Dongkuk to file anti-dumping petition vs Chinese color steel imports

Dongkuk to file anti-dumping petition vs Chinese color steel imports

Dongkuk Coated Metal Co. and SeAh Steel Corp. are set to file an anti-dumping complaint against Chinese rivals in March as the country plans to impo...

Korean cosmetics beat Chanel, Lancôme to rank top in US, Japan

Korean cosmetics beat Chanel, Lancôme to rank top in US, Japan

South Korea’s cosmetics products, also known as K-beauty, have gained global renown, overtaking French brands such as Chanel and Lancôme...

Koreans flock to cryptos amid Trump-fueled crypto craze

Koreans flock to cryptos amid Trump-fueled crypto craze

The number of South Koreans investing in cryptocurrencies recently broke past 15 million — about 30% of the country’s population —...

S.Korean investors' US stock holdings surpass $100 bn

S.Korean investors' US stock holdings surpass $100 bn

The US stock holdings of South Korean individual investors surpassed $100 billion for the first time, driven by a sustained rally in the US markets ...

Mediaiplus aims to be the Amazon of clinical trials

Mediaiplus aims to be the Amazon of clinical trials

Mediaiplus Inc., South Korea’s only provider of data analytics and contract research organization (CRO) matching services for clinical trials,...

Korea’s Dongkuk develops world’s 1st biodegradable film for steel plates

Korea’s Dongkuk develops world’s 1st biodegradable film for steel plates

Dongkuk Coated Metal Co. (Dongkuk CM), the cold-rolled steel unit of South Korean steel conglomerate Dongkuk Holdings Co., on Friday unveiled the wo...

MBK ups stakes for Korea Zinc to match buyback offer

MBK ups stakes for Korea Zinc to match buyback offer

A consortium of MBK Partners-Young Poong Corp. on Friday raised its tender offer price for Korea Zinc Inc. again and removed the lower limit of its ...

Dongkuk buys Aju Steel to create No.1 color coated steel maker

Dongkuk buys Aju Steel to create No.1 color coated steel maker

Dongkuk Coated Metal Co. (Dongkuk CM), the cold-rolled steel unit of South Korea's Dongkuk Holdings Co., has agreed to buy Aju Steel Co. specializin...

Kolmar Korea, Sensient Beauty to co-develop pigments

Kolmar Korea, Sensient Beauty to co-develop pigments

Kolmar Korea, a supplier to global cosmetics brands such as Estee Lauder, announced on Friday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) wit...

Samsung Bespoke refrigerator sells 3 mn units in five years

Samsung Bespoke refrigerator sells 3 mn units in five years

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Tuesday that the cumulative sales of its Bespoke refrigerator in the South Korean market have surpassed 3 milli...

Cosmax develops smart color matching AI system

Cosmax develops smart color matching AI system

Cosmax Inc., South Korea's largest cosmetics manufacturer specializing in original design manufacturing (ODM), built a makeup product development ...

Samsung holds Odyssey event with T1 in Chengdu

Samsung holds Odyssey event with T1 in Chengdu

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Monday that it held an Odyssey gaming monitor experience event with the T1, the top-tier League of Legends team...

Samsung Galaxy S24: A success story even before hitting the shelves

Samsung Galaxy S24: A success story even before hitting the shelves

Samsung Electronics Co.'s latest flagship smartphone series, the Galaxy S24, is enjoying strong demand even before hitting the shelves of the compan...

Samsung TV secures artful color certification from Pantone

Samsung TV secures artful color certification from Pantone

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Tuesday that its 2024 model "The Frame" TV became the first display to receive "Artful Color Certification" fro...

LG H&H’s sales surges 300% on Qoo10 in 6 months

LG H&H’s sales surges 300% on Qoo10 in 6 months

South Korea’s LG H&H Co. announced on Thursday that its sales in November this year in Megawari, a shopping event organized by Qoo10, th...

Dongkuk CM develops world's first recycled color-coated steel sheets

Dongkuk CM develops world's first recycled color-coated steel sheets

Dongkuk Coated Metal Co. (Dongkuk CM), a cold-rolled steel subsidiary of Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., announced on Wednesday that it has succeeded in dev...

LG H&H to boost marketing of makeup brands in Japan

LG H&H to boost marketing of makeup brands in Japan

South Korea's LG H&H Co. announced on Tuesday that it will boost marketing of its premium makeup brands "Glint by VDIVOV" (Glint) and "freshian"...

KCC opens US refinish color center

KCC opens US refinish color center

South Korean chemical and auto parts maker KCC Corp. opened its first overseas refinish color center in the US. According to the company's anno...

S.Korea's Lotte Group helps SMEs penetrate Indonesian market

S.Korea's Lotte Group helps SMEs penetrate Indonesian market

South Korea's Lotte Group through Friday is holding the event Korea Expo in Jakarta in the Indonesian capital with the Korea Trade-Investment Promot...

Cosmax opens Asia's largest cosmetics plant in China

Cosmax opens Asia's largest cosmetics plant in China

Cosmax Inc., South Korea's biggest cosmetics maker using original design manufacturing (ODM), has opened Asia's largest cosmetics plant in China. ...

Poshmark launches Posh Lens with Naver's AI tech

Poshmark launches Posh Lens with Naver's AI tech

South Korea's Naver Corp. announced on Thursday that Poshmark, the US-based social e-commerce C2C (consumer-to-consumer) marketplace, has launched a...

Tinder owner Match Group taps Sam Ahn as Asia's chief innovation officer

Tinder owner Match Group taps Sam Ahn as Asia's chief innovation officer

Match Group Inc., operating online dating and chat platforms like Tinder, Hinge and OkCupid in some 40 languages, has appointed its subsidiary Hyper...

Samsung Heavy Industries succeeds autonomous vessel navigation

Samsung Heavy Industries succeeds autonomous vessel navigation

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries said on Thursday it had successfully demonstrated autonomous vessel navigation from South Korea to...

Calligraphy Black: Hyundai Motor's stylish new Palisade SUV

Calligraphy Black: Hyundai Motor's stylish new Palisade SUV

Just like calligraphy — the art of turning simple handwriting into artwork — Hyundai Motor Co. has taken its flagship three-row SUV Pa...

BTS’ 10th anniversary T-shirts to go on sale June 12

BTS’ 10th anniversary T-shirts to go on sale June 12

South Korean fashion platform W Concept announced on Thursday that it will release a limited number of T-shirts commemorating the 10th anniversary o...

12-color ‘Lakeside Recital’ held by 12 poets in Como, Italy

12-color ‘Lakeside Recital’ held by 12 poets in Como, Italy

COMO, ITALY -- Como, a lakeside city with a glacial lake at the foot of the Alps in northern Italy. The 13th European International Poetry Festival &l...

Samsung Display's QD-OLED wins SID award

Samsung Display's QD-OLED wins SID award

South Korea's Samsung Display announced on Wednesday that its quantum-dot organic light emitting diode (QD-OLED) product received "Displays of the Y...

Samsung's Neo QLED 8K wins critical acclaim in US, UK

Samsung's Neo QLED 8K wins critical acclaim in US, UK

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Sunday that its recently released the 2023 Neo QLED TV has received high praise from major professional media...

Korean Dongkuk opens 2nd Mexican color-coated steel plant

Korean Dongkuk opens 2nd Mexican color-coated steel plant

Dongkuk Steel Mill Co. opened its second color-coated steel plant in Mexico as South Korea’s third-largest steelmaker aims to expand its prese...

S.Korean startup DeepBrain AI unveils 3D virtual human B2B technology

S.Korean startup DeepBrain AI unveils 3D virtual human B2B technology

South Korean AI startup DeepBrain AI has unveiled a 3D virtual human B2B technology that can engage in real-time conversations, display emotional ex...

President Lee meets Hyundai, LG chiefs, promotes ‘one team’ approach Hanwan Ocean wins $1.4 bn order to build 7 LNG dual-fuel ships K-content reign continues as Squid Game returns in force South Korea’s EV exports rebound in June after 16-month decline Yes, it’s K-beauty: Strong buying appetite for makeup brands even before they're up for sale