Korean retailers ramp up fulfillment centers to hold AliExpress in check

Korean retailers ramp up fulfillment centers to hold AliExpress in check

South Korea’s leading retailers, including Coupang Inc., are ramping up their logistics capacities to counter aggressive forays into the count...

S.Korea fines AliExpress $1.4 mn for alleged privacy breach

S.Korea fines AliExpress $1.4 mn for alleged privacy breach

South Korea’s privacy authority is punishing AliExpress with measures including a $1.4 million fine for allegedly not providing measures to pr...

Korea’s LX Pantos, China’s Sinotrans agree to launch logistics JV

Korea’s LX Pantos, China’s Sinotrans agree to launch logistics JV

LX Pantos Co., the logistics unit of South Korea’s LX Group, said on Thursday it will launch a multimodal transport joint venture with Sinotra...

Alibaba eyes 1st investment in Korean e-commerce platform

Alibaba eyes 1st investment in Korean e-commerce platform

China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is likely to make its first investment in a South Korean online shopping platform as it aims to gain a competitiv...

Carcinogens found in kids' goods sold on Chinese apps; Temu under probe

Carcinogens found in kids' goods sold on Chinese apps; Temu under probe

South Korea is looking into Chinese online shopping platforms as some products, including some for children, were found to contain cancer-causing su...

AliExpress, Temu threaten Coupang’s lead in S.Korea

AliExpress, Temu threaten Coupang’s lead in S.Korea

Coupang Inc. is the only South Korea-native e-commerce platform with more monthly active users than China's e-commerce giants AliExpress and Temu in...

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...

South Korea gets tough with Chinese platforms AliExpress, Temu, Shein

South Korea gets tough with Chinese platforms AliExpress, Temu, Shein

South Korea plans to introduce a get-tough e-commerce policy on Chinese platforms such as AliExpress, Temu and Shein amid increasing complaints abou...

Korea probes AliExpress as Chinese e-commerce threat grows

Korea probes AliExpress as Chinese e-commerce threat grows

South Korea’s antitrust body launched a probe into alleged violations of consumer protection regulations by China’s AliExpress, as Chine...

Naver logs record earnings on e-commerce, content; stocks up

Naver logs record earnings on e-commerce, content; stocks up

South Korea’s online giant Naver Corp. reported record earnings on strong performances of its e-commerce and content businesses, sending its s...

China’s Temu challenges homegrown e-commerce platforms in Korea

China’s Temu challenges homegrown e-commerce platforms in Korea

Temu, a popular Chinese discount e-commerce platform that landed in South Korea just a few months ago, has apparently cracked homegrown players&rsqu...

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