S.Korea’s Lee, Japan’s Ishiba agree to deepen ties, resume shuttle diplomacy

S.Korea’s Lee, Japan’s Ishiba agree to deepen ties, resume shuttle diplomacy

KANANASKIS, Canada – South Korea’s newly elected President Lee Jae-myung held his first summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishi...

Jollibee to buy chicken chain Norang Tongdak amid global K-food frenzy

Jollibee to buy chicken chain Norang Tongdak amid global K-food frenzy

Jollibee Foods Corp., a household name in Southeast Asia’s food market, has been named the preferred buyer of Norang Tongdak, a South Korean f...

S.Korea’s Lee to make diplomatic debut at G7 after phone call with Trump

S.Korea’s Lee to make diplomatic debut at G7 after phone call with Trump

South Korea’s new President Lee Jae-myung will attend the summit of the Group of Seven (G7) advanced countries in Alberta, Canada, next week, ...

S.Korea imports Canadian oil for 1st time under Trump's 2nd term

S.Korea imports Canadian oil for 1st time under Trump's 2nd term

South Korea has imported crude oil from Canada for the first time amid escalating tariff tensions between the US and Canada since Donald Trump's ret...

Bird flu in Brazil hikes wholesale chicken prices in Korea

Bird flu in Brazil hikes wholesale chicken prices in Korea

South Korea has suspended chicken imports from Brazil following the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the South American count...

Korean Air, Delta to buy 25% stake in Canada’s WestJet for $550 million

Korean Air, Delta to buy 25% stake in Canada’s WestJet for $550 million

Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea’s largest full-service carrier, and its joint venture partner Delta Air Lines Inc. will acquire a 25% stake ...

Korean exports snap 15 months of gains in Jan despite higher chip sales

Korean exports snap 15 months of gains in Jan despite higher chip sales

South Korea’s exports dropped in January on-year for the first time in 16 months due to more holiday days in the month, although overseas sale...

Corstone, Q Capital in talks with foreign investors to sell K-chicken chain

Corstone, Q Capital in talks with foreign investors to sell K-chicken chain

Seoul-based private equity firms Corstone Asia and Q Capital Partners are in talks with foreign investors to sell a South Korean fried chicken chain...

Fried chicken chain bhc to enter Indonesia in 2025

Fried chicken chain bhc to enter Indonesia in 2025

South Korea’s fried chicken brand bhc Group said on Tuesday it signed a master license agreement with Indonesia's Nachindo Group to enter the ...

Celltrion gets approval of Omlyclo in Canada

Celltrion gets approval of Omlyclo in Canada

South Korea’s Celltrion Inc., received new drug submission (NDS) approval from Health Canada for Omlyclo, the biosimilar of allergic asthma an...

CJ CheilJedang's Sobaba Chicken enters US, Japan

CJ CheilJedang's Sobaba Chicken enters US, Japan

South Korea's CJ CheilJedang Corp. said on Wednesday its frozen fried chicken Sobaba Chicken entered Costco stores in the US and Japan.Sobaba Chicke...

Korea’s HD Hyundai, Hanwha fail to win $7.3 bn Australian navy deal

Korea’s HD Hyundai, Hanwha fail to win $7.3 bn Australian navy deal

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. and Hanwha Ocean Co. failed to win a $7.3 billion deal to build frigates for the Australian Navy, industry sources a...

Samyang Foods' Buldak Ramen gets K-food Safety certification

Samyang Foods' Buldak Ramen gets K-food Safety certification

South Korea's Samyang Foods Co. said on Thursday its Buldak Ramen (hot chicken flavor ramyun) received the domestic production certification K-food ...

S.Korea's BBQ enters world's most populous market, India

S.Korea's BBQ enters world's most populous market, India

Genesis BBQ Group, the operator of a popular South Korean fried chicken brand, is expanding its market to South Asia by entering India, the world&rs...

LG Energy, Stellantis’ EV battery JV in Canada mass-produces modules

LG Energy, Stellantis’ EV battery JV in Canada mass-produces modules

LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s third-largest electric vehicle battery manufacturer, said on Wednesday its joint venture in Canada with m...

Mom's Touch to enter Laos in 2025

Mom's Touch to enter Laos in 2025

South Korean homegrown burger and chicken brand Mom's Touch & Co. said on Wednesday that it signed a master franchise agreement with Laos-based ...

Paris Baguette opens 600th overseas store in Canada for global expansion

Paris Baguette opens 600th overseas store in Canada for global expansion

Paris Baguette opened its 600th overseas store in Toronto, Ontario, as the leading South Korean bakery brand is rapidly expanding its global busines...

Zero-sum fears arise in S.Korean airlines’ game of chicken

Zero-sum fears arise in S.Korean airlines’ game of chicken

South Korea’s air carriers are fiercely vying for lucrative or untapped routes in a game of chicken to shore up their falling profit, raising ...

Solus signs incentive agreement with Quebec

Solus signs incentive agreement with Quebec

Solus Advanced Materials, a South Korean copper foil supplier, said on Friday that its overseas subsidiary Volta Energy Solutions Canada signed an i...

S.Korea’s T’way Air to introduce A330-900 Neo aircraft

S.Korea’s T’way Air to introduce A330-900 Neo aircraft

T'way Air Co. announced on Thursday that it will gradually introduce five new Airbus A330-900 Neo aircraft starting next year.T’way recently s...

BBQ Chicken to enter Indonesian market

BBQ Chicken to enter Indonesian market

Genesis BBQ Group, the operator of a popular South Korean fried chicken brand, said on Monday that it signed a master franchise agreement with PT ...

KT unveils photos of Canadian fall destinations using GenAI

KT unveils photos of Canadian fall destinations using GenAI

KT Corp. unveiled on Monday the Canadian edition of Genie TV's AI Travel View, which was created using generative artificial intelligence technology...

Celltrion gets approval of Steqeyma in Canada

Celltrion gets approval of Steqeyma in Canada

South Korea’s Celltrion Inc., received new drug submission (NDS) approval from Health Canada for Steqeyma, a biosimilar of the autoimmune dise...

Kyochon Chicken opens first store in Vancouver

Kyochon Chicken opens first store in Vancouver

South Korea's fried chicken chain Kyochon F&B announced on Tuesday that it opened its first store in Vancouver, Canada.Kyochon F&B opened Ky...

SK Telecom launches In-flight wi-fi service

SK Telecom launches In-flight wi-fi service

South Korea's SK Telecom Co. announced on Wednesday that it launched the T In-flight wi-fi service.This service will initially be available on six a...

SK Telecom's X Caliber enters N.American pet market

SK Telecom's X Caliber enters N.American pet market

South Korea's SK Telecom Co. announced on Monday that it signed a distribution agreement with Canadian pet medical equipment company Nuon & Nikk...

Air Premia, Alaska Airlines sign interline agreement

Air Premia, Alaska Airlines sign interline agreement

South Korea's Air Premia Inc. announced on Thursday that it partnered with Alaska Airlines, the fifth-largest US carrier, through an interline agr...

Korea’s No. 1 flea market app Karrot expands services across Canada

Korea’s No. 1 flea market app Karrot expands services across Canada

Danggeun Market Inc., South Korea’s largest online flea market service provider, is expanding its online used-goods marketplace app Karrot acr...

Fried chicken chain bhc adds two more stores in Thailand

Fried chicken chain bhc adds two more stores in Thailand

South Korean fried chicken chain bhc Chicken announced on Monday that it opened its fifth and sixth stores in Thailand.The number of stores has incr...

Shinhan Card, Canada's Alberta to co-work for tourism

Shinhan Card, Canada's Alberta to co-work for tourism

South Korea's Shinhan Card Co. announced on Wednesday that it signed a strategic business agreement with the provincial government of Alberta, C...

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