Europe looms large as K-beauty brands look to blue ocean; shares rise

Europe looms large as K-beauty brands look to blue ocean; shares rise

South Korea’s beauty industry has been reaping decent gains from traditionally strong markets such as China and the US – the world&rsquo...

K-Beauty defies seasonal slump with record $980 mn in April exports

K-Beauty defies seasonal slump with record $980 mn in April exports

The global appetite for Korean beauty products shows no sign of slowing, with their exports in April surging 20% year on year to a record high, ev...

Hyundai Motor launches future strategy division overseeing M&As

Hyundai Motor launches future strategy division overseeing M&As

Hyundai Motor Group has created a future business strategy division that serves as a control tower for the automotive group’s expansion into n...

Korean beauty giants Amorepacific, LG H&H come back from China woes

Korean beauty giants Amorepacific, LG H&H come back from China woes

South Korea’s two largest cosmetics makers, Amorepacific Corp. and LG H&H Co., are recovering from years of lackluster overseas business p...

Amorepacific's Aestura to enter US market with Sephora

Amorepacific's Aestura to enter US market with Sephora

South Korean beauty and cosmetics giant Amorepacific Corp. said on Wednesday that its derma cosmetic brand Aestura will enter the American market wi...

Former ADOR CEO Min unfollows NewJeans' SNS

Former ADOR CEO Min unfollows NewJeans' SNS

Min Hee-jin, the former CEO of ADOR, HYBE Co. 's label behind the K-pop girl group NewJeans, announced her resignation as the label's internal direc...

AmorePacific to rebalance China-heavy global business

AmorePacific to rebalance China-heavy global business

AmorePacific Corp., South Korea’s No. 1 cosmetics group, will rebalance its China-heavy global business to focus on the US and Europe while lo...

Genesis partners with Tate Modern in London

Genesis partners with Tate Modern in London

Hyundai Motor Co. 's premium brand Genesis announced on Friday that it partnered with the Tate Modern Art Museum in London and will sponsor "The Gen...

Nvidia asks SK Hynix to bring forward HBM4 supply by 6 months

Nvidia asks SK Hynix to bring forward HBM4 supply by 6 months

Nvidia Corp.’s Chief Executive Jensen Huang has asked SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won to supply 12-layer HBM4 chips, the most advanced AI chips...

Korea’s finance min, central bank chief to take on demographic crisis

Korea’s finance min, central bank chief to take on demographic crisis

South Korea’s finance minister and central bank chief on Monday agreed to address the world’s lowest fertility rate, a most urgent task ...

HYBE shares fall after NewJeans demand Min's reinstatement

HYBE shares fall after NewJeans demand Min's reinstatement

HYBE Co. has suffered a fall of its share price for two consecutive days after its popular girl group NewJeans demanded their former creative direct...

HYBE replaces ADOR CEO; Ex-CEO Min barks at sacking

HYBE replaces ADOR CEO; Ex-CEO Min barks at sacking

HYBE Co. has finally removed Min Hee-jin from ADOR, the label behind girl group NewJeans, as chief executive some four months after it failed to kic...

Amorepacific's Hera enters Thai market

Amorepacific's Hera enters Thai market

South Korea's Amorepacific Corp. announced on Thursday that its premium color cosmetics brand Hera opened its first store on August 8 at Central Chi...

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 ...

ADOR CEO behind NewJeans stays with HYBE after court win

ADOR CEO behind NewJeans stays with HYBE after court win

A legal battle between South Korea’s entertainment powerhouse HYBE Co. and the chief of its sublabel ADOR will likely drag on as the internati...

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...

HYBE to fire NewJeans agency CEO; Min refutes accusation

HYBE to fire NewJeans agency CEO; Min refutes accusation

HYBE Co. is seeking to sack Min Hee-jin, the chief of ADOR, its label behind globally popular girl group NewJeans, as it investigates allegations th...

Shinhan to build landmark office tower for non-banking units

Shinhan to build landmark office tower for non-banking units

Shinhan Financial Group Co., South Korea's second-largest financial group, plans to build a new high-rise office tower in Seoul’s central busi...

CJ Olive Young beats Amorepacific to become K-beauty king

CJ Olive Young beats Amorepacific to become K-beauty king

CJ Olive Young Corp., South Korea’s top beauty store chain, took the throne in the domestic cosmetics market last year, beating industry giant...

Amorepacific's profit halves on weak sales in China; shares drop

Amorepacific's profit halves on weak sales in China; shares drop

South Korean cosmetics giant Amorepacific Group's stock closed at 3,400 won ($2.6) on Wednesday, down 12.1% after the group announced disappointing ...

Amorepacific's Aestura to enter Vietnamese market

Amorepacific's Aestura to enter Vietnamese market

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

Amorepacific's camellia-derived cosmetic ingredients get COSMOS

Amorepacific's camellia-derived cosmetic ingredients get COSMOS

South Korean cosmetics giant Amorepacific Corp. said on Thursday its camellia-derived cosmetic ingredients got COSMetic Organic and natural Standard...

KGC hawks red ginseng at top US expo for health functional food

KGC hawks red ginseng at top US expo for health functional food

Jung Kwan Jang, the flagship brand of Korea Ginseng Corp. (KGC), has been featured at North America’s leading expo for raw ingredients of heal...

Amorepacific's Laneige debuts in Mexican market

Amorepacific's Laneige debuts in Mexican market

South Korean cosmetics giant Amorepacific Corp. announced on Monday that it is entering the Mexican beauty market with its globally popular skincare...

Amorepacific's Hera enters Japanese market

Amorepacific's Hera enters Japanese market

South Korea's Amorepacific Corp. announced on Thursday that its premium color cosmetics brand Hera has launched in Japan, signaling a significant mo...

Amorepacific's Aestura to enter Japanese market

Amorepacific's Aestura to enter Japanese market

South Korean beauty and cosmetics giant Amorepacific Corp. announced on Wednesday that its derma cosmetic brand Aestura will enter the Japanese mark...

K-tourism video ads with Lee Jung-jae exceed 510 mn views

K-tourism video ads with Lee Jung-jae exceed 510 mn views

The four-video Challenge Korea series promoting tourism in South Korea with "Squid Game" actor Lee Jung-jae has surpassed half a billion views in ju...

Amorepacific gets certification for memory-enhancing ingredients

Amorepacific gets certification for memory-enhancing ingredients

South Korea's Amorepacific Corp. announced on Thursday that it has received New Excellent Technology (NET) certification from the Ministry of Agricu...

Cosmetics giant Amorepacific hints at succession plan change

Cosmetics giant Amorepacific hints at succession plan change

South Korean cosmetics powerhouse Amorepacific Group Inc. is giving signs of changing its succession plans as Suh Min-jung, Chairman Suh Kyung-bae&r...

KGC unifies BI of red ginseng brand as JUNG KWAN JANG

KGC unifies BI of red ginseng brand as JUNG KWAN JANG

Korea Ginseng Corp. (KGC), wholly owned by South Korean tobacco giant KT&G Corp., will unify its red ginseng brand identity (BI) as JUNG KWAN JA...

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