Asian manufacturing activity stumbles again under weight of Trump tariffs

Asian manufacturing activity stumbles again under weight of Trump tariffs

Factory activity slowed across much of Asia in May as uncertainty over U.S. tariffs continued to cause steep declines in new orders, purchasing ma...

Hanwha Aerospace, General Atomics to build unmanned aerial vehicles

Hanwha Aerospace, General Atomics to build unmanned aerial vehicles

Hanwha Aerospace Co., a leading South Korean defense company, has joined forces with US-based General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) to ...

Korean won seen rebounding after Yoon’s impeachment

Korean won seen rebounding after Yoon’s impeachment

The South Korean won is expected to stage a rebound from its two-year low against the US dollar and hold steady in 2025 after the impeachment of Sou...

BOK to keep rate at 3.25% in Nov despite dim GDP outlook: survey

BOK to keep rate at 3.25% in Nov despite dim GDP outlook: survey

South Korea’s central bank is expected to freeze its policy rate at 3.25% during its last monetary policy meeting of the year to prevent any f...

S.Korea’s food delivery apps relish fresh boom in demand

S.Korea’s food delivery apps relish fresh boom in demand

South Korea’s online food delivery market is poised to hit record-high transactions in 2024 as lower fees triggered by Coupang Eats’ fre...

Kia ranks first in customer satisfaction in India

Kia ranks first in customer satisfaction in India

Kia Corp. said on Tuesday that it ranked first in the mass-market brand category in the customer experience index survey recently released by India'...

Seoul breaks ground on Mt. Namsan gondola facility

Seoul breaks ground on Mt. Namsan gondola facility

The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Thursday held a groundbreaking ceremony for gondola facilities that will shuttle passengers from the base of Mt...

Korean Air, L3Harris to introduce more AEW&C aircraft

Korean Air, L3Harris to introduce more AEW&C aircraft

South Korean airliner Korean Air Lines Co. held the Industry Day in Seoul on Wednesday with the US-based defense company L3Harris to discuss South K...

In South Korea, Instagram thrives while Facebook declines

In South Korea, Instagram thrives while Facebook declines

In South Korea, one of the world’s most wired countries, people can’t live without social networking services for everyday communication...

MBK’s Michael ByungJu Kim: Most influential in Korea’s capital market

MBK’s Michael ByungJu Kim: Most influential in Korea’s capital market

Michael ByungJu Kim, co-founder and partner of Northeast Asia-focused private equity firm MBK Partners Ltd., has been chosen as the most influential...

KAI to develop future aerial mobility, single-seat aircraft

KAI to develop future aerial mobility, single-seat aircraft

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), the country’s sole military aircraft manufacturer, plans to develop future aerial mobility to secure a ...

State intervention in HSCEI-tied ELS sale debacle could backfire: scholars

State intervention in HSCEI-tied ELS sale debacle could backfire: scholars

South Korea’s economics scholars oppose government-led countermeasures, including compensation packages, to handle mounting retail investor lo...

Lexus tops imported car brands in Korea driver survey

Lexus tops imported car brands in Korea driver survey

Lexus ranked tops in a customer satisfaction survey of imported-car drivers in South Korea, which also found positive responses to the online purcha...

S.Korea to mass-produce homegrown fighter jet in 2024

S.Korea to mass-produce homegrown fighter jet in 2024

South Korea is set to start mass production of the KF-21, its homegrown supersonic fighter jet, this year for expected deployment of the warplane fo...

Digital healthcare, robot, AI chip startups among VCs’ 2024 top picks

Digital healthcare, robot, AI chip startups among VCs’ 2024 top picks

Startups that specialize in digital healthcare, robots and artificial intelligence chips are among South Korea-based venture capital firms’ to...

S-1 sees facial recognition AI as core trend in 2024

S-1 sees facial recognition AI as core trend in 2024

South Korea's system securities provider S-1 Corp. has forecasted a significant rise in the demand for AI-powered security solutions this year, pr...

Seoul to add new aerial lifts to Namsan by 2025

Seoul to add new aerial lifts to Namsan by 2025

Visitors to Seoul, the capital of South Korea, are expected to enjoy faster and easier exploration of the city’s famous Namsan Mountain in 202...

SK Telecom unveils analytics solution for UAM networks

SK Telecom unveils analytics solution for UAM networks

South Korea's SK Telecom Co. disclosed its cutting-edge analytics solution and simulator specifically geared for urban air mobility (UAM) commun...

Genesis ranks top in J.D. Power’s new car advanced tech survey

Genesis ranks top in J.D. Power’s new car advanced tech survey

Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis secured first place in J.D. Power 2023 Tech Experience Index (TXI) study In this year’s J.D. Po...

BOK head says Korea inflation to dip below mid-2% in H2 2024

BOK head says Korea inflation to dip below mid-2% in H2 2024

South Korea’s central bank chief expected consumer inflation to fall below the mid-2% level in the second half of 2024, adding to predictions ...

Hyundai Transys' car seats rank in top 3 by US market survey

Hyundai Transys' car seats rank in top 3 by US market survey

A leading US consumer satisfaction survey has ranked car seats made by South Korea’s Hyundai Transys in the top three for the fourth consecuti...

Soju: Well-known Korean alcoholic beverage

Soju: Well-known Korean alcoholic beverage

The Korean alcoholic beverage that foreigners are most familiar with is Soju, according to the Korean Food Promotion Institution. The institution re...

Volvo tops S.Koreans’ favorite foreign car survey list for service

Volvo tops S.Koreans’ favorite foreign car survey list for service

Sweden's Volvo offers the best after-sales service among imported automobile dealers in South Korea, while locals drivers are disappointed by the cu...

Seoul is fourth most searched global city for summer travel: survey

Seoul is fourth most searched global city for summer travel: survey

The South Korean capital of Seoul is surging in global popularity as a summer travel destination amid the first peak summer season since COVID-19 we...

LG Elec’s home appliance selected as most reliable brand in US

LG Elec’s home appliance selected as most reliable brand in US

South Korea's LG Electronics Inc. has been named the most reliable appliance brand by American consumers.According to Consumer Reports, a leading ...

Chinese buy cosmetics, Japanese pick groceries in Korea: Survey

Chinese buy cosmetics, Japanese pick groceries in Korea: Survey

Foreign visitors to South Korea show different purchasing preferences by nationality, a survey found. A majority of Chinese travelers' top picks are...

S.Korean LPs to up exposure to private debt, infrastructure in 2023: Survey

S.Korean LPs to up exposure to private debt, infrastructure in 2023: Survey

South Korean institutional investors are eyeing private debt and infrastructure for stable income and to hedge against inflation, a survey by The Kore...

High- and low-income S.Koreans alike reluctant to have babies: Survey

High- and low-income S.Koreans alike reluctant to have babies: Survey

South Koreans in low- and high-income brackets alike are unwilling to have children due to either insufficient time or money, found a recent survey ...

Korean economy unlikely to rebound in H2; BOK may keep rate

Korean economy unlikely to rebound in H2; BOK may keep rate

South Korea’s economy is unlikely to rebound in the second half as exports are expected to stay weak on the sluggish global semiconductor indu...

60% of S.Koreans think AI will take away jobs: survey

60% of S.Koreans think AI will take away jobs: survey

A recent survey conducted by The Poll, a blockchain-based opinion poll company, has revealed that six out of ten Korean citizens are concerned...

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