LG H&H's The Whoo unveils Cheongidan renewal line in Shanghai

LG H&H Co. announced on Thursday its strategy to focus on the Chinese market by unveiling a renewal version of "Cheongidan," the flagship produc...

South Korean exporters jittery as China's slowdown raises red flag

South Korea’s exporting companies are increasingly feeling the heat as its top export market China is sounding alarm bells over the world&rsqu...

Amorepacific's Aestura to enter Japanese market

South Korean beauty and cosmetics giant Amorepacific Corp. announced on Wednesday that its derma cosmetic brand Aestura will enter the Japanese mark...

Hyundai E&C ranks 11th on global construction market

South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering & Construction on Tuesday said it ranks 11th in the world in overseas sales in the annual rankings of ...

Gucci cedes throne to Chanel in Korean used luxury market

Italian luxury brand Gucci gave up the throne to French fashion powerhouse Chanel in the South Korean used designer goods market as more customers a...

FNSValue, UN agency to provide passwordless authentication for fintech

South Korean blockchain company FNSValue Co. on Monday signed a partnership agreement with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Unit...

Smilegate to launch video communication service

The face on a video call screen changes into a game character, making the conversation fun. This is the main function of P.Pool, a video communicati...

Korean LG Chem to spend $95 mn to double water treatment biz

South Korea’s top chemicals maker LG Chem Ltd. plans to spend 124.6 billion won ($94.5 million) on increasing its water treatment material out...

Nongshim Kellogg enters S.Korean instant rice market

Nongshim Kellogg Co. announced on Monday its foray into the domestic instant rice market with the launch of "Whole Oat Rice," a product made exclu...

S.Korea names 20 fabless firms to receive government support

South Korea is set to bolster support for local fabless companies, which design and sell chips, with an aim to grow the firms into global semiconduc...

BC Card to develop NFT as used luxury item receipt

South Korea’s BC Card on Sunday said it has applied for two domestic patents for payment receipt-based non-fungible token (NFT) technology to ...

Kia unveils design of EV5, its first China-made global electric car

Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, on Friday unveiled the design of the EV5, its first China-made all-electric vehicle that th...

Daewoong applies for approval of Envlo in Saudi Arabia

South Korea's Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. announced on Friday that it has submitted an application for regulatory approval of its new diabetes treat...

Cuckoo Electronics' duty-free sales in July surge by 592%

South Korea's Cuckoo Electronics Co. announced on Friday that its duty-free sales in July increased by 592.6% compared to the same period last year,...

Starbucks' space marketing shines in Korea with 'The' stores

Starbucks “The Yeosu Dolsan DT” in South Korea embodies the business philosophy of its founder and former Chief Executive Howard Schultz...

SK Hynix leads DRAM industry’s Q2 revenue rebound, retakes No. 2 spot

SK Hynix Inc. saw its DRAM chip shipments significantly increase in the second quarter, leading the industry’s overall revenue rebound, market...

Naver eyes global market with new LLM HyperCLOVA X

Naver Corp., the South Korean online platform giant, has finally debuted its upgraded large language model (LLM) HyperCLOVA X, its new pillar busine...

SK Bioscience resumes output of flu vaccine after two years

SK Bioscience Co., the drug-making unit of South Korea’s SK Group, on Wednesday shipped SKYCellflu, its vaccine for the common flu, for the fi...

LG aims to capture 50% of global luxury car display market by 2026

LG Display Co., the world’s leading manufacturer of large-size organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels, said on Wednesday it aims to more t...

SK Telecom to enter generative AI market with large language model

SK Telecom announced on Wednesday that it will provide tailored generative AI services to businesses and public agencies using various advanced arti...

CJ's Bibigo launches new global campaign

South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp.'s flagship brand Bibigo is engaging with consumers worldwide through a new campaign. The company announ...

Celltrion’s Vegzelma listed on prescription of 10 private US insurers

South Korea’s Celltrion Healthcare Co. announced on Wednesday that it has signed contracts with 10 insurance providers in the US to boost the ...

DongKoo Bio & Pharma to enter Philippine healthcare market

South Korea’s DongKoo Bio & Pharma Co. on Tuesday said it signed a memorandum of understanding with the Philippine healthcare group Adizat...

Lululemon taps into Korea’s live commerce market

Lululemon Athletica Inc., dubbed the Chanel of yoga wear, is tapping into South Korea’s live commerce market, a move that industry watchers sa...

HiteJinro to strengthen soju marketing in UK

South Korea’s leading soju maker HiteJinro Co. announced on Tuesday that its soju sales in the UK are showing consistent growth year by year. ...

42dot gets vehicle cybersecurity certification

42Dot, a self-driving technology affiliate of Hyundai Motor Group, said on Tuesday that it received a  certification of ISO/SAE 21434 Cyber Sec...

CJ Olive Young, Meta sign agreement for digital marketing

South Korea's health and beauty store chain CJ Olive Young announced on Tuesday that it signed a business cooperation agreement with Meta, global so...

Hyundai Transys' car seats rank in top 3 by US market survey

A leading US consumer satisfaction survey has ranked car seats made by South Korea’s Hyundai Transys in the top three for the fourth consecuti...

Samsung, LG Electronics top 2 global TV makers in H1

Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc., two South Korean tech giants, respectively achieved the No. 1 and No. 2 spots in the global TV set ...

S.Korean hybrid car market surpasses $4.56 bn in H1 2023

South Korea's hybrid car market has shown a remarkable surge, reaching 6.12 trillion won ($4.56 billion) in the first half of 2023, according to the...