Hanwha seeks to buy Paraspara Seoul from developer tied to Banyan Tree Busan fire

Hanwha seeks to buy Paraspara Seoul from developer tied to Banyan Tree Busan fire

Hanwha Hotels & Resorts Co. is in talks to acquire Paraspara Seoul, a five-star hotel and resort, up for sale by a property developer facing lia...

At home, K-convenience stores battle stagnation; abroad they're powerful K-food ambassadors

At home, K-convenience stores battle stagnation; abroad they're powerful K-food ambassadors

In the bustling backstreets of Ulaanbaatar, shoppers file out of a CU convenience store with instant tteokbokki, or simmered Korean rice cake, packs...

Shinsegae, Hana Financial, Bain Capital to finance $438 mn Starfield Cheongna

Shinsegae, Hana Financial, Bain Capital to finance $438 mn Starfield Cheongna

Shinsegae Property, a subsidiary of South Korean retail giant Shinsegae Group, on Tuesday unveiled a 600 billion won ($438 million) investment agree...

IGIS Asset resumes sale of KIC-backed Shilla Stay Seodaemun

IGIS Asset resumes sale of KIC-backed Shilla Stay Seodaemun

Shilla Stay Seodaemun has been put on the market again amid signs of a recovery in South Korea’s hospitality industry, after earlier attempts ...

Goldman Sachs acquires Mercure Ambassador: 1st stint with Korean hotels

Goldman Sachs acquires Mercure Ambassador: 1st stint with Korean hotels

Goldman Sachs, in partnership with JB Asset Management Co., has acquired Mercure Ambassador Seoul Hongdae, a prominent mixed-use commercial property...

Time to spend: Korean shoppers loosen purse strings on luxuries, hotels

Time to spend: Korean shoppers loosen purse strings on luxuries, hotels

South Korea’s long-dormant consumer sector is showing signs of revival, as shoppers – once paralyzed by political uncertainty – re...

S.Korea’s No.1 dried seaweed firm Kwangcheonkim on market for $295 mn

S.Korea’s No.1 dried seaweed firm Kwangcheonkim on market for $295 mn

Kwangcheonkim Co., South Korea’s largest seaweed producer with a history spanning over 50 years, is up for grabs in a deal that could fetch up...

Kakao Pay in talks to acquire SSG.COM’s SSG Pay and Gmarket’s Smile Pay

Kakao Pay in talks to acquire SSG.COM’s SSG Pay and Gmarket’s Smile Pay

Kakao Pay Corp., the mobile payment and digital wallet service unit of South Korean tech giant Kakao Corp., is in advanced negotiations to acquire t...

Korean hotels bask in rising foreign visitors; travel agencies in trouble

Korean hotels bask in rising foreign visitors; travel agencies in trouble

Hotels in South Korea are booming thanks to a surge in foreign visitors on a weaker won currency, while domestic travel agencies are suffering from ...

Orion behind original Choco Pie to invest $580 million in new plants

Orion behind original Choco Pie to invest $580 million in new plants

Orion Corp., a South Korean confectionery and snack manufacturer, will inject 830 billion won ($580 million) over three years to expand snack manufa...

IGIS puts office tower, 2 nearby hotels on market in bundled sale

IGIS puts office tower, 2 nearby hotels on market in bundled sale

Prime office complex AP Tower and two adjacent hospitality properties in Seoul’s Gangnam Business District have been put up for sale in a bu...

Korea’s IGIS Asset puts top Seoul tourist area hotel on market

Korea’s IGIS Asset puts top Seoul tourist area hotel on market

IGIS Asset Management Co., one of Asia's largest real estate investment firms, is set to sell a four-star hotel in Myeong-dong, a popular spot for f...

South Korea’s forex reserves dip to nearly 5-year low in February

South Korea’s forex reserves dip to nearly 5-year low in February

South Korea’s foreign exchange reserves diminished to the lowest level in nearly five years last month, largely due to the expanded forex swap...

J-R AMC, BlueCove bid on $70 million sale of Mirae Asset, NPS’ Shilla Stay

J-R AMC, BlueCove bid on $70 million sale of Mirae Asset, NPS’ Shilla Stay

The sale of Shilla Stay Dongtan, a premium business hotel operated by South Korea’s Hotel Shilla Co., has attracted four bidders, underscoring...

Macquarie to sell Seoul hotel to KB Asset for $119 million

Macquarie to sell Seoul hotel to KB Asset for $119 million

Macquarie Asset Management is poised to sell a four-star hotel in Seoul for about 170 billion won ($118.7 million) to South Korea’s KB Asset M...

GIC at forefront of $413-mn deal to buy hotels from South Korea’s DL Group

GIC at forefront of $413-mn deal to buy hotels from South Korea’s DL Group

Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC Pte. has been given priority rights to buy three hotels valued at more than 600 billion won ($413 million) toget...

Blackstone zooms in on hotels, warehouses in Korea

Blackstone zooms in on hotels, warehouses in Korea

The global real estate market is poised for a recovery, led by industrial warehouses, residential facilities and data centers benefiting from declin...

Korea seeks tighter control over digital coins, mulls mandatory disclosures

Korea seeks tighter control over digital coins, mulls mandatory disclosures

South Korea plans to tighten its controls over cryptocurrency trade in the country by mandating information disclosures for listed virtual assets an...

Korea's No. 1 fitness app Planfit eyes bigger market beyond home in 2025

Korea's No. 1 fitness app Planfit eyes bigger market beyond home in 2025

A new year has arrived, and with it come the New Year’s resolutions. However, if you are one of those who feel you've already failed to keep y...

South Korea’s forex reserves drop to 5-year low in 2024

South Korea’s forex reserves drop to 5-year low in 2024

South Korea’s foreign exchange reserves shrank to a five-year low at the end of last year after the country’s foreign exchange authoriti...

Seoul office sales rebound for first time in 4 years in 2024

Seoul office sales rebound for first time in 4 years in 2024

The Seoul office market bounced back for the first time in four years in 2024, with transaction volume soaring 78.7% to 13.4 trillion won ($9.1 bill...

K-food, fashion, beauty to up ante on global push in 2025

K-food, fashion, beauty to up ante on global push in 2025

South Korean food, beauty and fashion companies, which have enjoyed robust demand for their products in overseas markets this year, will grow bolder...

Catchtable to offer restaurant reservation service in Japan

Catchtable to offer restaurant reservation service in Japan

Wad Corp., the developer and operator of South Korea’s most popular restaurant reservation app Catchtable, launched the beta service for off...

Korea’s Shinsegae, China’s Alibaba to set up e-commerce joint venture

Korea’s Shinsegae, China’s Alibaba to set up e-commerce joint venture

South Korea’s retail conglomerate Shinsegae Group has joined forces with Chinese online shopping giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. to better co...

South Korea to ease foreign exchange regulations, expand FX swap line

South Korea to ease foreign exchange regulations, expand FX swap line

South Korea’s foreign authorities said on Friday they will ease foreign exchange regulations to allow more dollars into the domestic financial...

S.Korea's foreign reserves amount to $415.4 bn in Nov

S.Korea's foreign reserves amount to $415.4 bn in Nov

South Korea's official foreign reserves at the end of November amounted to $415.4 billion.According to the Bank Of Korea (BOK) on Wednesday, the nat...

Korean companies’ cash reserves swell to record high

Korean companies’ cash reserves swell to record high

Cash holdings at South Korean companies have soared to a record-high level, data showed on Monday. Companies are stepping up efforts to raise cash t...

Celltrion to break ground on CDMO plant in 2025: Chairman Seo

Celltrion to break ground on CDMO plant in 2025: Chairman Seo

South Korea’s leading biosimilar developer Celltrion Inc. will break ground on its first contract development and manufacturing organization (...

Korea’s DL Group to sell hotels for $462 mn in further restructuring

Korea’s DL Group to sell hotels for $462 mn in further restructuring

DL Group, South Korea’s petrochemical-to-construction conglomerate is putting some hotels on the market to raise an estimated 650 billion won ...

Hotel Shilla to open 16th Shilla Stay in Jeonju

Hotel Shilla to open 16th Shilla Stay in Jeonju

South Korea’s Hotel Shilla, said on Thursday that it will open its 16th Shilla Stay hotel in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, on December 10.&nb...

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