S.Korea rattled by detention of hundreds of workers at Hyundai-LG battery JV in sweeping US raid

Several hundred workers at an electric vehicle battery joint venture between Hyundai Motor Co. and LG Energy Solution Ltd., which is currently und...

CJ ENM to enter India's OTT market via Amazon’s free streaming platform

CJ ENM Co., South Korea’s entertainment powerhouse, is set to release its hit drama series on Amazon MX Player, an ad-based free over-the-top ...

S.Korea turns to Southwest Asia for export growth with Bangladesh in focus

South Korea is turning to Southwest Asia as a new export market with a focus on Bangladesh as it seeks to expand trade with the energy-rich, populou...

S.Korea to debut fractional exchanges, unlocking new investment market

South Korea is gearing up to fully embrace tokenized securities as the country is set to open a new exchange for fractional investing. The Finance S...

Korea’s signature spices, sauces: niche market becomes fierce global battleground

Disputes have recently erupted in South Korea over the runaway success of Netflix’s animated film KPop Demon Hunters, centering on one issue: ...

POSCO eyes KDB’s $5 bn stake in HMM to enter shipping industry

POSCO Group, South Korea’s largest steel and energy raw materials producer, has embarked on the process to acquire a controlling stake, worth ...

S.Korea posts record July current account surplus on chips; full-year figure seen at $110 billion

South Korea, Asia’s fourth-largest economy, chalked up a record July current account surplus, powered by a surge in semiconductor and car expo...

Korean retail investors flock to rallying Vietnamese stocks as Kospi stalls

The outstanding balance of South Korean investments in Vietnamese stocks climbed 22.1% to $290.3 million as of Sept. 2, compared to the end of April...

South Korea’s FSC faces closure after 17 years amid sweeping reform

South Korea’s top financial regulator, the Financial Services Commission (FSC), is poised to be written into history after 17 years, as the go...

BTS’ Dynamite music video surpasses 2 billion views, a new milestone for the group

Five years after its release, BTS’ Dynamite continues to dazzle, now crossing the 2 billion-view mark on YouTube — the group’s fir...

S.Korea seeks to join Japan-led CPTPP economic alliance amid Trump-era tariff risks

South Korea is seeking to join a 12-member multilateral economic and trade alliance led by Japan to hedge against intensifying US-China rivalry and ...

South Korea’s Hanwha bets big on Europe with Polish missile venture

South Korea’s Hanwha Group has deepened its European push by sealing a deal to build a joint venture in Poland to produce guided missiles, the...

LG Energy Solution wins $11 billion battery supply deal from Mercedes-Benz

LG Energy Solution Ltd., one of the world’s top battery makers, has won an order to supply electric vehicle batteries to German automotive gia...

KPop Demon Hunters dethrones Squid Game as Netflix’s most-watched title ever

What began as an animated tale about a fictional K-pop group has evolved into a global cultural phenomenon. Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters has n...

South Korea revises up Q2 GDP to 0.7% on stronger exports

South Korea’s economy grew faster than initially estimated in the second quarter, helped by stronger exports and firmer construction investmen...

KPop Demon Hunters puts traditional Korean body scrub on tourist to-do list

The global success of the animated film KPop Demon Hunters has spilled over into traditional Korean spa culture: exfoliation treatments offered in p...

Overseas equity boom lifts foreign currency deposits to record levels in South Korea

South Korea’s securities firms are sitting on record levels of foreign currency deposits as retail investors pile into overseas securities, pr...

World’s top alternative investor Blackstone acquires Korea’s Juno Hair in $590 mn deal

US-based global private equity firm Blackstone Inc. has acquired Juno Hair, South Korea’s largest premium hair salon chain, in a deal that val...

Pantheon taps Korean investors for $4 billion infrastructure fund

Pantheon, a London-headquartered leading global private markets investor, has kicked off a $4 billion fundraising round for its latest global infras...

S.Korea’s US exports tumble in August as tariff shocks set in

South Korea’s exports to the US, one of its largest export destinations, fell by double digits in August, the first such decline since the hei...

Tesla fuels 55% surge in Korea’s online car sales, lifting e-commerce

South Korea’s online car sales surged more than 50% year over year in July, driven by the arrival of new electric car models from foreign bran...

Shinhan Financial bets on stablecoins, AI in digital overhaul  

Shinhan Financial Group Co., South Korea’s largest financial firm, is stepping up efforts to integrate stablecoins and artificial intelligence...

S.Korean firms rush to retire treasury shares before law reform

South Korean companies are racing to cancel treasury shares ahead of a looming corporate law overhaul, with lawmakers set to weigh mandatory cancell...

Blackpink’s Rosé earns $8 million from YouTube as 'APT.' craze tops 3.6B views

Blackpink’s Rosé is proving that her star power extends far beyond the stage — straight into YouTube’s revenue stream.Accor...

Seventeen sells out Hong Kong’s largest stadium, proving unrivaled ticket power

Seventeen has once again demonstrated its global clout, selling out Hong Kong’s largest stadium within hours.Pledis Entertainment said Thurs...

N.Korea’s Kim Jong Un to debut on multilateral diplomatic stage in China; summit with Xi, Putin likely

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will make a rare trip abroad next week to attend China’s military parade celebrating the 80th anniversary of t...

S.Korea-US summit yields no joint statement amid split on auto tariffs, MFN status

WASHINGTON D.C. – South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s first bilateral meeting with US counterpart Donald Trump ended in a cordial atm...

Netmarble’s Vampir sinks fangs into App Store’s No. 1 slot at launch

In less than a day – only eight hours after its debut – Netmarble Corp.'s Vampir had already drained the competition.The gothic-themed n...

KPop Demon Hunters tops Netflix’s all-time movie ranking, on track to surpass Squid Game

Kpop Demon Hunters is no longer just a hit — it’s a phenomenon. Netflix’s animated adventure, which fuses the sparkle of K-pop wit...

S.Korea, US affirm partnership to usher in US shipbuilding, manufacturing renaissance

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday reaffirmed Seoul's commitment to partner with Washington to revive the US manufac...