Korea Investment & Securities, UBP seek private banking partnership
Korea Investment & Securities Co. (KIS), a unit of Korea Investment Holdings Co., said on Thursday it has discussed a strategic partnership with...
S.Korea’s Bebesup earns China nod for baby skincare, eyes global expansion
Bebesup, a leading South Korean baby skincare and wipe brand, has secured a registration certificate from the China National Medical Products Admini...
KPop Demon Hunters OST lands at No.6 on Billboard Hot 100
The original soundtrack Golden from Netflix’s hit animated movie KPop Demon Hunters has made chart history, becoming the first track by a virt...
Blackpink's new single Jump tops Spotify daily chart
Blackpink's new single Jump has rocketed to No. 1 on the Spotify Daily Top Songs Global chart, YG Entertainment Inc., the company behind the girl gr...
K-content goes cultural: KPop Demon Hunters sparks heritage K-goods craze
Netflix’s smash-hit animated film KPop Demon Hunters is more than just a pop culture phenomenon. It is fueling global interest in Korean herit...
South Korea’s Lee completes cabinet lineup with IT executive, lawmaker
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has tapped an information technology firm executive as culture minister and a ruling party lawmaker as land min...
Korea’s game studios rebrand as AI tech firms, move into fashion, robotics, media
What was once a world of elves, dragons and power-ups is now giving rise to one of South Korea’s most unexpected tech revolutions, with game s...
Return of the K-pop queens: Blackpink, Twice power up YG, JYP
Blackpink and Twice, two of South Korea’s most prominent K-pop female acts, made high-profile returns on Friday with new releases, heightening...
South Korean airlines bank on China routes for profit recovery
South Korean airlines are ramping up international routes, particularly to China, Japan and Southeast Asian countries, in a bid to boost profitabili...
K-style strikes back to win over China’s Gen Z with Musinsa at helm
Musinsa, South Korea’s fashion unicorn backed by KKR Co., is set to bring the K-style wave to China with Anta Sports Products Ltd., China's le...
BTS’ Jungkook, IU crowned most-loved K-pop artists worldwide
BTS’ Jungkook and IU, a singer and actress, have claimed the top spots on the most-favorite K-pop artist charts in both the male and female ca...
Blackpink roars back with Deadline world tour after 2-year hiatus
Blackpink has made a dazzling return with its electrifying new song, “Jump,” igniting excitement for its first world tour in almost two ...
LG Group executives to meet with Honda CEO to explore partnership
LG Group is accelerating its efforts to build a partnership with Honda Motor Co. as South Korea's fourth-largest conglomerate beefs up its automotiv...
Fictional K-pop band Saja Boys beat BTS, Blackpink to top US Spotify charts
A fictional K-pop boy band from a Netflix animated feature has achieved what few real-world Korean acts have – to top the US Spotify chart.You...
Roborock’s privacy policy fuels data leak fears over Chinese goods
A new personal data processing policy from Chinese robot vacuum maker Roborock is raising fears that consumer data could be leaked to or misused by ...
Kia to make, sell China-launched EV5 in Korea to keep top spot
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, plans to manufacture and sell the EV5, its first China-made all-electric vehicle, at home t...
Korea Investment & Securities, Capital Group eye product launch in Korea
Korea Investment & Securities Co. (KIS), a unit of Korea Investment Holdings Co., is exploring new offshore funds for individual investors in co...
HYBE to bring K-pop idol playbook to India, tapping local talent
India, a country of 1.4 billion people, will be HYBE Co.'s next stop to test its K-pop model by discovering and nurturing local talent under its Cha...
S.Korean game developer Krafton acquires Japan’s ADK for $517 million
Krafton Inc., a major South Korean game publisher, has acquired Japan's leading advertising and animation group ADK for 75 billion yen ($517 million...
LG Display to invest $925.4 mn in smaller, high-end OLED
LG Display Co., the world’s top large-sized organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panel maker, will invest 1.26 trillion won ($925.4 million) to...
CJ CGV under pressure to shed China, Vietnam cinema assets
MBK Partners and Mirae Asset Securities Co. are considering divesting of their holdings in CGI Holdings Co., which oversees CJ CGV Co.’s multi...
LG Energy cracks China's cylindrical battery market with Chery deal
LG Energy Solution Ltd. said on Monday it has signed a six-year contract with Chery Automobile Co. to supply 8 gigawatts per hour (GWh) of next-gene...
SK, AWS to build South Korea’s largest, multibillion-dollar AI data center
South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate SK and Amazon Web Services Inc. (AWS), the world's largest cloud platform provider, will build a 103...
Want to look beautiful? – Here’s the 'Made In Korea' mask pack
South Korean face mask packs – a flagship product of K-beauty – are staging a dramatic revival in popularity.Rising to fame alongside K-...
Partners Group sees infrastructure secondaries quadrupling to $60 bn
Infrastructure secondaries are gaining momentum as the infrastructure sector attracts investors seeking stable and predictable returns amid heighten...
Hyundai Steel to displace Baoshan as GM Korea's supplier
Hyundai Steel Co. is poised to displace Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. as a key supplier to GM Korea Co., a unit of General Motors Co., as the US carm...
POSCO Future M breaks with China in cathode supply chain
GWANGYANG, SOUTH JEOLLA – POSCO Future M Co., South Korea’s leading battery materials maker, has secured itself a China-free cathode mat...
South Korea’s Lee, China’s Xi agree on closer ties, peace on peninsula
South Korea’s newly elected President Lee Jae-myung and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to strengthen strategic ties and enhance coop...
Hyundai Motor Group dominates US Best Cars for Teens awards
Hyundai Motor Group has claimed seven out of 12 categories in US News & World Report’s Best Cars for Teens for 2025 awards, marking its fo...
Hanjin KAL, LS expand defense business alliance to counter Hoban Group
South Korea’s Hanjin Group and LS Group are tightening their alliance further against Hoban Group, which is raising its stake in Hanjin.Korean...
