Market Kurly drops Market from platform name to expand business scope

Market Kurly drops Market from platform name to expand business scope

South Korea’s Kurly Inc. has changed the name of its grocery delivery service platform Market Kurly to Kurly as part of its corporate strategy...

Korea's POSCO gets greener via integrated CO2-free brand

Korea's POSCO gets greener via integrated CO2-free brand

Korea's POSCO has introduced the integrated brand Greenate to symbolize the commitment of the nation's top steelmaker to achieve carbon neutrality b...

Vietnamese MZers ensnared by K-beauty, K-fashion, K-everything

Vietnamese MZers ensnared by K-beauty, K-fashion, K-everything

HANOI – Vietnam’s young people are avid fans of Korean culture, collectively known as Hallyu. Trang, a 21-year-old college student, is o...

Lotte Home Shopping showcases Bellygom at Manhattan’s Pier 17

Lotte Home Shopping showcases Bellygom at Manhattan’s Pier 17

NEW YORK – Lotte Home Shopping Inc. displayed Bellygom at Manhattan’s Pier 17 on Wednesday, on the sidelines of the Korea Brand Expo in ...

IMM seeks to sell off low-cost cosmetics brand Missha

IMM seeks to sell off low-cost cosmetics brand Missha

IMM Private Equity is trying to sell off the management rights of Able C&C, the parent of Korea’s first-generation low-priced cosmetics br...

Kolmar Korea to enter $22 billion UAE Halal cosmetics market

Kolmar Korea to enter $22 billion UAE Halal cosmetics market

Kolmar Korea Co., a supplier to global cosmetics brands such as Estee Lauder, is set to enter the 30 trillion won ($22 billion) Halal beauty market ...

Cash-rich Nongshim pursues first-ever sizeable acquisition

Cash-rich Nongshim pursues first-ever sizeable acquisition

Nongshim Co., South Korea’s No. 1 instant noodle brand, is looking to buy a domestic food supplement maker for up to $50 million, which would ...

Polo shirts, classic sports fashion sees revival in Asia

Polo shirts, classic sports fashion sees revival in Asia

Ralph Lauren Corp., the world-renowned fashion firm that features timeless design and a classic sporty style with its trademark Polo brand, is seein...

Hyundai’s Genesis ranks top in J.D. Power’s innovative tech study

Hyundai’s Genesis ranks top in J.D. Power’s innovative tech study

Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis has been recognized by industry analysts for its excellence in innovative technology and consumer experi...

Halla Group to change corporate name to HL Group

Halla Group to change corporate name to HL Group

South Korea’s Halla Group is changing its corporate name to HL Group as the construction-to-auto parts conglomerate celebrates the 60th annive...

Golf apparel goes trendy and upmarket in Korea on rise of young golfers

Golf apparel goes trendy and upmarket in Korea on rise of young golfers

As the popularity of golf grows in South Korea, particularly among young people, golf clothes are becoming increasingly more expensive and fashionab...

APR Corp. generates $199 mn in revenue with advanced tech, branding

APR Corp. generates $199 mn in revenue with advanced tech, branding

APR Corp. is a South Korean startup less than a decade old, which develops and manufactures skin care products and athleisure clothing. While t...

Shinsegae to launch wholly owned US subsidiary on alternative meat

Shinsegae to launch wholly owned US subsidiary on alternative meat

Shinsegae Food Inc. announced Thursday it will launch its US subsidiary focused on alternative meat. The food arm of Shinsegae Inc. will inject...

Korea’s Cosmax to shut Ohio plant to cut losses; shares up

Korea’s Cosmax to shut Ohio plant to cut losses; shares up

Cosmax Inc., a major South Korean original design manufacturer (ODM) for L'Oréal and other global cosmetics giants, plans to shut its loss-ma...

The North Face supplier Youngone to bet on global outdoor startups

The North Face supplier Youngone to bet on global outdoor startups

South Korea’s Youngone Holdings Co. is set to accelerate its new business by establishing a corporate venture capital (CVC) firm in Singapor...

Blockchain game developer Planetarium Labs raises $32 mn 

Blockchain game developer Planetarium Labs raises $32 mn 

Planetarium Labs raised $32 million in a Series A funding round, led by Animoca Brands, and joined by Samsung Next, WeMade, and Krust Universe.The s...

CJ CheilJedang to rev up Korean food sales in Europe

CJ CheilJedang to rev up Korean food sales in Europe

South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. is set to accelerate the expansion of its Korean food business in Europe. It aims to increase annual fo...

SSG.COM joins race for top spot in luxury online shopping in Korea

SSG.COM joins race for top spot in luxury online shopping in Korea

SSG.COM, the e-commerce brand of South Korean retail giant Shinsegae Inc., launched its online luxury goods marketplace SSG Luxury on July 3. Focusi...

Danble taps into overlooked market of men's fashion for older millennials

Danble taps into overlooked market of men's fashion for older millennials

Danble, operated by Tailor Town, is an online fashion platform serving the often-overlooked market of men’s fashion for those in their 30s and...

Hyundai showcases IONIQ 6, electrified streamliner

Hyundai showcases IONIQ 6, electrified streamliner

Hyundai Motor Co. on Wednesday unveiled the design of the IONIQ 6, its first all-electric sedan on an exclusive EV platform, with which South Korea&...

Shilla Duty Free targets Chinese shoppers with Alibaba

Shilla Duty Free targets Chinese shoppers with Alibaba

The Shilla Duty Free Shop, the world’s No. 3 duty-free chain, has joined hands with a Chinese e-commerce giant to attract some 158 million cro...

Korean beauty brands rush for vegan certification

Korean beauty brands rush for vegan certification

As more consumers seek out eco-friendly products, a growing number of South Korean cosmetics brands are in a hurry to be certified as vegan.With lab...

Korea Woori Card to start installment finance biz in Indonesia

Korea Woori Card to start installment finance biz in Indonesia

Woori Card Co. is set to start the installment finance business in Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy as the credit card unit of Sout...

K-beauty sales see sharp drop at China's major shopping event

K-beauty sales see sharp drop at China's major shopping event

South Korean cosmetics giants failed to win over Chinese consumers at the 618 Shopping Festival, one of the largest online annual shopping events in...

K-beauty makers focus on US as China business slows

K-beauty makers focus on US as China business slows

South Korea’s major cosmetics makers are trying to lure more customers in North America as the K-beauty boom has been weakening in China, the ...

Voice Caddie, Daol PE acquire US golf grip brand SuperStroke

Voice Caddie, Daol PE acquire US golf grip brand SuperStroke

Voice Caddie, a South Korean maker of golf course rangefinders and related golf products, and Daol Private Equity are jointly acquiring SuperStroke,...

LG to sponsor Guggenheim’s move for tech-based art

LG to sponsor Guggenheim’s move for tech-based art

LG Group, South Korea’s No. 4 conglomerate, is set to support the Guggenheim’s move for technology-based art as the consumer electronics...

Hyundai’s luxury Genesis goes bespoke under One of One brand

Hyundai’s luxury Genesis goes bespoke under One of One brand

Owning a luxury car with the design, interior finish or even engine power to one's liking is what drivers dream of but seems out of reach for most.G...

South Koreans turned off by luxury fashion houses’ price hikes 

South Koreans turned off by luxury fashion houses’ price hikes 

A Cartier boutique inside a department store in Seoul’s posh Gangnam District was unusually slow on Tuesday. The quiet ambience was in sh...

Genesis posts sales growth in US as other auto brands suffer

Genesis posts sales growth in US as other auto brands suffer

Hyundai Motor Co. said on Wednesday its premium Genesis brand saw its US car sales considerably grow in April when all other major carmakers reporte...

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