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...
S.Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol ousted; new presidential election coming
South Korea’s Constitutional Court permanently removed President Yoon Suk Yeol from office on Friday, making him the country’s second pr...
Korea’s Nextrade stock exchange debuts; YG Entertainment tops 1st day
South Korea’s first alternative stock exchange Nextrade (NXT) started trading on Tuesday, challenging the Korea Exchange’s (KRX) long-st...
Yoon becomes first S.Korean sitting president to be formally arrested
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has become the country's first sitting president to be arrested on rebellion charges as part of a probe into hi...
Ruthless Politics of South Korea Is Rooted in Cold-War History
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South Korea president to lift martial law after Parliament rejects move
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Hyundai Mobis aims to expand non-captive sales to 40% as it goes global
South Korea’s top auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis Co. on Tuesday said it aims to boost non-Hyundai Motor Group affiliate sales to 40% of its to...
Korean choreography copyrights to be protected by Naver Z deal
South Korean dance choreography copyrights will be protected through an agreement between Naver Z Corp., the operator of Asia’s largest metave...
South Korea to designate Jeju as flying taxi pilot service zone
South Korea will designate its resort island Jeju a test operation zone for flying taxis as part of the country’s national urban air mobility ...
Samsung to cut chip executive jobs, restructure in battle versus SK Hynix
Samsung Electronics Co. plans to drastically cut its chip executive jobs and restructure semiconductor-related operations as it struggles to compete...
S.Korea signs MOU on Philippine nuclear safety checks, eyes plant deals
MANILA – South Korea on Monday signed an initial agreement with the Philippines to conduct a safety check on a nuclear power plant before a re...
HMM to spend $17.5 bn by 2030 to double cargo capacity
HMM Co., South Korea’s largest ocean carrier, said on Tuesday it will spend 23.5 trillion won ($17.5 billion) by 2030 to nearly double its car...
Samsung Securities’ IB head to quit amid talent outflow
Lee Jae-hyun, who has led one of Samsung Securities Co.'s investment banking divisions for two years, has recently expressed his intention to quit, ...
Samsung Electronics replaces chip head amid HBM crisis
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker, on Tuesday replaced its semiconductor business chief as the South Korean company st...
Blackpink label YG to sell drama production unit
K-pop sensation Blackpink’s label YG Entertainment Inc. is slated to sell 60% of its drama production subsidiary Studioplex later this year, t...
Burger, chicken franchises raise prices after elections
Fried chicken and hamburger franchises in South Korea have sharply bumped up their food prices following the parliamentary elections last week as th...
Samsung establishes HBM team to up AI chip production yields
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s No. 1 memory chipmaker, recently set up a high bandwidth memory (HBM) team within the memory chip divisio...
Woori Financial to sponsor MLB Seoul Series
South Korea's Woori Financial Group announced on Tuesday that it will be an official sponsor of the US Major League Baseball World Tour Seoul Series...
Meta’s AI, XR push to gain speed with Korea’s support
South Korea is backing Mark Zuckerberg, founder and chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., in the Facebook operator’s artificial inte...
Korea’s top regulator detects more foreigners’ naked shorting
South Korea’s top financial regulator is detecting more circumstances of naked short-selling worth tens of millions of dollars by foreign inve...
Cho Yang-rai to fight back in MBK Partners’ bid to acquire Hankook Tire
Cho Yang-rai, honorary chairman of Hankook & Company Co., has vowed to fight MBK Partners Ltd.’s bid to take over the holding company of S...
Sibling rivalry for Hankook Tire control takes new turn as MBK steps in
The sibling rivalry for management control of Hankook Tire & Technology Co., South Korea’s top tire maker, has taken another turn as the e...
Samsung names new smartphone, TV platform head
Samsung Electronics Co. has promoted Kim Yong-soo, vice president and former Google and Oracle software expert, to lead its smartphone and TV platfo...
KB Financial Vice Chairman Yang named sole chairman candidate
KB Financial Group Inc. has chosen Yang Jong-hee, its vice chairman, as the sole candidate for its next chief in charge of South Korea’s leadi...
K-pop rookies, fresh boost for Korean entertainment stocks
South Korea’s entertainment stocks are poised to rally as K-pop newbies gain momemtum, attracting not only global music fans but also investor...
K-pop label JYP Entertainment earnings disappoint; shares down
JYP Entertainment Corp., the music label behind K-pop bands Stray Kids, Twice and NiziU, saw its stocks drop on Monday due to its disappointing quar...
Korean convenience stores threaten Japanese rivals’ empire
South Korea’s convenience store chains aim to seize the throne from Japanese rivals in Asia by utilizing K-pop and food as they look for new g...
Convenience store giant BGF Retail signs IPR deal with YG Plus
South Korea's BGF Retail, which runs the leading domestic convenience store chain CU, on Monday said it will sign a deal with YG Plus, which special...
S.Korea attracts investment of $940 mn from 6 European companies
South Korea has attracted investment worth $940 million from six high-tech European companies to build factories and R&D centers.The six compani...
Hyundai Group chief calls on PE firm help to defend against Schindler
South Korea’s conglomerate Hyundai Group Chairwoman Hyun Jeong-eun is seeking money from a local private equity firm to defend the management ...
