BTS’ Jungkook, IU crowned most-loved K-pop artists worldwide

BTS’ Jungkook, IU crowned most-loved K-pop artists worldwide

BTS’ Jungkook and IU, a singer and actress, have claimed the top spots on the most-favorite K-pop artist charts in both the male and female ca...

India’s love for K-ice cream spurs Lotte to boost expansion

India’s love for K-ice cream spurs Lotte to boost expansion

South Korean confectionery giant Lotte Wellfood Co. is targeting 15% sales growth in India this year, following the completion of a merger betw...

Maybe Happy Ending: A robot love story that rewrote Broadway playbook

Maybe Happy Ending: A robot love story that rewrote Broadway playbook

On an unremarkable evening in November 2024, inside the opulent Belasco Theatre in Manhattan, something quietly historic was taking place.A delicate...

After 37 years of use, Kim returns trusty microwave to Samsung with love

After 37 years of use, Kim returns trusty microwave to Samsung with love

For 37 years, a simple microwave made by Samsung Electronics Co. sat in the kitchen of Kim Kyu-won, providing much more than convenience.It was ther...

India's love for Korean pizza spurs Gopizza’s global business

India's love for Korean pizza spurs Gopizza’s global business

South Korea’s Gopizza Inc. opened its 50th branch in India, the world’s most populous country, as the food tech startup aims to attract ...

Starbucks reigns in coffee republic of South Korea; Drink, play and work

Starbucks reigns in coffee republic of South Korea; Drink, play and work

In South Korea, coffee is not just something to drink. It’s a culture, in which people drink, play and work.Koreans’ love affair with co...

Samsung’s canine love rewarded as its guide dog school turns 30

Samsung’s canine love rewarded as its guide dog school turns 30

Back in the 1990s, South Korea was internationally denounced as a country where people eat dog meat.People hardly recognized nor paid attention to t...

Lotte Mart at Seoul Station redesigned to lure foreign shoppers

Lotte Mart at Seoul Station redesigned to lure foreign shoppers

South Korea’s Lotte Mart reopened its hypermarket at Seoul train station on Thursday following a four-month renovation to attract more foreign...

Koreans maintain designer love with used items, 'quiet luxury'

Koreans maintain designer love with used items, 'quiet luxury'

South Koreans are maintaining their love for premium fashion items with purchases of used luxury items and "quiet luxury" goods amid a slowdown in A...

Chinese buy cosmetics, Japanese pick groceries in Korea: Survey

Chinese buy cosmetics, Japanese pick groceries in Korea: Survey

Foreign visitors to South Korea show different purchasing preferences by nationality, a survey found. A majority of Chinese travelers' top picks are...

BTS' 'Fake Love' video tops 1.2 bn views on YouTube

BTS' 'Fake Love' video tops 1.2 bn views on YouTube

BTS’ “Fake Love” music video has surpassed 1.2 billion views on YouTube on Monday, its record label Big Hit Music announced. ...

Koreans’ love for EcoPro stock may jeopardize short-sellers

Koreans’ love for EcoPro stock may jeopardize short-sellers

South Korean individual investors have been chasing shares in EcoPro group, the country’s major electric vehicle battery materials manufacture...

Koreans’ voracious appetite for pork belly extends to Canadian pork market

Koreans’ voracious appetite for pork belly extends to Canadian pork market

As South Korea prepares for Samgyeopsal Day, or Pork Belly Day, on March 3, the country has further upped pork imports from Canada – this afte...

S.Korea’s love of luxury ushers in 3rd wave of bling boom

S.Korea’s love of luxury ushers in 3rd wave of bling boom

Global luxury brands from Louis Vuitton to Chanel and Thom Browne are readying themselves for a third wave of the luxury boom in South Korea, where ...

DeepBrain AI to bring back deceased loved ones – virtually 

DeepBrain AI to bring back deceased loved ones – virtually 

Perhaps we will soon not be remembering our loved ones only through photos.Imagine a virtual rendition of the deceased speaking at his or her memori...

Koreans log $5.7 bn loss in Q3 from overseas stock investments

Koreans log $5.7 bn loss in Q3 from overseas stock investments

South Korean investors suffered a $5.7 billion loss in the third quarter from overseas stock investments on weak foreign shares. Individual investor...

Korean love for foreign stocks tops 100 tn won mark

Korean love for foreign stocks tops 100 tn won mark

South Koreans’ appetite for foreign stocks continued to grow with holdings of overseas shares by retail investors exceeding the 100 trillion w...

BTS-loved kombucha brand Teazen up for sale

BTS-loved kombucha brand Teazen up for sale

The majority shareholder of South Korea’s fine tea brand Teazen Co. is seeking to sell ownership of the company, attracting multiple potential...

Hyosung TNC’s Love Seoul made of recycled PET bottles

Hyosung TNC’s Love Seoul made of recycled PET bottles

Hyosung TNC Corp., a South Korean textile and yarn maker, has unveiled garments made of eco-friendly polyester yarn extracted from recycled PET bott...

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