Bank of Wine: High-end wine investment in the form of digital assets

South Korea is the world’s second-most attractive wine market, outranked by only the United States, according to London-based consumer researc...

Korea Investment in $4.4 bn lending group for Tropicana deal

Korea Investment & Securities Co. will arrange senior and mezzanine loans for Paris-based PAI Partners to fund its acquisition of Tropicana an...

Hyundai Glovis aims to top global car transport market

Hyundai Glovis Co., the world’s second-largest car shipping company, aims to top the industry with an expansion of its fleet, specializing in ...

Hyundai Motor Group sweeps board at IIHS safety awards

The Hyundai Motor Group once again received more safety awards than any of its counterparts from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)...

K-beauty vegan rebel Dear Dahlia in Paris' Galeries Lafayette

South Korean cosmetics brand Dear Dahlia successfully opened a boutique in Europe’s largest department store in 2019 – just two years ...

Kia: New king in J.D. Power’s most reliable auto brand rankings

Kia Corp. is the top-ranked automaker in J.D. Power’s 2022 US Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS) ahead of General Motor Co.’s Buick as we...

KTB PE earns 100% return from US brand sold to P&G

South Korea-based KTB Private Equity has earned a 100% return from Farmacy Beauty, just a year after its investment, following Procter & Gamble'...

SK Telecom taps AI expert as new technology chief

SK Telecom Co., South Korea's top mobile carrier, has tapped its e-commerce arm's chief executive and artificial intelligence (AI) expert Lee Sang-h...

Hyundai’s Chung charts vision as top-tier eco-friendly auto brand

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group on Monday set out its vision to be a top-tier eco-friendly auto brand with its focus on electr...

Hyundai, Kia, Genesis sweep car of the year awards in 2021

Hyundai Motor Group’s major auto brands have won a record number of top global awards and industry accolades this year in recognition of its e...

Hyundai’s new Genesis G90: Epitome of luxury design identity

After an exterior peek of its new Genesis sedan G90 last month, Hyundai Motor Co. on Tuesday fully unveiled the flagship luxury model, its first mod...

Cosmetics brands shift to video influencers from celebrities

 As influencers on YouTube and social media platforms are becoming central to the marketing efforts of companies, South Korean cosmetics brands...

Inspire secures $1.6 bn for its luxury resort project in Incheon

Inspire Integrated Resort Co., a South Korean resort developer and 100% affiliate of US casino and gaming company Mohegan Gaming & Entertainme...

Korea Sindoh unveils cutting-edge 3D printer under new brand fabWeaver

Sindoh Co., South Korea’s top 3D printer maker, unveiled a state-of-the-art 3D printer under its new premium brand fabWeaver as it aims to exp...

Fractional investing platforms for art to Rolex lure VCs

The growing popularity of fractional investment in celebrated artworks, music copyrights and luxury items has spurred a flurry of venture capital in...

Orchestra PE buys Korean pizza brand Banolim

Orchestra Private Equity set up Orchestra Private Equity IV (OPE IV) to invest $32 million in Korea’s pizza chain operator Banolim Food Co. an...

Korean apparel retailer F&F returns as market darling after relisting

South Korean outdoor clothing retailer F&F Co. has returned as one of the most coveted stocks on the main bourse, with its share price nearly tr...

Jeju as Korea's new shopping mecca: Shinsegae's task ahead

Unlike Hawaii and Las Vegas, there is one thing missing on Jeju Island, South Korea's top tourist destination: premium outlets.The island hosted 15 ...

Wooyoungmi emerges as 'new luxury' menswear brand

When South Korean menswear brand Wooyoungmi had the highest sales in the men’s fashion hall of Paris-based luxury department store Le Bon Marc...

Specialty coffee brand Terarosa raises $60 mn from Unison Capital

The operator of Terarosa, known as the Blue Bottle Coffee of South Korea, has received around 70 billion won ($60 million) in funding from Unison Ca...

Korean eyewear startup to again design China's top dept store hall

South Korean eyewear brand Gentle Monster is slated to design the luxury hall space of the Chengdu branch of SKP, China’s top department sto...

Edison-led consortium named preferred buyer of Ssangyong Motor

A consortium led by electric bus maker Edison Motors Co. has been named the preferred buyer of South Korea’s troubled sport utility vehicle ma...

Hyundai Motor wins triple crown of world rally championships

South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. has won the triple crown of the world’s three motorsport events – the FIA World Rally Championship...

Luxury reseller EndAnd offers one-of-a-kind authentication service

One of the biggest concerns in purchasing a secondhand luxury item is being uncertain if the item is real or fake. And South Korea-based luxury resa...

Hyundai Glovis launches ECOH brand for hydrogen, battery businesses

Hyundai Glovis Co., a logistics unit of Hyundai Motor Group, said on Monday it is launching a new brand to beef up its eco-friendly business, includ...

With Hyundai’s Genesis GV60, your face is the key to unlock the door

If you own Hyundai Motor Co.'s latest premium electric crossover, the GV60, set for roll-out next month, you can just touch the handle and show your...

Time to invest in luxury hotels in Korea: JLL executive

The COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly hard on the hotel industry, exposing it as one of the most vulnerable to the crisis amid the global lock...

Hyundai, Kia take throne in Russia on decade of investment

Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s fifth-largest carmaker, topped the Russian automobile market last month for the first time since January 2017...

CJ enters 5-year marketing partnership with LA Lakers

South Korea’s CJ Cheiljedang Corp. will be sponsoring the Los Angeles Lakers (LA Lakers) as the first global partner of the American basketbal...

Millennials now S.Korea’s largest buyer of luxury goods

The millennials have become the largest spenders on luxury goods at department stores in South Korea. According to joint research by The Korea Econo...