Seoul’s tax reform hits top firms as US tariffs, tighter rules loom
South Korea’s finance ministry has finalized a tax reform plan that raises the top corporate tax rate by one percentage point to 25% and incre...
Coca-Cola names BTS’ V as new brand ambassador: 'Excited to share the thrill'
Coca-Cola has a new face — and it’s none other than V of BTS. The beverage giant announced Thursday that the global K-pop star has ...
Samsung eyes earnings recovery in H2 on higher HBM sales
Samsung Electronics Co. expects its earnings to recover in the second half of this year, banking on rising demand for its premium high-bandwidth mem...
KPop Demon Hunters sets record as Netflix’s most-watched anime
KPop Demon Hunters has become the most-watched original animated film of all time on Netflix, according to a Facebook post by the streaming platform...
Korea Investment & Securities, Muzinich & Co. explore strategic partnership on global credit portfolio
Korea Investment & Securities Co. (KIS), the brokerage unit of Korea Investment Holding Co., is exploring a strategic partnership with US privat...
BTS live album debuts at No. 10 on Billboard 200, setting new K-pop record
BTS’s first live act album Permission to Dance on Stage – Live debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 albums chart dated Aug. 2, accordi...
US tariffs dent Hyundai Motor's Q2 earnings despite solid sales
Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday reported its first double-digit profit fall in five years in the second quarter despite posting record second-quarter ...
SK Hynix logs record profit in Q2, sees stronger H2 ahead
SK Hynix Inc., the largest supplier of artificial intelligence chips to Nvidia Corp., reported its highest-ever quarterly results, with double-digit...
PwC Korea named to lead $360 mn sale of K Shipbuilding; preferred buyer likely by year-end
K Shipbuilding Co., once a rising star in South Korea’s shipbuilding industry under the STX Group, is returning to the auction block – t...
S.Korea’s ruling party gears up for won-based stablecoin legislation
South Korea’s push to launch won-based stablecoins is taking shape as the ruling Democratic Party unveiled proposed legislation to promote cry...
Huntrix, Saja Boys bring KPop Demon Hunters rivalry to real world stage
They're no longer just virtual: Netflix's hit animated film KPop Demon Hunters is taking on real-life stars on K-pop’s biggest music award sho...
TWICE scores 7th Top 10 entry on Billboard 200 with This Is For album
South Korean girl group Twice has extended their Billboard streak, landing at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 this week with their new album This Is For ...
Celltrion eyes record high sales in 2025, fueled by high-margin biosimilars
Celltrion Inc., South Korea’s leading biosimilar drug developer, is poised to reap nearly 5 trillion won ($3.6 billion) in revenue this year a...
Weverse BTS Community tops 30 mn subscribers, platform's largest
The BTS Community on Weverse, the online fan engagement platform where the boy band first announced plans to return as a full-member group next spri...
Blackpink’s Jump tops Spotify Global Chart, sets K-Pop record
With their latest digital single Jump, Blackpink has become the first – and so far only – South Korean act to top Spotify’s Global...
Hanwha-owned burger chain Five Guys Korea up for sale two years after launch
South Korea’s Hanwha Group is seeking to sell the Korean operations of US premium burger chain Five Guys, two years after the brand’s hi...
Vietnam’s top leader to make 1st South Korea visit in 11 years
To Lam, general secretary of Vietnam’s Communist Party and the country’s de facto ruling leader, is expected to make a state visit to So...
HYBE sparks summer vibes with BTS live album, TXT comeback, new boy band launch
HYBE Co., a South Korean music powerhouse, is turning up the heat this summer with a wave of major releases, including a live album from its flagshi...
K-beauty contract manufacturers see record Q2 profits; rally likely to continue
South Korea’s major original design manufacturers (ODMs) for cosmetics, led by Cosmax Inc. and Kolmar Korea Co., are estimated to have posted ...
Samsung supplies newest nanoprism image sensors to Xiaomi to crack Sony’s lead
Samsung Electronics Co. is supplying a new high-performance image sensor featuring nanoprism technology to China’s Xiaomi, as the South Korean...
Samsung to unveil 1st triple-folding smartphone by year’s end to rival Huawei’s Mate X2 Tri-Fold
NEW YORK – Samsung Electronics Co. plans to release its first triple-folding smartphone by the end of this year to fend off growing competitio...
Samsung’s latest Galaxy Z foldables: Slimmest, lightest yet smarter with AI features
NEW YORK – Samsung Electronics Co. has unveiled its slimmest and most powerful foldable smartphones yet, loading them with artificial intellig...
BTS’ Jungkook, IU crowned most-loved K-pop artists worldwide
BTS’ Jungkook and IU, a singer and actress, have claimed the top spots on the most-favorite K-pop artist charts in both the male and female ca...
Samsung to buy US health tech firm Xealth in digital health push
Samsung Electronics Co. will acquire Xealth, a US-based healthcare platform provider, as it steps up efforts to foster non-semiconductor businesses ...
Gochujang, fiery seasonings: K-sauces go viral among adventurous foreign palates
Once an afterthought in the global food trade, South Korea’s signature spices and sauces, ranging from fiery gochujang to fermented doenjang, ...
Blackpink roars back with Deadline world tour after 2-year hiatus
Blackpink has made a dazzling return with its electrifying new song, “Jump,” igniting excitement for its first world tour in almost two ...
Fictional K-pop band Saja Boys beat BTS, Blackpink to top US Spotify charts
A fictional K-pop boy band from a Netflix animated feature has achieved what few real-world Korean acts have – to top the US Spotify chart.You...
BTS’ Suga, MLB star Chan Ho Park to join Oakland Athletics as shareholders
BTS member Suga and former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher Chan Ho Park are putting their money on the Athletics, formerly the Oakland Athletics...
Sale of $1.5 bn Pangyo Tech 1, overseen by Mirae Asset, draws strong bids from global PEFs
The sale of Pangyo Tech 1, a landmark office tower in Pangyo, South Korea’s answer to the US' Silicon Valley, has drawn strong bidding interes...
Hyundai Rotem seals record $6.5 bn K2 tank deal with Poland
Hyundai Rotem Co., a South Korean defense system developer, will export its battle tanks to Poland in what would be the largest single export deal f...
