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Real estate
AEW, Pebblestone buy Korean logistics center for $238 mn
Seoul-based Pebblestone Asset Management Co. and US real estate investor AEW Capital Management have completed the acquisition of a logistics ce...
Dec 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Foreign visitors to S.Korea on course to top 10 mn milestone
The number of foreign visitors to South Korea spiked 158.3% to 1.23 million in October from the month previous, the Korea Tourism Organization said ...
Nov 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Seoul office leasing turns lender’s market as vacancy rates at 2023 low
Office vacancy rates in South Korea’s capital city of Seoul fell to their lowest level this year last month as people returned to work follo...
Nov 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
Apple to open sixth store in S.Korea
Apple Inc. said on Monday that it will open its sixth store in South Korea on Dec. 9. The new store will be located in the Starfield Hanam shop...
Nov 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
BP, Corio to invest $1.1 billion in S. Korea as Seoul-London ties deepen
LONDON – British offshore wind power developer Corio Generation and energy giant BP Plc have agreed to invest a combined 1.5 trillion won ($1....
Nov 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Hotel Shilla’s four restaurants selected on La Liste
South Korean leading luxury hotel and retail operator Hotel Shilla announced on Tuesday that its four restaurants were selected on the La Liste 2024...
Nov 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
South Korea lags behind US, China in AI talent pool
South Korea lags far behind advanced countries in nurturing artificial intelligence (AI) talent due to the lack of proper skills development program...
Nov 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Diageo to open Asia’s first pop-up store in Seoul
London-based global alcoholic beverage company Diageo announced on Wednesday it will open a pop-up store in Garosu-gil, Sinsa-dong, Gangnam, S...
Nov 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Asset management
Barings taps John Park as S.Korean asset management head
Barings LLC has appointed Chong Hak (John) Park as head and sole representative director of its South Korean asset management arm, effective Jan. 1,...
Nov 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Shinsegae, Galleria woo Louis Vuitton, Rolex for new growth
Louis Vuitton and Rolex brands are status symbols for customers and so they are for department stores in South Korea.Shinsegae Inc. and Hanwha Galle...
Nov 08, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Investment banking
Goldman Sachs promotes YK Yoon in Seoul to MD
The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. named YK Yoon, head of fixed-income, currency and commodities (FICC) of the Seoul office, as a new managing director (M...
Nov 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Louis Vuitton to launch fourth pop-up restaurant in Seoul
The French luxury brand Louis Vuitton will open a pop-up restaurant in South Korea. This is the fourth one since May this year.According to company ...
Nov 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
CJ Olive Young opens specialized store for foreigners in Seoul
South Korea's health and beauty store chain CJ Olive Young announced on Wednesday it has changed its flagship store Olive Young Myeongdong Town as...
Nov 01, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
CU to sell souvenir snack set for foreign tourists
South Korean convenience store chain CU next month will launch a souvenir snack set for foreign tourists.This will be the first product of its kind ...
Oct 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ASK 2023
Alternative investment forum ASK 2023 to begin Oct. 25 in Seoul
Major institutional investors in South Korea and global asset managers will share their views on the world economy and asset allocation strategies a...
Oct 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
HDC IPark Mall opens S.Korea's first Nintendo pop-up store
South Korea’s HDC IPark Mall has opened Japanese game giant Nintendo’s first official pop-up store at the Yongsan location in Seoul fr...
Oct 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte Duty Free focuses energy on stores in Seoul
South Korea’s Lotte Duty Free, which removed its stores from Incheon International Airport in late June, is channeling its energy toward boost...
Oct 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Brookfield puts Conrad Seoul on market at over $370 mn
Brookfield Asset Management is seeking to sell off five-star hotel Conrad Seoul at more than 500 billion won ($369.5 million), tapping real estate i...
Oct 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Robot dog Spot patrols Kia auto plant late at night
South Korean carmaker Kia Corp. ’s plant in Hwaseong, a southern suburb of Seoul in Gyeonggi Province, is guarded late at night by Spot, a fou...
Oct 17, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
100 new South Korean AI vanguards to be unveiled
One hundred new South Korean startups at the vanguard of development of innovative AI technology will be unveiled later this month, according to The...
Oct 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Hanwha Robotics produces kitchen automation robots
South Korea’s Hanwha Robotics on Sunday announced its signing of an agreement on the development and commercial use of a robotics system for k...
Oct 16, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
S.Korea sees rise in young, independent Chinese tourists
South Korea is welcoming a growing number of Chinese tourists since China lifted a ban on group tours to its neighboring country on Aug. 10 after mo...
Oct 15, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Israel-Hamas war takes toll on S.Korean pilgrims
The war in Israel and Gaza, which has paralyzed some parts of the Middle East, is also set to put a complete stop to South Koreans’ tours of t...
Oct 13, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Mirae Asset puts HI Investment headquarters on the market
South Korea’s Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. is seeking to sell off HI Investment & Securities Co. headquarters, the value of which is...
Oct 12, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Seoul to launch AI chatbot service for foreign visitors' tour planning
Seoul city government is in talks with tech firms including Google LLC, Microsoft Corp. and Naver Corp. to provide foreigners with artificial intell...
Oct 11, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Daesang holds kimchi pop-up event in Seoul
South Korean food company Daesang Corp. on Friday said it is holding through Oct. 15 the country’s first kimchi pop-up store “Kimchi Bla...
Oct 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Canada's Tim Hortons to open 2nd store in Gangnam
Canada's No. 1 coffee chain Tim Hortons announced on Thursday that it plans to establish its second South Korean flagship store at the bustling Te...
Oct 05, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Samsung Group
Samsung Chair Lee tours Middle East, ‘treasure trove’ of future growth
Jay Y. Lee, executive chairman of Samsung Electronics Co., has made his second visit in 10 months to the operations of South Korea’s most powe...
Oct 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
S.Korea's travel agencies fight for survival with customized products
South Korea’s major travel agencies, feeling threatened by the rise of online travel agencies on the tourism market, are using their strengths...
Sep 26, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Seoul envisions its own Hudson Yards in the city's east end
Seoul, the capital of South Korea for more than six centuries since the Joseon dynasty, is poised to revamp its city planning for the next century w...
Sep 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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