Korea’s AI, robot startups shine despite funding drought

South Korea’s artificial intelligence and robotics startups raised more money through seed rounds than other sectors in August although invest...

Korean retailers, hotels enjoy tourist boom in May holidays

South Korean retailers and hotels are enjoying a boom thanks to an expected surge in tourists at home and abroad as more than 180,000 foreigners are...

Overseas trips top pre-pandemic levels during Chuseok holiday

The number of South Koreans who spent this year’s six-day holiday of Chuseok abroad exceeded pre-pandemic levels, indicating a recovery in the...

S.Korea's airline industry waging fierce price war in fall

South Korea's airline sector is meeting high travel demand during the extended Chuseok (Thanksgiving) holidays late this month by aggressively offer...

Japan sends most tourists to S.Korea in May: tourism body

Most visitors to South Korea last month were from Japan. The Korea Tourism Organization on Thursday said its tourism data found that the number...

Lotte Department Store plans to open Line Friends pop-up store

South Korea's Lotte Department Store seeks to attract foreign tourists amid Golden Week holidays in Southeast Asia.Tourists from the region are expe...

Stay-in-hotel trend for the holidays revs up luxury hotels

Luxury hotels in South Korea are enjoying the emerging trend of Koreans choosing relaxing vacations at hotels, rather than taking holidays overseas....