Seaweed, dubbed ‘Korea’s black semiconductor,’ powers its economy

Seaweed, dubbed ‘Korea’s black semiconductor,’ powers its economy

Dried seaweed, widely used to make kimbap, or seaweed-wrapped rice rolls, is often referred to as the “black semiconductor” in South Kor...

Hyundai’s first full-size electric Genesis GV90 to roll out in late 2025

Hyundai’s first full-size electric Genesis GV90 to roll out in late 2025

The Genesis, Hyundai Motor Co.'s standalone premium brand, will launch its first full-size electric sport utility vehicle, the GV90, late next ...

NHN Cloud sets sights on GPU cloud service with Nvidia’s H100

NHN Cloud sets sights on GPU cloud service with Nvidia’s H100

NHN Cloud Corp., a cloud computing unit of South Korea’s internet company NHN Corp., is setting its sights on a graphics processing unit (GPU)...

CJ CheilJedang's K-style rice gains popularity in N.America

CJ CheilJedang's K-style rice gains popularity in N.America

South Korea’s CJ CheilJedang Corp. said on Tuesday that its sales of the flagship brand Bibigo’s Cooked Sticky White Rice in North Ameri...

In Korean food prices, everything’s up: Now it’s dried seaweed's turn

In Korean food prices, everything’s up: Now it’s dried seaweed's turn

First, it was groceries. Then came fried chicken and hamburgers. Now, it’s seasoned seaweed products, chocolate and ice creams.As in other cou...

Korea’s makgeolli market hits brakes amid whiskey fad

Korea’s makgeolli market hits brakes amid whiskey fad

The market growth of South Korea’s traditional milky and often sweet rice wine, makgeolli, has slowed after the country’s younger genera...

Hyundai, Red Sea Global agree on EV, AAM projects in Saudi luxury resorts

Hyundai, Red Sea Global agree on EV, AAM projects in Saudi luxury resorts

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Group said on Monday it has agreed with Saudi Arabia’s state-sponsored developer Red Sea Globa...

Korea, new darling of Maybach, Bentley, Rolls-Royce

Korea, new darling of Maybach, Bentley, Rolls-Royce

Foreign exquisite, high-end car brands are eager to offer new and exclusive experiences to their customers in South Korea, the fastest-growing luxur...

Mathpresso throws down the gauntlet in US edtech market

Mathpresso throws down the gauntlet in US edtech market

Mathpresso Inc., a South Korean startup operating the Google-backed learning app Qanda, has released its first study app catering to US university s...

Mid-caps in digitization have strong upside potential: Partners Group

Mid-caps in digitization have strong upside potential: Partners Group

Global fund manager Partners Group Holding AG, one of the largest listed private equity firms in Europe headquartered in Switzerland managing $147 b...

CJ CheilJedang overseas food sales surpasses domestic market

CJ CheilJedang overseas food sales surpasses domestic market

South Korea's CJ CheilJedang Corp. announced on Tuesday that its overseas food sales surpassed the domestic market in the fourth quarter performan...

Hyundai, Kia EV sales on a roll in US due to better style, pricing

Hyundai, Kia EV sales on a roll in US due to better style, pricing

Hyundai Motor Co. and its sibling Kia Corp. sold 6,627 units of electric vehicles together in the US last month, 51% more than a year ago as their d...

Hyundai N Vision 74 wins 2023 Good Design Award

Hyundai N Vision 74 wins 2023 Good Design Award

Hyundai Motor Group announced on Thursday that its nine products across Hyundai Motor Co., Kia Corp., and premium brand Genesis have received top ...

Samsung Electronics expands Tizen OS to AI robot Ballie

Samsung  Electronics expands Tizen OS to AI robot Ballie

South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. has applied its self-developed Tizen operating system (OS) to the artificial intelligence (AI) robot "Ballie"'...

Kia, Uber to jointly develop custom-tailored electric ride-hailing PBV

Kia, Uber to jointly develop custom-tailored electric ride-hailing PBV

LAS VEGAS – South Korea’s second-largest automaker Kia Corp. has forged a partnership with Uber Technologies Inc. to jointly develop cus...

LG Display to premiere 480Hz gaming OLED at CES 2024

LG Display to premiere 480Hz gaming OLED at CES 2024

LG Display Co., the world’s leading organic light-emitting display (OLED) maker in South Korea, will showcase its premium OLED gaming panel se...

CJ CheilJedang to boost K-Street Food exports

CJ CheilJedang to boost K-Street Food exports

Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. is seeing major success with its "K-Street Food" line, a selection of iconic Korean street snacks with global...

S.Korea sees new record of seaweed exports

S.Korea sees new record of seaweed exports

South Korea's seaweed (Gim) exports hit 1 trillion won ($770 million) in this year, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced on Wednesday. I...

CJ CheilJedang introduces K-Food in EzyMart across Australia

CJ CheilJedang introduces K-Food in EzyMart across Australia

South Korean food company CJ CheilJedang Corp. on Thursday announced its foray into Australia's convenience store sector by introducing its popular ...

Spicy food craze sweeps South Korea

Spicy food craze sweeps South Korea

South Korea, famous for the spicy kick in its cuisine, is going the extra mile to turn the nation red hot with extremely spicy food, believed by Kor...

CJ CheilJedang’s frozen rice sales surpass $74 mn in US

CJ CheilJedang’s frozen rice sales surpass $74 mn in US

South Korean food company CJ CheilJedang Corp. announced on Monday the cumulative sales of its frozen rice products produced and sold in the United ...

Lotte Wellfood promotes Pepero Day in New York

Lotte Wellfood promotes Pepero Day in New York

South Korea's Lotte Wellfood Co. announced on Thursday it has started the global campaign for Pepero in the US, the company's iconic chocolate-cover...

South Korean game developers spin off fashion brands

South Korean game developers spin off fashion brands

South Korean gaming companies are eyeing the fashion industry in a bid to diversify their revenue sources by broadening the fan base for their popul...

SK Telecom rolls out super-fast 400 Gbps 5G wired network

SK Telecom rolls out super-fast 400 Gbps 5G wired network

South Korea’s SK Telecom Co. on Tuesday announced a national first through its 400 gigabit per second (Gbps) high-capacity wired network used ...

Instant noodles, rice, kimchi buoy Korean food exports

Instant noodles, rice, kimchi buoy Korean food exports

South Korea’s agricultural and food exports have turned upward this year, led by Koreans' everyday menu items such as rice, kimchi and instant...

LG Elec takes on Lenovo, Asus in foldable laptop race

LG Elec takes on Lenovo, Asus in foldable laptop race

LG Electronics Inc. will join the race to lead the emerging foldable laptop market, currently led by foreign notebook majors Lenovo Ltd. and ASUSTeK...

Japanese steelmakers flood South Korea on back of weaker yen

Japanese steelmakers flood South Korea on back of weaker yen

Japanese steelmakers are expanding their market shares in South Korea, backed by the yen's drop against the Korean won to the lowest in eight years....

Hyundai promotes Busan’s bid for 2030 Expo in New York with art cars

Hyundai promotes Busan’s bid for 2030 Expo in New York with art cars

Hyundai Motor Group supports Busan’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo with IONIQ 5, IONIQ 6, and Genesis G80 covered with graffiti reading &l...

CJ CheilJedang expands its marketing of seaweed snacks in UK

CJ CheilJedang expands its marketing of seaweed snacks in UK

South Korea's CJ CheilJedang Corp. announced on Thursday that its "Bibigo Seaweed (Gim) Snack" has entered the UK food market through Asda and Ocado...

LG Electronics rolls out 118-inch micro LED TV at US trade show

LG Electronics rolls out 118-inch micro LED TV at US trade show

LG Electronics Inc. has launched a second massive micro LED TV for those wanting a premium cinema experience at home.The company on Monday said it u...

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