China's Xiaomi establishes S.Korean branch

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...

S.Korea provides financial education for foreigners in bank

S.Korea provides financial education for foreigners in bank

South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) launched financial education for foreign residents at specialized bank branches for foreigners. T...

KB Kookmin Bank opens branches in Chennai, Pune

 KB Kookmin Bank opens branches in Chennai, Pune

South Korea's KB Kookmin Bank opens branches in Chennai and Pune, major economic hubs in India on October 21. The bank, which established its Gurug...

Woori Bank expands services for foreign customers in S.Korea

Woori Bank expands services for foreign customers in S.Korea

Woori Bank announced on Friday that it has set up additional “global desks” dedicated to foreign customers, some of which will be open o...

Hana Bank opens branch for foreign customers in Pyeongtaek

Hana Bank opens branch for foreign customers in Pyeongtaek

South Korea's Hana Bank said on Thursday that it opened a branch for foreigners in Pyeongtaek.The Pyeongtaek Foreign Customer Center, located in Pye...

Korea's Woori Bank adds two more branches in India

Korea's Woori Bank adds two more branches in India

South Korea’s Woori Bank announced on Thursday that It has opened additional branches in Pune and Ahmedabad, India.These are the bank's fourth...

Dongkuk CM establishes European branch in Germany

Dongkuk CM establishes European branch in Germany

Dongkuk Coated Metal Co. (Dongkuk CM), the cold-rolled steel business unit of South Korea's Dongkuk Steel Group, announced on Wednesday that it op...

Louis Vuitton opens its first 'Watches & Jewelry' store in S.Korea

Louis Vuitton opens its first 'Watches & Jewelry' store in S.Korea

Louis Vuitton announced on Friday that it opened its first Watches & Jewelry store in South Korea at the Shinsegae Department Store Gangnam loca...

JPMorgan Chase’s growth driver: offline community branches

JPMorgan Chase’s growth driver: offline community branches

NEW YORK -- Global banking giant JPMorgan Chase & Co. has been expanding brick-and-mortar branches across the US with investments of billions of...

KB Kookmin Bank opens KB Prasac Bank in Cambodia

KB Kookmin Bank opens KB Prasac Bank in Cambodia

KB Kookmin Bank announced on Monday that it held an opening event for the integrated commercial bank KB Prasac Bank PLC in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on ...

Korean bank branch closures accelerate as online deals grow

Korean bank branch closures accelerate as online deals grow

South Korean banks are accelerating moves to close branches given the growth in digital transactions and decline in offline customers but financial ...

India's love for Korean pizza spurs Gopizza’s global business

India's love for Korean pizza spurs Gopizza’s global business

South Korea’s Gopizza Inc. opened its 50th branch in India, the world’s most populous country, as the food tech startup aims to attract ...

Korean banks flock to Poland, Korean Inc.’s new manufacturing hub

Korean banks flock to Poland, Korean Inc.’s new manufacturing hub

South Korean banks are in a race to advance into Poland to support Korean companies rushing to build factories in the new offshore manufacturing hub...

Shinsegae Gangnam stands out among department stores with $2.3 bn sales

Shinsegae Gangnam stands out among department stores with $2.3 bn sales

Shinsegae Department Store, South Korea’s leading retail business operator, said on Thursday its flagship store in Gangnam, an upscale distric...

Middle East, land of opportunity for Korean startups

Middle East, land of opportunity for Korean startups

South Korean startups are accelerating their foray into the Middle East, where oil-rich countries are keen to nurture startups with innovative and d...

Woori Bank Vietnam opens PB branch in Hanoi

Woori Bank Vietnam opens PB branch in Hanoi

South Korea's Woori Bank revealed on Tuesday that the Vietnamese corporation Woori Bank Vietnam opened its 22nd branch in Starlake, Hanoi. Star...

Shinsegae, Galleria woo Louis Vuitton, Rolex for new growth

Shinsegae, Galleria woo Louis Vuitton, Rolex for new growth

Louis Vuitton and Rolex brands are status symbols for customers and so they are for department stores in South Korea.Shinsegae Inc. and Hanwha Galle...

Daewoo E&C opens new branch in Turkmenistan

Daewoo E&C opens new branch in Turkmenistan

South Korea's Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. (Daewoo E&C) opened a branch in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, on Oct. 31, the c...

Woori Bank opens regional headquarters in Bangladesh

Woori Bank opens regional headquarters in Bangladesh

South Korea's Woori Bank announced on Friday it opened its new regional headquarters in Bangladesh. In 1996, the bank launched its first branch...

CJ Olive Young opens specialized store for foreigners in Seoul

CJ Olive Young opens specialized store for foreigners in Seoul

South Korea's health and beauty store chain CJ Olive Young announced on Wednesday it has changed its flagship store Olive Young Myeongdong Town as...

Woori Bank to add two new branches in India 2024

Woori Bank to add two new branches in India 2024

South Korea's Woori Bank plans to open two new branches in India in the first half of next year. The bank announced on Tuesday it has obtained ...

MZers fuel Disney Store's boom in S.Korea's offline market

MZers fuel Disney Store's boom in S.Korea's offline market

The Disney Store has become one of the hottest spots within Hyundai Department Store branches since the department store operator has opened three o...

Bank Woori Saudara to open 160th Indonesian branch

Bank Woori Saudara to open 160th Indonesian branch

South Korea's Woori Bank announced on Wednesday its Indonesian subsidiary Bank Woori Saudara is set to open a new outpost in Pekanbaru, Sumatra's Ri...

S.Korea’s Gopizza to open branch at Singapore Changi airport

S.Korea’s Gopizza to open branch at Singapore Changi airport

South Korean food tech startup Gopizza, known for its single-serving pizza prepared by robots, on Tuesday said it will open a branch on Nov. 1 at Si...

Hyundai E&C seeks expansion to Poland, Ukraine

Hyundai E&C seeks expansion to Poland, Ukraine

South Korea's Hyundai Engineering & Construction (E&C) will open a branch in Warsaw, Poland, to join a project to build small modular reacto...

E-Mart to open 1st S.Korean convenience store in Cambodia

E-Mart to open 1st S.Korean convenience store in Cambodia

E-Mart Inc. is set to launch the first South Korean convenience store in Cambodia as the struggling hypermarket giant aims to seek growth opportunit...

S.Korea's LG Uplus branches to offer travel services

S.Korea's LG Uplus branches to offer travel services

South Korea's telecom service provider LG Uplus Corp. will start offering travel services at its offline branches. The company on Wednesday said it ...

S.Korea's Webcash releases Vietnamese version of 'Branch'

S.Korea's Webcash releases Vietnamese version of 'Branch'

The Vietnamese version of Webcash Co.'s fund management system "Branch," called "WE-MBA," has been launched. WE-MBA is integrated with 17 Vietnamese...

GS25 cuts prices amid controversy over World Scout Jamboree branch

GS25 cuts prices amid controversy over World Scout Jamboree branch

South Korea's convenience store chain GS25, which has a makeshift branch for the 25th World Scout Jamboree in Saemangeum, an estuarine tidal flat in...

Heads of S.Korea's chicken chains promoting expansion abroad

Heads of S.Korea's chicken chains promoting expansion abroad

The CEOs of South Korea's top three fried chicken franchises are promoting their brands overseas based on the judgement that growth will stagnate if...

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