SK Geo Centric produces sustainable synthetic fiber

SK Geo Centric produces sustainable synthetic fiber

South Korea’s SK Geo Centric Co. will collaborate with global companies in the petrochemical, textile, and apparel sectors from Japan, Finland...

S.Korea's Vegan J. enters Amazon USA

S.Korea's Vegan J. enters Amazon USA

South Korean eco-friendly cosmetic brand Vegan J. announced on Friday that it sells its products on Amazon, the largest e-commerce platform in the U...

S.Korea's Handsome opens global flagship store System Paris

S.Korea's Handsome opens global flagship store System Paris

South Korean fashion company Handsome Corp. announced on Wednesday that it will open its first global flagship store System and System Homme Paris i...

Hyundai Motor to produce Genesis cars in Kazakhstan

Hyundai Motor to produce Genesis cars in Kazakhstan

Hyundai Motor Group will produce Genesis models from its knock-down (KD) plant in Kazakhstan to bolster the South Korean auto giant’s luxury m...

Lotte Hotels & Resorts opens L7 Hotel in Chicago

Lotte Hotels & Resorts opens L7 Hotel in Chicago

South Korea’s Lotte Hotels & Resorts announced on Friday that it held the opening event for L7 Chicago by Lotte in Chicago, the US, E...

KGC enters Malaysian healty functional food market

KGC enters Malaysian healty functional food market

Korea Ginseng Corp. (KGC), wholly owned by South Korean tobacco giant KT&G Corp., announced on June 13 that it sells its red ginseng brand Jung ...

SK, Geely join forces for EV battery, component production

SK, Geely join forces for EV battery, component production

SK Inc., the holding company of South Korea’s No. 2 conglomerate SK Group, will join forces with Chinese auto giant Zhejiang Geely Holding Gro...

US, China to serve as Kia’s key offshore EV production bases

US, China to serve as Kia’s key offshore EV production bases

Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest carmaker after its sibling Hyundai Motor Co., has upped the stakes in China and the US to bolster its ...

Samsung becomes No.1 smartphone brand in 38 countries in Q1

Samsung becomes No.1 smartphone brand in 38 countries in Q1

Samsung Electronics Co. has become No. 1 smartphone brand in 38 countries in the first quarter of this year.According to Counterpoint Research's Sma...

Mega Coffee to open first store in Mongolia

Mega Coffee to open first store in Mongolia

South Korea's low-price coffee chain, Mega MGC Coffee, announced on Tuesday that it will open its first overseas store in Mongolia on May 30. This...

Lotte Tour launches premium travel brand High&

Lotte Tour launches premium travel brand High&

Lotte Tour Development Co. announced on Tuesday that it launched the brand High& for high-quality premium package travel products.High& is a...

Hankook Tire extends sponsorship of Europa League for 3 years

Hankook Tire extends sponsorship of Europa League for 3 years

Hankook Tire & Technology announced on Tuesday that it extended its official sponsorship contracts with the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa C...

Hanwha Galleria poised to buy drink maker Pure Plus

Hanwha Galleria poised to buy drink maker Pure Plus

Hanwha Galleria Corp., a South Korean department store operator, signed a memorandum of understanding early this month to buy a domestic non-alcohol...

GS25 opens 300th store in Vietnam

GS25 opens 300th store in Vietnam

South Korean convenience store chain GS25 said on Sunday that it opened its 300th store in Vietnam. This is the milestone since it entered th...

US cosmetics brand Bath & Body Works enters S.Korea

US cosmetics brand Bath & Body Works enters S.Korea

The US-based cosmetics brand Bath & Body Works, renowned for its diverse lineup of over 250 fragrances, enters the South Korean market. Shi...

LG named UK’s best home entertainment brand for five years

LG named UK’s best home entertainment brand for five years

LG Electronics Inc. announced on Wednesday that it has been named Home Entertainment Brand of the Year at the "Which? Awards," hosted by the UK non-...

Amorepacific's Aestura to enter Thai market

Amorepacific's Aestura to enter Thai market

South Korean beauty and cosmetics giant Amorepacific Corp. announced on Monday that its derma cosmetic brand Aestura will enter Thailand.Aestura joi...

Korean beauty brands show signs of turnaround in China

Korean beauty brands show signs of turnaround in China

South Korean cosmetics brands are showing signs of a turnaround in China, with their sales in the neighboring country recovering from the slump over...

CJ CheilJedang profit beats forecasts on overseas business

CJ CheilJedang profit beats forecasts on overseas business

South Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. on Tuesday reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on healthy overseas businesses and cost cut...

Native Korean fast-fashion brands poised to snatch market

Native Korean fast-fashion brands poised to snatch market

South Korea’s homegrown fast-fashion brands are expected to continue making big strides at home as cost-conscious consumers shifted toward mor...

Genesis beats BMW to rival Mercedes in Korea's premium segment

Genesis beats BMW to rival Mercedes in Korea's premium segment

In South Korea, esteemed German auto brands BMW and Mercedes-Benz have for years been the top two brands vying for the hearts of luxury car buyers, ...

Hyundai, Kia US car sales dip in April; EVs outperform

Hyundai, Kia US car sales dip in April; EVs outperform

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., under Hyundai Motor Group, suffered a drop in US car sales last month for a second month in a row, while rising sal...

CJ's Bibigo bolsters sports marketing with PGA tours sponsorship

CJ's Bibigo bolsters sports marketing with PGA tours sponsorship

Scottie Scheffler, a top-ranked American professional golfer, gave a shoutout to food served by CJ CheilJedang Corp. during The CJ Cup golf tourname...

S.Korea's Andar strengthens tech alliance with LYCRA Company

S.Korea's Andar strengthens tech alliance with LYCRA Company

The athletic-leisure brand Andar Co. announced on Friday that it will strengthen its technological alliance with the LYCRA Company, the world's larg...

Samsung launches Galaxy C55 5G in China

Samsung launches Galaxy C55 5G in China

Samsung Electronics Co. has launched the Galaxy C55 5G, a budget-friendly smartphone series designed specifically for the Chinese market, marking th...

Paris Baguette opens first store in Philippines

Paris Baguette opens first store in Philippines

SPC Group’s bakery franchise Paris Baguette announced on Thursday that it opened its first store in the Philippines. The Mall of Asia bra...

Tim Hortons opens sixth store in S.Korea

Tim Hortons opens sixth store in S.Korea

Canadian coffee brand Tim Hortons opened its sixth store in K-Twin Towers in Gwanghwamun, Seoul, South Korea, according to the company on Tuesday.&n...

Hyundai’s Genesis: Vehicle evolution from comfort to driving fun

Hyundai’s Genesis: Vehicle evolution from comfort to driving fun

Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis, once derided as a Lexus copycat, is emerging as a breadwinner for the top South Korean automaker and a mo...

CJ Foodville sees record-high operating profit in 2023

CJ Foodville sees record-high operating profit in 2023

CJ Foodville, the food service subsidiary of South Korea's CJ Group and the operator of bakery chain brand Tous les Jours saw a record-high operatin...

Hollys Coffee goes to Japan as Korean franchises turn gaze abroad

Hollys Coffee goes to Japan as Korean franchises turn gaze abroad

Hollys Coffee, a unit of South Korea’s KG Group, is opening its first overseas outlet in Osaka, Japan, riding on the popularity of Korean cult...

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