Seoul to build world's largest startup campus by 2030

Seoul to build world's largest startup campus by 2030

The Seoul Metropolitan Government will establish the world’s largest startup campus in the capital city of South Korea by 2030, benchmarking S...

Naver’s AI translation app Papago surpasses 10 mn MAU

Naver’s AI translation app Papago surpasses 10 mn MAU

The global monthly active user (MAU) number of Naver Corp.'s artificial intelligence (AI) translation app, Papago, has surpassed 10 million users, a...

Rolls-Royce unveils its first all-electric model, Spectre, in Seoul

Rolls-Royce unveils its first all-electric model, Spectre, in Seoul

Rolls-Royce has unveiled Spectre, the brand's first all-electric model, on Friday in Seoul for the first time in the Asia-Pacific region.The exterio...

Seoul Semiconductor beats Samsung Elec in LED market

Seoul Semiconductor beats Samsung Elec in LED market

Seoul Semiconductor Co., South Korea’s hidden tech champion, beat Samsung Electronics Co., a global electronics giant, in the world’s li...

Seoul tightens safety oversight for BTS 10th anniversary fireworks

Seoul tightens safety oversight for BTS 10th anniversary fireworks

The South Korean government is stepping up safety oversight ahead of the BTS Festa fireworks show. This is in response to last year's massive crowd ...

Amorepacific runs events to mark BTS 10th anniversary

Amorepacific runs events to mark BTS 10th anniversary

South Korean beauty and cosmetics giant Amorepacific Corp. has temporarily opened a staff-only space to BTS fans.  The company’s Seoul h...

Galaxy Watch's alarm of abnormal heartbeat gets approval in S.Korea

Galaxy Watch's alarm of abnormal heartbeat gets approval in S.Korea

Samsung Electronics Co.'s new feature on the Galaxy Watch, which detects heartbeats and alerts the possibility of risks such as arrhythmia, can now ...

Japanese travelers top list of reservations to visit Seoul during BTS Festa

Japanese travelers top list of reservations to visit Seoul during BTS Festa

Trip.com, a South Korean travel platform, announced on Wednesday that the most frequent overseas travelers to Seoul during the “BTS Festa&rdqu...

Seoul celebrates 10th anniversary of BTS debut in festive mood

Seoul celebrates 10th anniversary of BTS debut in festive mood

Seoul is sprucing itself up to host a two-week celebration of the 10th anniversary of the global sensation BTS.The Seoul Metropolitan Government and...

Seoul is fourth most searched global city for summer travel: survey

Seoul is fourth most searched global city for summer travel: survey

The South Korean capital of Seoul is surging in global popularity as a summer travel destination amid the first peak summer season since COVID-19 we...

BTS’ suits for 2021 Grammys to be exhibited in Seoul

BTS’ suits for 2021 Grammys to be exhibited in Seoul

A set of seven suits worn by K-pop sensation BTS at the 2021 Grammys is to be exhibited in Seoul this month to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of ...

CJ to open pop-up Korean restaurant for promising chefs in Seoul

CJ to open pop-up Korean restaurant for promising chefs in Seoul

South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. in the second half of the year will open a pop-up Korean restaurant for up-and-coming chefs on the upsc...

OpenAI’s Sam Altman seeks help from Korean startups, chipmakers

OpenAI’s Sam Altman seeks help from Korean startups, chipmakers

Sam Altman, chief executive of Microsoft-backed OpenAI and ChatGPT creator, said on Friday that he hopes to collaborate with South Korean developers...

BlackRock buys $860 mn stake in S.Korean gas supplier

BlackRock buys $860 mn stake in S.Korean gas supplier

Global asset manager BlackRock has bought a 30% stake in South Korea’s industrial gas supplier AirFirst Co. for 1.11 trillion won ($860 millio...

S.Korea to discuss bilateral currency swap with Japan

S.Korea to discuss bilateral currency swap with Japan

South Korea plans to discuss with Japan the re-establishment of their bilateral currency swap line, said its finance minister on Thursday, as the di...

Hyundai's journey from the Pony to world's No.3 carmaker

Hyundai's journey from the Pony to world's No.3 carmaker

South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. will open its first retrospective exhibition this week, chronicling its 50-year-long journey from its start as...

KT to start outdoor robot delivery in Seoul from Q4

KT to start outdoor robot delivery in Seoul from Q4

South Korea’s KT Corp. from the fourth quarter will start outdoor robot delivery of food and daily necessities in Seoul’s upscale distri...

Hyundai to supply 1,300 hydrogen buses in Seoul by 2026

Hyundai to supply 1,300 hydrogen buses in Seoul by 2026

Hyundai Motor Co., along with South Korean Ministry of Environment, the Seoul Metropolitan Government, SK E&S and Tmap Mobility, signed a memora...

Samsung to showcase new Galaxy foldables in Seoul in July

Samsung to showcase new Galaxy foldables in Seoul in July

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest smartphone maker, will showcase new foldable smartphones in the Galaxy Z series next month for th...

BTS releases trailer video ahead of 10th anniversary event

BTS releases trailer video ahead of 10th anniversary event

BTS released a trailer video on Wednesday ahead of their 10th debut anniversary event "2023 BTS Festa".by Si-Ook Ahnsiook95@hankyung.com...

Breitling launches 2nd Korea limited edition watch in 2023

Breitling launches 2nd Korea limited edition watch in 2023

Breitling, a luxury Swiss watchmaker, has launched a limited edition of one of its flagship models, the Chronomat B01 24, in South Korea, marking th...

S.Korea's Tada ride-hailing app introduces English service for foreigners

S.Korea's Tada ride-hailing app introduces English service for foreigners

South Korean ride-hailing platform TADA, operated by VCNC, announced on Thursday the introduction of an English language service to its app, in a mo...

Scammers set to exploit ChatGPT hype with fake apps in S.Korea

Scammers set to exploit ChatGPT hype with fake apps in S.Korea

OpenAI’s sensational chatbot service ChatGPT is finally available in South Korea after its official launch last week, but its devotees in the ...

Seoul, Washington seek to release $7 bn Iranian funds frozen in S.Korea

Seoul, Washington seek to release $7 bn Iranian funds frozen in S.Korea

South Korea and the US are discussing ways to release $7 billion worth of Iranian funds held in the Asian country as Seoul and Washington seek to im...

Festival celebrating BTS’ 10th anniversary to be held in Seoul in June

Festival celebrating BTS’ 10th anniversary to be held in Seoul in June

BTS Festa 2023, a festival celebrating the 10th anniversary of BTS' debut, will take place June 12-25 across Seoul, their agency Big Hit Music annou...

South Korea officially asks US to ease chip rules on China expansion

South Korea officially asks US to ease chip rules on China expansion

WASHINGTON, D.C. – South Korea has officially requested the US government to review details of the guardrail provisions in the CHIPS and Scien...

ASM to invest $100 mn to expand R&D facilities in S.Korea

ASM to invest $100 mn to expand R&D facilities in S.Korea

The Netherlands-based semiconductor equipment maker ASM will invest $100 million (132 billion won) to boost its R&D and production capacities in...

Naver Webtoon's Toon Filter creates 20 mn AI-converted images

Naver Webtoon's Toon Filter creates 20 mn AI-converted images

South Korea’s Naver Webtoon Corp. on Monday said over 20 million converted images were created in a week after the May 12 pilot launch of its ...

Korea's two ride hailing apps to merge in H1, become top operator

Korea's two ride hailing apps to merge in H1, become top operator

South Korea’s ride hailing apps TADA and i.M are set to complete their merger as early as the first half of this year, aiming to become the co...

S.Korea to send $130 mn in aid for Ukraine’s reconstruction

S.Korea to send $130 mn in aid for Ukraine’s reconstruction

South Korea will aid the reconstruction of Ukraine, which is at war with Russia, through loans worth $130 million from the Economic Development Coop...

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