Nongshim opens K-Ramyun supermarket in Myeongdong

South Korean food and beverage giant Nongshim Co. said on Monday that it opened a Korean-style ramyun experience store K-Ramen Supermarket with the ...

Suwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival to be promoted as global event

The South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism said that the Suwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival, recently chosen as a Korea Representativ...

Naver to upgrade Korean map service for foreigners

South Korean online giant Naver Corp. is set to upgrade its digital map service for foreigners to attract more global users as the domestic market g...

S.Korea to offer incentives to attract foreign scientists

South Korea will offer incentives including a 50% income tax cut to attract foreign scientists to develop new growth drivers such as artificial inte...

Shinhan Card launches debit cards for foreign residents in S.Korea

South Korea's Shinhan Card said on Friday that it has launched two debit cards exclusively for foreign residents in the country: the SOL Global Chec...

Woori Bank expands services for foreign customers in S.Korea

Woori Bank announced on Friday that it has set up additional “global desks” dedicated to foreign customers, some of which will be open o...

Hyundai Glovis, BYD seek strategic alliance on car exports

Hyundai Glovis Co. has inked a memorandum of understanding with China's No. 1 electric vehicle maker BYD Co. to form a strategic alliance on car tra...

Fed’s big rate cut spurs Korean firms to issue foreign bonds

South Korean companies rushed to issue foreign currency bonds after the US Federal Reserve lowered interest rates for the first time in more than fo...

Korea’s Hana Financial Group targets foreign customers

Hana Financial Group, South Korea’s third-largest financial holding company, is targeting foreign individual customers in the country with a d...

Hana Bank opens branch for foreign customers in Pyeongtaek

South Korea's Hana Bank said on Thursday that it opened a branch for foreigners in Pyeongtaek.The Pyeongtaek Foreign Customer Center, located in Pye...

Korea Zinc teams up with brokerage firm to counter MBK

Korea Zinc Inc. Chair Choi Yun-birm has joined hands with a major local securities firm in a counterattack against MBK Partners Ltd. and the company...

LG’s telecom unit looks to lure foreigners with more K-pop-themed shops

LG Uplus Corp., South Korea’s No. 3 mobile carrier, is set to lure foreign customers by opening K-pop-themed stores in the country's major sho...

Naver Map sees 30% increase in foreign user base

The foreign users of Naver Map, the map service of South Korea's online platform giant Naver Corp., have a 30% increase from last year.  Naver...

1.4 mn foreign tourists visits S.Korea in July

The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) said on Thursday that the number of foreign tourists visiting South Korea in July was 1.41 million, an increase...

One Store vows to crack Apple, Google-led app market with localization

One Store Co., South Korea’s homegrown app marketplace, will take on Apple Inc. and Google LLC in the global app market by offering tailored s...

Samyang Roundsquare to recruit foreign interns

Samyang Roundsquare, the holding company of South Korea's Samyang Group, said on Friday that it recruits foreign interns with the potential for full...

Korea Investment's Nasdaq 100 ETF surpasses $747 mn

Korea Investment Management Co. said on Thursday that the net assets of its ACE US Nasdaq 100 Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) had surpassed 1 trillion wo...

NPS signals more say in Hanmi Pharmaceutical's family feud

South Korea’s National Pension Service is indicating more active involvement in the management of Hanmi Pharmaceutical Group embroiled in a ye...

S. Korea’s foreigner-only casinos suffer poor profit

Foreigner-only casino operators in South Korea reported weaker-than-expected operating profit in the second quarter as prolific gamblers traveling f...

Vietnamese lead influx of foreign workers with Korean dream

On Aug. 31, 2004, 92 Filipinos, wearing T-shirts and white caps, entered Incheon International Airport determined to make money in South Korea and r...

Biotech stocks, foreigners’ top pick in Korea amid panic selling

Foreigners and institutional investors in the South Korean stock market picked biotechs as their favorite shares in hopes of a biopharma stock jump ...

IGIS puts NPS-backed building in Seoul on sale for $294 mn

IGIS Asset Management Co., one of Asia's largest real estate investment firms, is seeking to sell a building backed by South Korea’s National ...

Half of EV imports in Korea run on Chinese batteries as EV fires rise

Of 58 electric vehicle models running on the streets of South Korea, 22 models are equipped with Chinese batteries, a survey showed on Friday.Accord...

Korea seeks to curb China's offshore wind farm dominance

South Korea will prioritize non-price factors such as economic security and contributions to the domestic supply chain over bidding prices when sele...

Electrification, Hyundai Mobis’ growth engine for future mobility

Hyundai Mobis Co., the world’s fifth-largest auto parts maker, is set to focus on electrification to enhance its competitiveness in future mob...

S.Korean stocks log largest daily loss since pandemic

The South Korean stock market dropped more than 3% on Friday to breach the psychologically important barrier of 2,700 in almost two months, after we...

Korean treasury yields fall to lowest level in over 2 years

South Korea’s treasury bond yields fell to their lowest points in more than two years, slipping below the 3% level for the first time since Ap...

Sovereign wealth fund KIC shortlists three CEO candidates

South Korean sovereign wealth fund Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) has shortlisted three candidates as the next chief executive officer, who will...

Hyundai Premium Outlet runs AI Human for foreign customer

South Korea's Hyundai Premium Outlet announced on Tuesday that it will trial the artificial intelligence (AI) service AI Human at its Songdo store u...

Korea's foreign currency savings snap 5-mth losing streak

Foreign currency deposits in South Korea increased in June, snapping their losing streak over the past five months, with the yen-denominated savings...