Some 100 foreign housekeepers to enter S.Korea in 2023

Some 100 foreign housekeepers to enter S.Korea in 2023

About 100 Philippine housekeepers will come to work in South Korea this year under a pilot public project to raise the birth rate by reducing the ho...

S.Korea's top four accounting firms to cut hiring 30%

S.Korea's top four accounting firms to cut hiring 30%

South Korea's top four accounting firms -- Samil PwC, Samjong KPMG, Deloitte Anjin and EY Hanyoung -- are expected to cut hiring this year more than...

S.Korea's HD Hyundai chairman: We can’t rely on bad profits

S.Korea's HD Hyundai chairman: We can’t rely on bad profits

Kwon Oh-gap, chairman and co-CEO of South Korea's HD Hyundai Co., has ordered his company not to rely on “bad profits” gained from tempo...

Volvo tops S.Koreans’ favorite foreign car survey list for service

Volvo tops S.Koreans’ favorite foreign car survey list for service

Sweden's Volvo offers the best after-sales service among imported automobile dealers in South Korea, while locals drivers are disappointed by the cu...

Goyard bags high on SE Asians’ shopping list in S.Korea

Goyard bags high on SE Asians’ shopping list in S.Korea

Goyard outlets in Seoul bustled with shoppers on Friday, especially from Southeast Asia, looking for the French luxury brand’s popular bags: G...

N.Korea's GNI lower than S.Korea's minimum monthly wage in 2022

N.Korea's GNI lower than S.Korea's minimum monthly wage in 2022

It is estimated that North Korea's economic growth rate recorded -0.2% last year. This marks the third consecutive year of negative growth since the...

Samsung pins high hopes on new Galaxy Z foldables

Samsung pins high hopes on new Galaxy Z foldables

Foldable phones will likely account for one-third of Samsung Electronics Co.'s domestic sales of its flagship Galaxy smartphone series this year, le...

CJ Bioscience to launch microbiome analysis service in 2024

CJ Bioscience to launch microbiome analysis service in 2024

South Korea's CJ Bioscience Inc. announced on Friday that it plans to officially launch the microbe analysis platform "EzBiome Bioinformatics app" (...

S.Korea in June sets post-COVID-19 monthly high in foreign visitors

S.Korea in June sets post-COVID-19 monthly high in foreign visitors

The (South) Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) on Friday said 961,000 foreign visitors came to the country last month, a 321.9% jump from June last ye...

Hanwha Group puts savings bank on market, a clear succession path

Hanwha Group puts savings bank on market, a clear succession path

Hanwha Group, South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate, has put its non-core financial unit Hanwha Savings Bank up for sale, in a move ...

Samyang’s Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen sales exceed 5 bn

Samyang’s Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen sales exceed 5 bn

South Korea's Samyang Foods Co. announced on Friday that the cumulative sales of ramen with its Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen, or Buldak-bokkeum-myeon br...

S.Korea’s aid service Boram Group enters companion animal market

S.Korea’s aid service Boram Group enters companion animal market

South Korea’s Boram Group, whose main affiliate is an aid company, has entered the companion animal market.  Affiliates Boram Sangjo and ...

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5: Don’t bother to open it!

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5: Don’t bother to open it!

The Galaxy Z Flip 5, the fifth generation of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip smartphones, makes a clear distinction from its predecessors: enabling users ...

LG Energy lifts sales guidance; Samsung SDI sees firm growth

LG Energy lifts sales guidance; Samsung SDI sees firm growth

South Korean electric vehicle battery maker are offered upbeat market outlooks, gaining structural growth momentum through strong competitiveness wi...

NPS commits $724 mn to CVC Capital’s ninth PE fund

NPS commits $724 mn to CVC Capital’s ninth PE fund

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), the world’s third-largest pension fund, has committed €‎650 million ($724 million...

Kia revises up 2023 OP target after record Q2 earnings, to expedite EV push  

Kia revises up 2023 OP target after record Q2 earnings, to expedite EV push  

Kia Corp. has revised upwards its operating profit target for this year to up to 12 trillion won ($9.4 billion) after reporting its best-ever quarte...

BTS Suga becomes honorary employee of Samsung

BTS Suga becomes honorary employee of Samsung

BTS member Suga (Min Yoon-gi), who used to shout "Only Galaxy," has now become a member of Samsung Electronics Co.'s marketing team. Suga posted a p...

Macquarie seeks to sell off Korea’s tank terminal operator

Macquarie seeks to sell off Korea’s tank terminal operator

Macquarie Korea Asset Management seeks to sell off a Korea tank terminal operator six years after the acquisition, at around 400 billion won ($314.8...

S.Korea's shipbuilders near $9.4 bn in LNG carrier orders from Qatar

S.Korea's shipbuilders near $9.4 bn in LNG carrier orders from Qatar

South Korea's top three shipbuilders -- HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Hanwha Ocean Co. and Samsung Heavy Industries -- as early as September wi...

Samsung Elec shares regain momentum after narrower chip loss in Q2

Samsung Elec shares regain momentum after narrower chip loss in Q2

Samsung Electronics Co. reaffirmed the recovery in the global chip market in the latter half of this year after confirming a downward trend in memor...

S.Korea’s men’s fashion platform Deps launches offline store

S.Korea’s men’s fashion platform Deps launches offline store

Deps, a men’s fashion platform launched by South Korean fashion brand incubator Hago L&F, is accelerating its market offensive through the...

Samsung unpacks Galaxy Z Flip 5, Fold 5 foldables

Samsung unpacks Galaxy Z Flip 5, Fold 5 foldables

Samsung Electronics Co. on Wednesday unveiled the newest edition to its Galaxy Z foldable series – Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Fold 5 – designed...

LG Chem gets int'l certification in calculation of product carbon footprint

LG Chem gets int'l certification in calculation of product carbon footprint

South Korea's LG Chem Ltd. on Tuesday said it received certification for its calculation method for product carbon footprints (PCF) from the global ...

Korea’s KFCC likely to see loss from London-based office investment

Korea’s KFCC likely to see loss from London-based office investment

South Korea’s Vestas Investment Management Co. is slated to sell off a London-based office tower as the property value has plunged due to rate...

S.Korea’s SK On launches domestic battery safety evaluation center

S.Korea’s SK On launches domestic battery safety evaluation center

South Korean battery maker SK On has unveiled its state-of-the-art "SK On Battery Safety Evaluation Center" in Seosan, South Chungcheong Province. T...

SK Hynix logs loss for 3rd straight quarter in Q2 but eyes recovery in H2

SK Hynix logs loss for 3rd straight quarter in Q2 but eyes recovery in H2

SK Hynix Inc. reported an operating loss in the second quarter of this year, extending its losing streak to three consecutive quarters and inflating...

Hyundai, Kia, Toyota unveil new SUVs in head-to-head showdown

Hyundai, Kia, Toyota unveil new SUVs in head-to-head showdown

South Korea’s two largest automakers – Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. – are set to compete head-to-head with Japan’s top ca...

Samsung’s new gaming monitor gets rave reviews overseas

Samsung’s new gaming monitor gets rave reviews overseas

Samsung Electronics Co.'s new premium gaming monitor "Odyssey OLED G9" has recently received consecutive praise from major global tech media outlets...

S.Korea relies heavily on Samsung Elec for R&D spending: FKI

S.Korea relies heavily on Samsung Elec for R&D spending: FKI

South Korea’s corporate expenditures on research and development grew 1.7 times from 2013 to 2021, much slower than such spending by the US an...

S.Korea’s fashion brand Handsome expands overseas portfolio

S.Korea’s fashion brand Handsome expands overseas portfolio

South Korean fashion company Handsome Corp. is accelerating expansion of its portfolio for licensing foreign brands.The company on Monday said it co...

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