Roborock’s privacy policy fuels data leak fears over Chinese goods

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 ...

Economic strain drives millennials, Gen Z into collectible craze

Economic strain drives millennials, Gen Z into collectible craze

SHANGHAI – Standing in the rain, lines of people snake along Nanjing Dong Lu, Shanghai’s bustling shopping street, outside a Miniso shop...

Lotte Hotels & Resorts to upcycle used PET bottles

Lotte Hotels & Resorts to upcycle used PET bottles

South Korea's Lotte Hotels & Resorts said on Friday that it will collaborate with Lotte Chilsung Beverage and Lotte Chemical Corp. to establish ...

Shinsegae International launches Harley-Davidson Collections

Shinsegae International launches Harley-Davidson Collections

South Korea's Shinsegae International Co. launched a brand called Harley-Davidson Collections on Friday, blending Harley-Davidson’s motorcycle...

Asan Nanum Foundation opens startup merchandise pop-up

Asan Nanum Foundation opens startup merchandise pop-up

The Asan Nanum Foundation announced on Wednesday that it opened a merchandise pop-up store in South Korea's startup for Maru Collect until August 25...

LG CNS unveils PerfecTwin ERP Edition in US

LG CNS unveils PerfecTwin ERP Edition in US

South Korea’s LG CNS Co., a cloud computing services arm of LG Corp., announced on Wednesday that it unveiled its testing solution PerfecTwin ...

SK C&C unveils enterprise-tailored sLLM

SK C&C unveils enterprise-tailored sLLM

SK Inc C&C (SK C&C), the information technology service unit of South Korea’s SK Group, announced on Monday that it launched Solur LLM...

Netmarble sells stake in BTS label HYBE for $161 mn

Netmarble sells stake in BTS label HYBE for $161 mn

South Korean game developer Netmarble Corp. is selling a stake in HYBE Co., the label behind global K-pop sensation BTS, for 219.9 billion won ($161...

Hana Bank launches All-care Solution for Real Estate Wealth

Hana Bank launches All-care Solution for Real Estate Wealth

South Korea's Hana Bank announced on Tuesday that it launched the premium real estate wealth management service Hana Real Estate All-care Solution i...

Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Dior post weak profits in Korea post-pandemic

Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Dior post weak profits in Korea post-pandemic

Global luxury brands Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Dior saw worsening profitability of their South Korean operations last year after a few years of dece...

Samsung releases 43-inch Moving Stand

Samsung releases 43-inch Moving Stand

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Tuesday that it launched the Moving Stand for 43-inch monitors, expanding its lineup following the release of 2...

Korea Zinc buys US Kataman for $55 mn for recycling business

Korea Zinc buys US Kataman for $55 mn for recycling business

Korea Zinc Inc., the world’s largest lead and zinc smelter, acquired Kataman Metals LLC, a US-based scrap metal trading company, at $55 millio...

Samsung Electronics collects $4.3 bn in dividends from display unit

Samsung Electronics collects $4.3 bn in dividends from display unit

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, is slated to receive about 5.64 trillion won ($4.3 billion) worth of dividends ...

Lotte brings Louis Vuitton diamond collection to S.Korea

Lotte brings Louis Vuitton diamond collection to S.Korea

South Korea's Lotte Department Store announced that it launched Louis Vuitton's LV Diamond Collection on Mar. 14 at Lotte World Tower Avenuel Jamsil...

LG unveils new air conditioner with AI smart care

LG unveils new air conditioner with AI smart care

LG Electronics Inc. on Thursday announced that it released 2024 LG Whisen Objet Collection Tower air conditioner, which features an artificial intel...

Roche to use Biodyne’s tech for cervical cancer diagnostic kits

Roche to use Biodyne’s tech for cervical cancer diagnostic kits

Roche, a Swiss multinational healthcare company, is set to use a South Korean company’s technology for cervical cancer diagnostic kits.Biodyne...

Netmarble's Marblex listed on Bitget

Netmarble's Marblex listed on Bitget

Marblex, a blockchain subsidiary of South Korean game developer Netmarble Corp., announced on Tuesday that it has listed its MBX token on the global...

LG collaborates with BoConcept for TV interior design

LG collaborates with BoConcept for TV interior design

LG Electronics Inc. announced on Tuesday that it is collaborating with the European premium furniture brand BoConcept to showcase the interior desig...

LG Elec unveils shoe care appliance at ComplexCon 2023

LG Elec unveils shoe care appliance at ComplexCon 2023

LG Electronics Inc. unveiled its dedicated shoe care appliance Styler Objet Collection ShoeCare and ShoeCase at ComplexCon 2023 in Long Beach, Calif...

Korea Inc.’s dividend repatriation soars on new tax breaks

Korea Inc.’s dividend repatriation soars on new tax breaks

Major companies in South Korea, such as affiliates of Samsung, LG and Hyundai Motor Group, are bringing larger amounts of capital back home from abr...

LG's refrigerator receives Int'l EPD certification

LG's refrigerator receives Int'l EPD certification

LG Electronics Inc. has announced that its high-end refrigerator, the Objet Collection, has become the first in the home appliance industry to recei...

SK Ecoplant, S.Korean startup to recycle waste fishing nets in SE Asia

SK Ecoplant, S.Korean startup to recycle waste fishing nets in SE Asia

South Korea’s top waste management company SK Ecoplant has joined forces with Netspa, a Busan-based startup for recycling waste fishing nets, ...

Dior opens 2023 FW pop-up store in Galleria

Dior opens 2023 FW pop-up store in Galleria

South Korea’s Galleria Department Store has opened the first domestic Dior FW (fall/winter) collection pop-up store.The company on Sunday said...

Hanwha to turn Seoul landmark into modern art hub

Hanwha to turn Seoul landmark into modern art hub

Standing 249 meters (817 feet) high, 63 SQUARE, well known as the 63 Building to older generations, was once the tallest building in Seoul until it ...

LG Labs opens door to unconventional idea seekers

LG Labs opens door to unconventional idea seekers

South Korea’s home appliance giant LG Electronics Inc. has launched LG Labs, a playground for those wanting to test unconventional ideas that ...

LG Electronics to release coffee machine Duobo

LG Electronics to release coffee machine Duobo

LG Electronics Inc. will launch its first capsule coffee machine "Duobo" on Thursday through Kickstarter, the largest crowdfunding platform in the U...

Tepid luxury sales widen gap between favorite and less-favored brands

Tepid luxury sales widen gap between favorite and less-favored brands

The economic slowdown may have diminished South Koreans’ appetite for foreign designer goods, but that doesn't mean they've closed their walle...

Lotte Department Store opens Louis Vuitton’s Take Over pop-up store

Lotte Department Store opens Louis Vuitton’s Take Over pop-up store

South Korea's Lotte Department Store announced on Friday that it operates a Louis Vuitton pop-up store in The Crown, located on the basement first...

Dior to open Tears capsule collection pop-up store in Seoul

Dior to open Tears capsule collection pop-up store in Seoul

Dior will open a pop-up store in Seoul's Seongsu-dong to commemorate the launch of the "Dior Tears capsule collection."This collection was created t...

Hyundai Glovis to support removal of marine debris

Hyundai Glovis to support removal of marine debris

South Korea's leading logistics company Hyundai Glovis Co. announced on Thursday that it has joined forces with The Ocean Cleanup, a global environm...

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