BC Card to develop NFT as used luxury item receipt

BC Card to develop NFT as used luxury item receipt

South Korea’s BC Card on Sunday said it has applied for two domestic patents for payment receipt-based non-fungible token (NFT) technology to ...

LG aims to capture 50% of global luxury car display market by 2026

LG aims to capture 50% of global luxury car display market by 2026

LG Display Co., the world’s leading manufacturer of large-size organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels, said on Wednesday it aims to more t...

Korea’s smaller firms embrace older, experienced workforce

Korea’s smaller firms embrace older, experienced workforce

South Korea’s liquid filtration system developer Neos Corp. has seven employees, all seasoned mechanical and electrical engineers in their 60s...

S.Korea's Qurient, US National Cancer Institute to develop anti-cancer drug

S.Korea's Qurient, US National Cancer Institute to develop anti-cancer drug

South Korea's Qurient Co. announced on Monday that it signed a research and development agreement with the US government agency National Cancer Inst...

Hyundai's premium Genesis cars to break 1 million units in global sales

Hyundai's premium Genesis cars to break 1 million units in global sales

Genesis, the luxury car brand of Hyundai Motor Co., is on the verge of breaking the million mark in cumulative global sales this month in seven year...

Lotte Hotels & Resorts to launch premium kimchi product

Lotte Hotels & Resorts to launch premium kimchi product

Lotte Hotels & Resorts, a leading South Korean hospitality company, announced on Thursday its intention to penetrate the domestic kimchi market,...

SSG.Com announces global first launch of Piaget's new watch

SSG.Com announces global first launch of Piaget's new watch

SSG.COM, the e-commerce platform of South Korean retail heavyweight Shinsegae Inc., revealed on Tuesday its exclusive introduction of Swiss luxury b...

S.Korea sees fever for luxury goods wane in post-COVID-19 era

S.Korea sees fever for luxury goods wane in post-COVID-19 era

South Korea is seeing a gradual decline in the open run, or the practice of customers standing in line before a brand's opening at a department stor...

Korea's HD KSOE to buy 35% stake in marine engine maker STX

Korea's HD KSOE to buy 35% stake in marine engine maker STX

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (KSOE) is slated to acquire STX Heavy Industries Co. to make large engines for small-to-mid-siz...

Koreans maintain designer love with used items, 'quiet luxury'

Koreans maintain designer love with used items, 'quiet luxury'

South Koreans are maintaining their love for premium fashion items with purchases of used luxury items and "quiet luxury" goods amid a slowdown in A...

Tepid luxury sales widen gap between favorite and less-favored brands

Tepid luxury sales widen gap between favorite and less-favored brands

The economic slowdown may have diminished South Koreans’ appetite for foreign designer goods, but that doesn't mean they've closed their walle...

Art luxury hotel reopened at Paradise City in Incheon

Art luxury hotel reopened at Paradise City in Incheon

The casino complex Paradise City in Incheon on Saturday will reopen Hotel Art Paradiso at its integrated resort on Yeongjong Island. Closed in July ...

NHN Commerce acquires Italian luxury brands retailer Ikonic

NHN Commerce acquires Italian luxury brands retailer Ikonic

NHN Commerce, South Korea's major online company NHN Corp.'s shopping platform, announced on Tuesday its acquisition of a 77.8% stake in Ikonic Srl,...

Dior to open Tears capsule collection pop-up store in Seoul

Dior to open Tears capsule collection pop-up store in Seoul

Dior will open a pop-up store in Seoul's Seongsu-dong to commemorate the launch of the "Dior Tears capsule collection."This collection was created t...

Beauty markets in three NE Asian nations split into cheap, small luxury

Beauty markets in three NE Asian nations split into cheap, small luxury

The beauty markets of South Korea, China and Japan are split into cost-effective products of under $10 and "small luxury" items like premium perfume...

Singapore's CDL buys Nine Tree hotel in Seoul for $107 mn

Singapore's CDL buys Nine Tree hotel in Seoul for $107 mn

Singapore-based major real estate firm City Developments Ltd. (CDL) has bought Nine Tree Premier Hotel Myeongdong II from South Korea’s Shinha...

Genesis GV70 EV tops German magazine comparison

Genesis GV70 EV tops German magazine comparison

The Electrified GV70, an electric SUV from Hyundai Motor Group's luxury brand Genesis, has won the top spot in a comparison test run by Germany's ...

Samsung, LG fuel rivalry in global hospitality TV market

Samsung, LG fuel rivalry in global hospitality TV market

Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc., two leading players in the global hospitality TV market, are extending their rivalry in the premium...

Samsung C&T wins order $585 mn construction project in Taiwan

Samsung C&T wins order $585 mn construction project in Taiwan

The construction division of South Korea's Samsung C&T Corp. on Monday said it landed an order for the Fubon Aozihdi Development Project from Ta...

S.Korean SMEs unprepared for Indonesia’s mandatory halal certification

S.Korean SMEs unprepared for Indonesia’s mandatory halal certification

South Korea's Ministry of SMEs has begun moving to help SMEs planning to export to Indonesia obtain halal certification.The SME Ombudsman said on Tu...

Hyundai Motor's Genesis delivers Korean luxury to Europe

Hyundai Motor's Genesis delivers Korean luxury to Europe

MUNICH – It is always challenging to bring a lesser-known car marque to Europe, home to well-established, globally known brands such as Merced...

Samsung launches collaborative product with illustrator Max Dalton

Samsung launches collaborative product with illustrator Max Dalton

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Monday that it has unveiled a special edition of Bespoke Jet Bot AI, collaborative with illustrator Max Dalton,...

Rolls-Royce unveils its first all-electric model, Spectre, in Seoul

Rolls-Royce unveils its first all-electric model, Spectre, in Seoul

Rolls-Royce has unveiled Spectre, the brand's first all-electric model, on Friday in Seoul for the first time in the Asia-Pacific region.The exterio...

S.Korea bets on 2nd Middle East boom for SMEs, startups

S.Korea bets on 2nd Middle East boom for SMEs, startups

The Middle East is emerging as a key export market for South Korean small enterprises and startups desperate for global expansion to tide over the e...

KBIZ holds SME export consultation meeting in Dubai

KBIZ holds SME export consultation meeting in Dubai

A large-scale business event was held in Dubai to support the expansion of Korean small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) into the Middle East.Th...

BTS’ suits for 2021 Grammys to be exhibited in Seoul

BTS’ suits for 2021 Grammys to be exhibited in Seoul

A set of seven suits worn by K-pop sensation BTS at the 2021 Grammys is to be exhibited in Seoul this month to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of ...

Korean golf club, apparel markets face decline in post-pandemic era

Korean golf club, apparel markets face decline in post-pandemic era

South Korea’s golf equipment and apparel markets enjoyed a boom during COVID-19. But they are facing a downturn this year amid the growing pop...

S.Korea’s Handsome releases brand book with Assouline

S.Korea’s Handsome releases brand book with Assouline

South Korean fashion company Handsome Corp., a division of Hyundai Department Store Group, said on Thursday that it has partnered with Assouline, on...

Glonet: A case of Korea's logistics David vs Japan’s shipping Goliath

Glonet: A case of Korea's logistics David vs Japan’s shipping Goliath

TOKYO – Glonet Co. is a novice logistics company hardly known in Japan’s time-honored shipping industry.The small South Korean shipping ...

Chevrolet Trailblazer tops in US small SUV market

Chevrolet Trailblazer tops in US small SUV market

Chevrolet Trailblazer claimed the top spot in the subcompact crossover SUV market in the United States in the month of April. It maintained its posi...

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