S.Korea to offer subsidies to foreigners investing in advanced technologies

S.Korea to offer subsidies to foreigners investing in advanced technologies

Foreign companies investing in the fields of semiconductor, display and secondary batteries, which are part of South Korea's national strategic tech...

Korea's expected inflation hits 11-month low

Korea's expected inflation hits 11-month low

South Korea's expected inflation has hit a record low of 3.7% in 11 months in April 2023. While the consumer price index rose by 4.2% last month, wh...

S.Korea gov’t hosts sales event for domestic, US SMEs

S.Korea gov’t hosts sales event for domestic, US SMEs

South Korean small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) expanded their exchange and cooperation with US firms during President Yoon Suk yeol's state...

In South Korea, innovation is subject to regulatory approval

In South Korea, innovation is subject to regulatory approval

In a country like South Korea with few natural resources to run its economy, innovations or brilliant business ideas are crucial to its survival.It ...

Louis Vuitton to turn bridge over Seoul river into catwalk

Louis Vuitton to turn bridge over Seoul river into catwalk

Global luxury brand Louis Vuitton will premiere a fashion show in Seoul this weekend, expecting to attract leaders from the global fashion, culture ...

Chinese buy cosmetics, Japanese pick groceries in Korea: Survey

Chinese buy cosmetics, Japanese pick groceries in Korea: Survey

Foreign visitors to South Korea show different purchasing preferences by nationality, a survey found. A majority of Chinese travelers' top picks are...

S.Korea’s births fall to record low in February

S.Korea’s births fall to record low in February

South Korea's births fell to a fresh low in February in 2023. The number of deaths decreased, but the population continued to decline naturally for ...

S.Korea, Airbus plan to open domestic tech research center

S.Korea, Airbus plan to open domestic tech research center

South Korea and European aircraft maker Airbus Group will open a technology research center in the country and discuss boosting cooperation in suppl...

SK, KHNP partner with TerraPower for SMR development

SK, KHNP partner with TerraPower for SMR development

SK Inc., SK Innovation Co. are partnering with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) and TerraPower,  a US small modular reactor (SMR) des...

S.Korea’s public spending on maternity, child care falls short of OECD average

S.Korea’s public spending on maternity, child care falls short of OECD average

South Korea’s government budget for tackling the nation's low birth rate has risen to 2.25% of GDP, but housing support accounts for a major p...

Ponzi scheme suspected behind SocGen-triggered Korean stock havoc  

Ponzi scheme suspected behind SocGen-triggered Korean stock havoc  

The South Korean financial authorities will investigate whether unfair trading practices are behind leverage trading after massive margin call reque...

POSCO beats Lotte to join S.Korea’s top 5 conglomerates

POSCO beats Lotte to join S.Korea’s top 5 conglomerates

Steel giant POSCO has joined the ranks of South Korea’s top five conglomerates for the first time, supported by strong earnings from its recha...

S.Korea-US to deepen aerospace ties through NASA's Artemis

S.Korea-US to deepen aerospace ties through NASA's Artemis

South Korea and the US are set to deepen their partnership in the aerospace sector through the Artemis program, a human and robotic Moon exploration...

S.Korea's BSI under 100 for 12th straight month

S.Korea's BSI under 100 for 12th straight month

The economic outlook of South Korean manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors is negative for May, marking the 12th consecutive month of such p...

Korea avoids recession on strong consumption; outlook still tough

Korea avoids recession on strong consumption; outlook still tough

South Korea averted a recession as Asia’s fourth-largest economy rebounded more than expected in the first quarter on strong private consumpti...

S.Korea’s Woori Financial profit up on interest rate margins

S.Korea’s Woori Financial profit up on interest rate margins

Woori Financial Group, South Korea’s fourth-largest financial holding company, logged growth in a quarterly net profit as larger interest rate...

Netflix to inject $2.5 bn in Korean drama series, movies over next 4 years

Netflix to inject $2.5 bn in Korean drama series, movies over next 4 years

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  US streaming giant Netflix is slated to invest $2.5 billion in South Korea over the next four years to boost its cont...

S.Korea launches foreign worker quota exclusively for shipbuilding sector

S.Korea launches foreign worker quota exclusively for shipbuilding sector

South Korea will set a separate quota of 5,000 foreign workers to solve the labor shortage in domestic shipbuilding and accept 120,000 such workers ...

Number of travelers on S.Korea's LCCs jumped 104-fold in Q1

Number of travelers on S.Korea's LCCs jumped 104-fold in Q1

Demand for overseas flights in South Korea has exploded since the resumption of air travel operations amid the substantial easing of COVID-19 restri...

Upstage beats Amazon, Nvidia to rank first in global AI competition

Upstage beats Amazon, Nvidia to rank first in global AI competition

South Korea’s artificial intelligence startup Upstage on Monday said it ranked first in four categories at the International Association for P...

S-Oil’s price target falls on worsening refining margin

S-Oil’s price target falls on worsening refining margin

Yuanta Securities Korea lowered its target price for S-Oil Corp. to 100,000 won ($75) from 110,000 won on Tuesday, saying the oil refining industry ...

S.Korea wary of tougher US anti-China moves for chipmakers

S.Korea wary of tougher US anti-China moves for chipmakers

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday kicked off a six-day state visit to the US with a tough assignment: finding diplomatic solutions for ...

S.Korea's medical tourists rebound to 50% of pre-pandemic levels

S.Korea's medical tourists rebound to 50% of pre-pandemic levels

South Korea's medical tourism industry, which experienced a severe setback due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has shown considerable recovery, with the n...

S.Korea, Chile to enhance cooperation for green hydrogen

S.Korea, Chile to enhance cooperation for green hydrogen

South Korea is exploring ways to cooperate with Chile in the transition toward a hydrogen economy and clean hydrogen production, as Chile has abunda...

S.Korea imports over 8,000 tons of whiskey in Q1

S.Korea imports over 8,000 tons of whiskey in Q1

South Korea's whiskey imports hit an all-time high for the same period In the first quarter of this year. It is the second-highest quarterly figure ...

iMarket Korea, Taylor city in Texas sign MOU for business agreement

iMarket Korea, Taylor city in Texas sign MOU for business agreement

iMarket Korea, South Korean distributor of industrial materials,  said on Friday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with th...

Ransomware attacks targeting S.Korean companies on sharp rise

Ransomware attacks targeting S.Korean companies on sharp rise

Global hacker groups' ransomware attacks against domestic companies and organizations in the first quarter of this year have been revealed to total ...

S.Korea's Kainos Medicine exports AIDS treatment technology to China

S.Korea's Kainos Medicine exports AIDS treatment technology to China

South Korean new drug developer Kainos Medicine Inc. announced on Friday that it had signed a technology transfer agreement with Chinese pharmaceuti...

Lotte’s soju team applauded as MZers bedazzled by sugar-free Saero

Lotte’s soju team applauded as MZers bedazzled by sugar-free Saero

Young consumers, dubbed millennials and Gen Zers, are by nature conscious of fleeting fads.These days, one of the hottest trends in South Korea is h...

Samsung Heavy forms int'l consortium to make nuclear plants at sea

Samsung Heavy forms int'l consortium to make nuclear plants at sea

South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) and Denmark's Seaborg Technologies on Friday announced their...

S.Korea's stablecoin frenzy fuels stock rally despite regulatory uncertainty SK Hynix joins Samsung in 200 trillion won market cap club Samsung on hiring spree to bolster US foundry sales LS Electric poised to join Nvidia's supply chain via Vertiv deal Is chip winter over? Doomsayers gone as Korea’s DRAM exports surge