Nongshim’s Baeksansu, Disney to collaborate character products

Nongshim’s Baeksansu, Disney to collaborate character products

South Korea's instant noodle giant Nongshim Co. announced on Friday that it will release a collaborative product featuring Disney character images o...

JW Pharma unveils S.Korea's first homegrown hybrid incubator

JW Pharma unveils S.Korea's first homegrown hybrid incubator

South Korea's JW Pharmaceutical on Wednesday released three products from its new incubator brand Hi-Mammi.The company's rollout of hybrid and high-...

Amorepacific to strengthen partnership with A.S. Watson

Amorepacific to strengthen partnership with A.S. Watson

South Korean beauty and cosmetics giant Amorepacific Group announced on Tuesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with A.S. Watson ...

Heyday over for Amorepacific, LG Household in China’s beauty market

Heyday over for Amorepacific, LG Household in China’s beauty market

Amorepacific Corp. and LG Household & Health Care Ltd., basking in the global K-beauty boom, reaped handsome profits in China, the world’s...

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 ...

Lotte considering opening In-N-Out Burger stores in S.Korea

Lotte considering opening In-N-Out Burger stores in S.Korea

One of US' leading burger brands, In-N-Out, is considering entering the South Korean market. After recently opening a pop-up store in Seoul, the bur...

HD Hyundai Oilbank develops recycled plastic containers

HD Hyundai Oilbank develops recycled plastic containers

South Korea's petroleum and refinery company HD Hyundai Oilbank Co. has jointly developed a container using recycled plastic with domestic plastic c...

Hyundai Elantra N TCR wins 2023 TCR World Tour in Italy

Hyundai Elantra N TCR wins 2023 TCR  World Tour in Italy

Hyundai Motor Co. announced on Monday that the Elantra N TCR has won the 2023 TCR (touring car racing) World Tour in Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano ...

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...

S.Korean beauty brands lean toward social media stars

S.Korean beauty brands lean toward social media stars

AmorePacific Corp.'s new brand launch in February with top South Korean social media influencer Lee Sa-bae created a sensation in the domestic cosme...

POSCO launches first product from its low-carbon Greenate brand

POSCO launches first product from its low-carbon Greenate brand

South Korea's top steelmaker POSCO on Sunday launched the first product from its low-carbon brand Greenate.Greenate features distribution-type produ...

Breitling launches 2nd Korea limited edition watch in 2023

Breitling launches 2nd Korea limited edition watch in 2023

Breitling, a luxury Swiss watchmaker, has launched a limited edition of one of its flagship models, the Chronomat B01 24, in South Korea, marking th...

South Korea hosts first Universo Ferrari exhibition in Asia

South Korea hosts first Universo Ferrari exhibition in Asia

For the first time in Asia, South Korea is hosting an event featuring the history of the Italian sports car brand Ferrari.Ferrari on Thursday opened...

Riiid inks deal with ALC to expand its AI-based TOEIC platform in Japan

Riiid inks deal with ALC to expand its AI-based TOEIC platform in Japan

South Korean AI-powered edtech firm, Riiid, announced on Thursday it has partnered with ALC, a premier brand in the Japanese language education indu...

South Korean game developers expand business with IPs

South Korean game developers expand business with IPs

South Korean game developers are expanding their business portfolios through their intellectual property to boost profits with a goal to create glob...

Innocean joins top 10 brand marketing agencies in India

Innocean joins top 10 brand marketing agencies in India

Innocean, a Hyundai Motor Group-affiliated advertising agency, announced on Wednesday that its Indian corporation has joined top 10 of local brand m...

Hyundai completes Nürburgring 24 Hours for 8th consecutive year

Hyundai completes Nürburgring 24 Hours for 8th consecutive year

South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. announced on Monday that its Elantra N TCR (known domestically as Avante N TCR) and i30 Fastback N Cup Car triumphed...

MLB apparel by Korea's F&F finds favor in China

MLB apparel by Korea's F&F finds favor in China

F&F Co., a South Korean outdoor fashion retailer, has notched a success selling US Major League Baseball (MLB) apparel in China. This comes desp...

Hyundai’s design inspiration: Pony Concept restored after 50 years

Hyundai’s design inspiration: Pony Concept restored after 50 years

For Hyundai Motor Co., the Pony – its first car – is a bittersweet memory.When Hyundai set its sights on car manufacturing back in 1974,...

S.Korea’s popular donut brand Knotted to enter US market

S.Korea’s popular donut brand Knotted to enter US market

South Korean lifestyle hospitality startup Good Food For Good (GFFG) announced on Wednesday a strategic plan called "New GFFG 2.0." The plan aims to...

Hyundai Motor holds Brand Day in Tokyo

Hyundai Motor holds Brand Day in Tokyo

Hyundai Motor Co., in celebration of the first anniversary of its reentry into the Japanese market, is introducing a locally tailored "assurance pro...

Amorepacific launches customized makeup brand Tonework

Amorepacific launches customized makeup brand Tonework

South Korea’s cosmetics giant Amorepacific Corp. will officially launch its customized makeup brand "Tonework" on Tuesday.Tonework precisely...

LG Elec’s home appliance selected as most reliable brand in US

LG Elec’s home appliance selected as most reliable brand in US

South Korea's LG Electronics Inc. has been named the most reliable appliance brand by American consumers.According to Consumer Reports, a leading ...

Hansae: Hidden Korean champion in global OEM apparel market

Hansae: Hidden Korean champion in global OEM apparel market

Hansae is an unfamiliar name to many South Koreans for sure.But among original equipment manufacturing (OEM) companies in the apparel industry, Hans...

KGC promotes S.Korean top red ginseng brand CheongKwanJang in China

KGC promotes S.Korean top red ginseng brand CheongKwanJang in China

Korea Ginseng Corp. (KGC), wholly owned by South Korean tobacco giant KT&G Corp. , announced on Thursday its participation in the "2023 TFWA Wor...

S.Korea's brokerages lower stock target prices for Shinsegae Int'l

S.Korea's brokerages lower stock target prices for Shinsegae Int'l

South Korea's securities companies on Thursday lowered their target stock prices for retailer Shinsegae International given its sluggish first-quart...

CJ Olive Young targets Japanese sun care products market

CJ Olive Young targets Japanese sun care products market

Round A'round, South Korea's top beauty chain CJ Olive Young's own cosmetic brand, announced on Thursday that its popular sun care item "Greentea Ci...

Canada's leading coffee brand Tim Hortons to enter S.Korea

Canada's leading coffee brand Tim Hortons to enter S.Korea

Canada's No. 1 coffee chain Tim Hortons unveiled plans on Wednesday to enter South Korea, announcing its intention to open its first flagship store ...

S.Korea’s beauty brand Laneige enters UK, Middle East market

S.Korea’s beauty brand Laneige enters UK, Middle East market

Amorepacific Corp.'s cosmetic brand Laneige announced on Tuesday that it is accelerating its global business expansion by entering the UK and Middle...

Samyang Foods aims to grow Buldak sauce into $75 mn brand

Samyang Foods aims to grow Buldak sauce into $75 mn brand

South Korea's Samyang Foods Co. announced on Monday that it will strengthen its sauce business centered around its popular Buldak (hot chicken flavo...

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