S.Korea’s petrochemical firms to cut capacity on state call for rigorous restructuring

S.Korea’s petrochemical firms to cut capacity on state call for rigorous restructuring

South Korea’s 10 largest petrochemical companies have agreed to restructure their operations, including up to 25% cuts to their naphtha-cracki...

Kpop Demon Hunters sweeps Billboard Hot 100 with three OST tracks in Top 10

Kpop Demon Hunters sweeps Billboard Hot 100 with three OST tracks in Top 10

The soundtrack from Netflix’s animated feature Kpop Demon Hunters is rewriting chart history. Three of its tracks have landed in the Billboard...

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

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...

Korean retail investors pile up Hong Kong shares on China tech surge

Korean retail investors pile up Hong Kong shares on China tech surge

South Korean mom-and-pop investors are pouring into the Hong Kong stock market this year, chasing a rally in blue-chip Chinese tech names, with thei...

Daishin, Hanwha seen leading bid for S.Korea’s top real estate investor IGIS Asset

Daishin, Hanwha seen leading bid for S.Korea’s top real estate investor IGIS Asset

The sale of a controlling stake in South Korea’s top real estate asset management firm IGIS Asset Management Co. is picking up pace, with Dais...

Disney, Marvel, Star Wars stories to get Korean webtoon makeover

Disney, Marvel, Star Wars stories to get Korean webtoon makeover

Webtoon Entertainment Inc. is bringing Iron Man, Spider-Man, Darth Vader and Beauty and the Beast to life in vertical web panels, reimagined in the ...

Huntr/x’s Golden from KPop Demon Hunters rules Billboard by topping Hot 100 Chart

Huntr/x’s Golden from KPop Demon Hunters rules Billboard by topping Hot 100 Chart

A fictional K-pop girl group from a Netflix animated film has achieved what few real-world acts have managed – conquering both sides of the At...

KPop Demon Hunters’ OST holds at No. 2 on Billboard 200; Golden eyes Hot 100 top spot

KPop Demon Hunters’ OST holds at No. 2 on Billboard 200; Golden eyes Hot 100 top spot

The original soundtrack (OST) to Netflix’s animated feature KPop Demon Hunters has held its No. 2 position on the Billboard 200 for a second c...

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

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...

LG CNS to build AI data center in Indonesia, first for Korean firm

LG CNS to build AI data center in Indonesia, first for Korean firm

LG CNS Co., the information technology services unit of South Korea’s LG Group, has bagged a deal to build an artificial intelligence-ready da...

KPop Demon Hunters’ Golden, Your Idol face off on Billboard chart

KPop Demon Hunters’ Golden, Your Idol face off on Billboard chart

In a twist where fiction meets chart-topping reality, two songs from the animated universe of KPop Demon Hunters are now locked in a very real rival...

S.Korea’s top 3 shipbuilders launch MASGA TF, eye 2-track strategy

S.Korea’s top 3 shipbuilders launch MASGA TF, eye 2-track strategy

South Korea’s three leading shipbuilders – HD Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co., Hanwha Ocean Co. and Samsung Heavy Industries...

K-pop takes over Britpop: KPop Demon Hunters tops UK Official Charts

K-pop takes over Britpop: KPop Demon Hunters tops UK Official Charts

KPop Demon Hunters, Netflix's most-watched original animated film of all time, continues its record-breaking streak. Its fictional girl group Huntri...

Seoul’s tax reform hits top firms as US tariffs, tighter rules loom

Seoul’s tax reform hits top firms as US tariffs, tighter rules loom

South Korea’s finance ministry has finalized a tax reform plan that raises the top corporate tax rate by one percentage point to 25% and incre...

KPop Demon Hunters sets record as Netflix’s most-watched anime

KPop Demon Hunters sets record as Netflix’s most-watched anime

KPop Demon Hunters has become the most-watched original animated film of all time on Netflix, according to a Facebook post by the streaming platform...

BTS live album debuts at No. 10 on Billboard 200, setting new K-pop record

BTS live album debuts at No. 10 on Billboard 200, setting new K-pop record

BTS’s first live act album Permission to Dance on Stage – Live debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 albums chart dated Aug. 2, accordi...

Blackpink’s Jump music video draws 100 mn YouTube views

Blackpink’s Jump music video draws 100 mn YouTube views

Blackpink’s music video for their new single Jump has attracted 100 million views on YouTube in just 15 days since its release, according to i...

Seoul signals agricultural market access on tariff talks table amid intensifying US trade pressure

Seoul signals agricultural market access on tariff talks table amid intensifying US trade pressure

South Korea’s senior government officials said on Friday that agricultural products, including politically sensitive items such as rice and be...

Korea’s top four financial holding firms post stellar Q2 profit on won, non-interest gains

Korea’s top four financial holding firms post stellar Q2 profit on won, non-interest gains

South Korea’s four largest financial holding groups posted stellar profits in the second quarter, bolstered by a sharp increase in non-interes...

President Lee meets with Samsung chief amid stalled US-Korea trade talks

President Lee meets with Samsung chief amid stalled US-Korea trade talks

South Korean President Lee Jae-Myung met with Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong on Thursday amid growing speculation that Seoul may leve...

Huntrix, Saja Boys bring KPop Demon Hunters rivalry to real world stage

Huntrix, Saja Boys bring KPop Demon Hunters rivalry to real world stage

They're no longer just virtual: Netflix's hit animated film KPop Demon Hunters is taking on real-life stars on K-pop’s biggest music award sho...

TWICE scores 7th Top 10 entry on Billboard 200 with This Is For album

TWICE scores 7th Top 10 entry on Billboard 200 with This Is For album

South Korean girl group Twice has extended their Billboard streak, landing at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 this week with their new album This Is For ...

Weverse BTS Community tops 30 mn subscribers, platform's largest

Weverse BTS Community tops 30 mn subscribers, platform's largest

The BTS Community on Weverse, the online fan engagement platform where the boy band first announced plans to return as a full-member group next spri...

Jennie, J-Hope, Jin sweep Spotify’s global K-pop rankings for mid-2025

Jennie, J-Hope, Jin sweep Spotify’s global K-pop rankings for mid-2025

K-pop icons Jennie of Blackpink and BTS members Jin and J-Hope have taken over Spotify’s mid-year 2025 Global Impact List, claiming the majori...

K-beauty brands shine among Amazon’s 2025 Prime Day bestsellers

K-beauty brands shine among Amazon’s 2025 Prime Day bestsellers

Cosmetics and beauty devices made by South Korean companies dominated Amazon’s biggest summer shopping event this year, Prime Day, underscorin...

Blackpink’s Jump tops Spotify Global Chart, sets K-Pop record

Blackpink’s Jump tops Spotify Global Chart, sets K-Pop record

With their latest digital single Jump, Blackpink has become the first – and so far only – South Korean act to top Spotify’s Global...

Vietnam’s top leader to make 1st South Korea visit in 11 years

Vietnam’s top leader to make 1st South Korea visit in 11 years

To Lam, general secretary of Vietnam’s Communist Party and the country’s de facto ruling leader, is expected to make a state visit to So...

K-beauty contract manufacturers see record Q2 profits; rally likely to continue

K-beauty contract manufacturers see record Q2 profits; rally likely to continue

South Korea’s major original design manufacturers (ODMs) for cosmetics, led by Cosmax Inc. and Kolmar Korea Co., are estimated to have posted ...

KPop Demon Hunters OST lands at No.6 on Billboard Hot 100

KPop Demon Hunters OST lands at No.6 on Billboard Hot 100

The original soundtrack Golden from Netflix’s hit animated movie KPop Demon Hunters has made chart history, becoming the first track by a virt...

Blackpink's new single Jump tops Spotify daily chart

Blackpink's new single Jump tops Spotify daily chart

Blackpink's new single Jump has rocketed to No. 1 on the Spotify Daily Top Songs Global chart, YG Entertainment Inc., the company behind the girl gr...

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