Golden reclaims Billboard Hot 100 crown; KPop Demon Hunters OST makes history with four tracks in Top 10

The original soundtrack (OST) from Netflix’s animated feature KPop Demon Hunters is rewriting Billboard history. Its breakout single Golden ha...

KPop Demon Hunters tops North American box office with $18 mn weekend

Netflix’s animated film K-Pop Demon Hunters pulled off an unlikely feat over the weekend: it shot straight to No. 1 at the North American box ...

Korea’s demographic shift to single households: Magnet for global real estate giants, investors

South Korea’s rental housing market is attracting some of the world’s largest property investors, as the country’s shifting demogr...

Luxury platform Balaan taps family office AAK as conditional buyer

Balaan Co., South Korea’s leading luxury goods platform under court protection, has selected Seoul-based family office Asia Advisors Korea (AA...

S.Korea-US summit set for Aug. 25 with focus on security, economy

President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea and US President Donald Trump will meet face to face for the first time on Aug. 25 in Washington to discuss a...

Kayne Anderson sees strategic opportunity in resilient, needs-based real estate sectors

Despite an uncertain economic landscape, Kayne Anderson Real Estate, the real estate investment arm of Kayne Anderson, is doubling down on what it d...

Aussie developer The Living Company targets Korean residential market

The Living Company, a leading Australian housing developer, on Thursday opened an office in Seoul to target South Korea’s residential market. ...

S.Korea-US summit likely set for Aug. 25; Vietnam’s top leader to fly to Seoul for state visit

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will likely have a summit meeting with his US counterpart Donald Trump later this month amid a flurry of high-l...

Seoul downtown office glut fears overblown: Savills Korea CEO

The prime office market in core business districts in Seoul is expected to remain strong, said Savills Korea chief, citing limited new supply and th...

SK Nexilis, LG Energy revive supply ties as US seeks China decoupling

SK Nexilis Co., the world’s largest copper foil maker, has decided to move past a years-long rift with former key client LG Energy Solution Lt...

Kakao, Naver step up global AI hunt amid fierce tech race

South Korea’s internet pioneers, Kakao Corp. and Naver Corp., are ramping up overseas investments in artificial intelligence startups, shiftin...

Samsung supplies newest nanoprism image sensors to Xiaomi to crack Sony’s lead

Samsung Electronics Co. is supplying a new high-performance image sensor featuring nanoprism technology to China’s Xiaomi, as the South Korean...

Sale of $1.5 bn Pangyo Tech 1, overseen by Mirae Asset, draws strong bids from global PEFs

The sale of Pangyo Tech 1, a landmark office tower in Pangyo, South Korea’s answer to the US' Silicon Valley, has drawn strong bidding interes...

GEPS taps former KB Asset chief risk officer as new CIO

South Korea’s Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) on Wednesday appointed Sohn Young-jin, former head of risk management at KB Asset Ma...

EQT taps ex-DHK Management CEO to lead S.Korea's real estate push

Swedish asset manager EQT Partners, also the largest private equity firm in Europe, has named David Kim, chief executive of South Korean real estate...

GIC resumes Seoul Finance Center sale in major Korean property deal

Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC is resuming the sale of Seoul Finance Center, a landmark office tower in Seoul's central business distri...

Morgan Stanley stalwart Cho bows out after over 10 years at the helm   

The investment banking head of Morgan Stanley’s Seoul office is stepping down after overseeing a series of landmark deals over more than a dec...

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,...

Greystar hires ex-Samsung SRA manager to launch Seoul office

Greystar Real Estate Partners, the largest housing investment firm in the US, has hired Kang Junghwan, former managing director and head of portfoli...

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 ...

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 ...

Korea’s top cinema chains seek merger to counter box office slump

South Korea’s two leading multiplex operators Lotte Culture Works Co. and Contentree JoongAng Corp. have tentatively agreed to merge in a bid ...

S.Korea’s GEPS to commit $143 million to foreign mid-cap buyout funds

The Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS), one of South Korea’s top three public pension programs, will commit up to 200 billion won ($1...

Ritz-Carlton to return to Seoul, tapped by IGIS Asset for landmark project

IGIS Asset Management Co., South Korea’s leading real estate investment firm, has named The Ritz-Carlton the preferred hotel brand for its amb...

Ex-US Congressman Drew Ferguson to head Hyundai's Washington office

Hyundai Motor Group has appointed former Republican Congressman Drew Ferguson as head of its Washington office, a strategic move designed to bolster...

Mirae, Koramco, Hana shortlisted for Korea Post’s core real estate fund

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Koramco REITs Management and Trust Co. and Hana Alternative Asset Management Co. were shortlisted for the mandat...

Glenwood PE to increase blind fund to $1 bn on pension funds’ interest

South Korea’s Glenwood Private Equity Co. is set to increase a blind fund to 1.5 trillion won ($1 billion) as pension funds at home and abroad...

IGIS taps Samjong KPMG, Cushman & Wakefiel, NAI for sale of AP Tower

IGIS Asset Management Co., a leading South Korean real estate investment firm, has chosen a consortium of Samjong KPMG Accounting Corp., Cushman &am...

Kia to build North America-targeted electric pickup model

Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest carmaker, will build an electric pickup model tailored for North America to enter the world’s la...

S.Korean court to rule on impeached President Yoon’s fate April 4

South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Friday will give its ruling on President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was impeached in December for declaring mart...