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc. are big names in the US home appliances market. The two South Korean electronic...
Korean lidar venture SOSLab eyes Kosdaq debut in May
South Korean light detection and ranging (lidar) startup SOSLab aims to debut on the junior bourse Kosdaq in May, according to banking sources on Su...
Korean kimchi makers spur production in US, Australia
South Korean top food makers such as CJ CheilJedang Corp. and Daesang Corp. are expanding their kimchi factories overseas to meet growing demand for...
Samsung to deploy smart home services in Miami
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Sunday that it will deploy smart home services in the Miami residential complex, Florida with the US-based re...
SK On, Siemens DISW to build smart factory system
South Korean rechargeable battery maker SK On Co. signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Siemens Digital Industries Software (Siemens DISW)...
Korean startup CEOs away from home lead global expedition
South Korea’s promising startup founders, who normally double as chief executive officers for their companies, are leaving their home turf to ...
Korean tire makers step up push into bigger, high-margin tires
South Korean tire makers are betting big on premium tires fitted for sports utility vehicles, full-size sedans and electric vehicles, after bigger a...
Nexon's Dave the Diver wins BAFTA Games Awards
South Korea’s game developer Nexon Co. announced on Friday that its PC RPG game Dave the Diver won the Game Design award at the British Academ...
Manyo’s Pure Cleansing Oil to hit US Costco shelves in July
South Korea’s naturalism cosmetics company Manyo Co. has hit the jackpot in a deal to supply its best-selling face cleansing product, Pure Cle...
Kakao joins open-source community AI Alliance
Kakao Corp. announced on Friday that it joined the global open-source community The AI Alliance to support AI research and development.Established i...
Hyundai Wia targets Chile's advanced arms market
Hyundai Wia Corp., an auto parts and defense unit of Hyundai Motor Group, announced on Thursday that it unveiled advanced weapons systems at the 202...
SoftBank-backed Balancehero still hungry for bigger market
In India, the world’s most populous country, about 1.2 billion people are estimated to have no credit score because most are unbanked, meaning...
