Coupang bids for Korean luxury market dominance with Farfetch
Coupang Inc., South Korea’s largest e-commerce player, is set to seize control of the country’s online luxury market with Farfetch amid ...
Dawn delivery pioneer Kurly posts 1st-ever quarterly profit
Kurly Inc., a pioneer in South Korea’s dawn delivery market, has posted its first-ever quarterly profit, bucking a slowdown in private consump...
With Ulta deal, APR steps up US beauty push
Medicube, the beauty-tech brand under South Korea’s fast-growing beauty company APR Co., will sell its products through both online and offlin...
Coupang’s Q1 revenue up; quarterly dip signals rising competition
Coupang Inc., South Korea’s largest e-commerce platform, extended its year-on-year sales growth with an 11.1% increase to post $7.9 billion in...
StockX in merger talks with Naver’s online reseller Kream
StockX, the world’s most popular online resale marketplace, is in talks to merge with Kream, a resale unicorn under South Korea’s tech g...
Naver’s Webtoon hints at ad business expansion in 2025
Webtoon Entertainment Inc., the Nasdaq-listed storytelling platform operator under South Korea’s internet giant Naver Corp., is set to expand ...
Netmarble to launch new game 'RF Online Next'
Netmarble Corp., South Korea’s leading game developer, is slated to roll out “RF Online Next” on March 20, a revamp of the old tit...
AI agent Gentoo poised to revolutionize online shopping
South Korean artificial intelligence startup Waddle Corp. is gearing up to reshape the online retail industry with artificial intelligence-powered i...
Piccoma tops consumer spending ranking in Japan
Kakao Piccoma, a Japanese digital comics app subsidiary of South Korean mobile giant Kakao Corp., topped the consumer spending ranking in the Japane...
Hyundai Motor: First auto brand available for purchase on Amazon Autos
You can now buy a Hyundai on Amazon.You read that right. You can buy a vehicle on the same site where you purchase dinosaur balloons and roller skat...
K Bank drops 2025 IPO in 3rd Kospi listing cancellation
K Bank, a South Korean online lender, said on Wednesday it has again canceled its initial public offering plan amid the languid stock market an...
China's Xiaomi establishes S.Korean branch
China's IT giant Xiaomi has entered the South Korean market. Xiaomi said on Monday it established its South Korean branch, Xiaomi Korea, and wi...
Online lender K Bank eyes Feb 2025 IPO at lower valuation
K Bank, a South Korean online lender, is making a fresh attempt to list on the Korean stock market in February 2025 as bitcoin’s record-breaki...
Seoul probes fake online accounts of Hyundai Motor advisor Sung Kim
The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency has launched an investigation into social media accounts pretending to be Hyundai Motor Group advisor Sung Kim,...
Naver’s AI-powered search, online shopping services to go into full swing
South Korea’s Naver Corp. has been preparing for years to take its artificial intelligence-based services to the next level. The tech giant no...
Lotte Mart to launch grocery shopping app
South Korea's Lotte Mart and Lotte Super will introduce a grocery-focused app, Lotte Mart Zeta, in the first half of next year to expand its digital...
Hyundai Motor aims high for online small EV sales in Japan
TOKYO – Hyundai Motor Co. will accelerate its penetration into Japan, a market it has been struggling to crack for decades, with small-size el...
Online lender K Bank withdraws plan for Kospi listing
K Bank, a South Korean online bank, has postponed its initial public offering (IPO) plan to list on the main bourse Kospi later this month.The digit...
Lotte Shopping to set up Singapore holding firm, eyes its IPO
Lotte Shopping Co., South Korea’s leading retail company, will transform its special purpose company (SPC) in Singapore into a holding firm to...
NCSoft’s MMORPG Throne and Liberty makes global debut
NCSoft Corp., a South Korean gaming company, launched the global version of its new massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) 'Throne ...
Shinsegae International launches Harley-Davidson Collections
South Korea's Shinsegae International Co. launched a brand called Harley-Davidson Collections on Friday, blending Harley-Davidson’s motorcycle...
South Korea's hy to export Helicobacter Project Will to China
South Korea's hy, formerly known as Korea Yakult and a leader in dairy products, said on Monday that it started exporting its fermented milk product...
Hyundai's Casper, Tesla boost Korea’s online car sales
South Korea’s online car sales are expected to exceed 5 trillion won ($3.7 billion) and hit a record high this year, driven by rising internet...
Online lender K Bank aims for IPO at $4 bn valuation in Q4
Kbank, a South Korean online bank, is preparing to list on the main bourse Kospi at an estimated value of up to 5 trillion won ($3.8 billion) in the...
Korean retailers ramp up fulfillment centers to hold AliExpress in check
South Korea’s leading retailers, including Coupang Inc., are ramping up their logistics capacities to counter aggressive forays into the count...
Yanolja's Nasdaq IPO plan hit by Qoo10's liquidity turmoil
Yanolja Co., South Korea’s leading travel and accommodation booking platform operator, may delay its Nasdaq initial public offering plan due t...
SK Gas delays $1 bn combined cycle power plant operation
SK Gas Ltd., South Korea’s No. 1 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) distributor, has postponed the commercial operation of its combined cycle power...
S.Korea's 4by4 to supply AI solution to Cakap
4by4 Inc., a South Korean content AI solution company, announced on Thursday that it signed a supply contract for its image enhancement AI solution ...
Hyundai Motor unveils SUV digital ad series
Hyundai Motor Co. announced on Monday that it will sequentially release the digital advertisement series Hyundai SUV (sports utility vehicles) Origi...
Naver's webtoon unit to raise $315 mn via Nasdaq IPO
Webtoon Entertainment Inc., South Korean tech giant Naver Corp.'s online comics platform, said on Thursday that it will raise $315 million by issuin...
