BTS concert films to screen in 2,000 theaters worldwide

BTS is bringing some of their most unforgettable concerts to the big screen, offering fans around the world a chance to relive the excitement of the...

Kep1er, Kid Milli to perform in China, raising hopes of cultural ban easing

South Korean girl group Kep1er and rapper Kid Milli are set to hold concerts in China next month, signaling a potential easing of Beijing’s ye...

CJ ENM, Hakuhodo launch music venture to tap global fans

CJ ENM Co., South Korea’s largest entertainment company, has formed a music joint venture with Hakuhodo Inc., a more than century-old Japanese...

NH gains most in Korea’s first-half IB league; Meritz emerges as fast-rising challenger

South Korea’s investment banking hierarchy is in flux after the country’s leading brokerages reported sharply divergent earnings perform...

Bill Gates to court Korea’s business titans in Seoul for philanthropy push

Bill Gates, billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder, is heading to Seoul this week to deepen partnerships with South Korea’s corpo...

BTS' V to throw 1st pitch at Dodger Stadium on Aug. 25

BTS member V is set to throw out the ceremonial pitch at Dodger Stadium on Aug. 25, following his discharge from the military in June.The Los Angele...

Hyundai, Kia take crown as Saudi Arabia’s best-selling cars in H1

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp.'s subcompact models took the top two spots in Saudi Arabia’s automobile market in the first half of this year ...

Woori Bank opens Austin’s first Korean lender branch as US presence gathers pace

Woori Bank, a unit of Woori Financial Group Inc., South Korea’s fourth-largest financial services provider, has opened a branch in Austin, Tex...

S.Korea-US summit set for Aug. 25 with focus on security, economy

President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea and US President Donald Trump will meet face to face for the first time on Aug. 25 in Washington to discuss a...

Aussie developer The Living Company targets Korean residential market

The Living Company, a leading Australian housing developer, on Thursday opened an office in Seoul to target South Korea’s residential market. ...

BTS label BigHit to debut new boy band CORTIS on Aug. 18

BigHit Music, the powerhouse behind global K-pop acts BTS and Tomorrow X Together (TXT), has unveiled the name of its new boy group, CORTIS. The fiv...

Musicow sells out 1st US music equity offering backed by Kelly Clarkson hit

Musicow Inc., a South Korean music copyright trading platform pioneer, has sold out its debut US music royalty-backed securities offering in less th...

S.Korea-US summit likely set for Aug. 25; Vietnam’s top leader to fly to Seoul for state visit

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will likely have a summit meeting with his US counterpart Donald Trump later this month amid a flurry of high-l...

Hyundai, GM to co-develop five brand new vehicles, seek joint sourcing

Hyundai Motor Co. and General Motors Co. will jointly develop five brand new vehicles and source materials and car components, the two companies sai...

Millennium Management to invest $252 mn in Korean stocks for first time

Millennium Management LLC, a US major hedge fund, is set to invest about $252 million in South Korean stocks for the first time, local asset managem...

LG CNS to build AI data center in Indonesia, first for Korean firm

LG CNS Co., the information technology services unit of South Korea’s LG Group, has bagged a deal to build an artificial intelligence-ready da...

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...

Bundang Doosan Tower up for sale; Doosan Group holds right of first refusal

Bundang Doosan Tower, a landmark office building in the Seoul metropolitan area, is up for sale as its owner, Koramco REITs Management & Trust C...

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...

HYBE, Paramount to bring KPop Demon Hunters star to life in idol film

HYBE America Co., the US subsidiary of South Korea's entertainment titan HYBE Co., will produce a K-pop-themed film in collaboration with Paramount ...

Stray Kids make K-pop history with landmark stadium show in Germany

Stray Kids set a new milestone in K-pop history with a solo performance at one of the largest stadiums in Germany, highlighting the unwavering globa...

Maru SF to open in Silicon Valley in November as Korean startup gateway

Maru SF, a startup campus and networking hub operated by the Asan Nanum Foundation, will open in Silicon Valley this November, marking the organizat...

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...

Blackpink's new single Jump tops Spotify daily chart

Blackpink's new single Jump has rocketed to No. 1 on the Spotify Daily Top Songs Global chart, YG Entertainment Inc., the company behind the girl gr...

Google Maps, Blackpink fans’ must-have item for Deadline World Tour

Blinks, the official name of Blackpink's global fandom, is set to enjoy the South Korean girl group’s concerts in the US more conveniently wit...

Hyundai Glovis charts new waters with world’s first AI-driven self-sailing car carrier fleet

South Korea’s Hyundai Glovis Co. is poised to become the world’s first shipping company to deploy artificial intelligence-based autonomo...

Shinsegae, Hana Financial, Bain Capital to finance $438 mn Starfield Cheongna

Shinsegae Property, a subsidiary of South Korean retail giant Shinsegae Group, on Tuesday unveiled a 600 billion won ($438 million) investment agree...

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 ...

Naver Webtoon’s Eleceed: Now anime by studio behind The First Slam Dunk

High school student Seo Jiwoo knows nothing of the hidden world around him. Terrified of his own mysterious powers, he lives quietly, concealing his...

Hanwha acquires Indonesian bank, first foreign banking venture by Korean insurer

Hanwha Life Insurance Co. has become the first South Korean insurance firm to advance into the overseas banking sector by securing a controlling sta...