Korean cosmetics on display at a Galeries Lafayette department store in Paris, France The global appetite for Korean beauty products shows no sign of slowing, with their exports in April surging 20% ...

Samsung Life Insurance's headquarters in Seoul Samsung Group’s financial affiliates are closing in on KB Financial Group for the top spot in South Korea’s financial services sector, underscoring ...

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung (left) speaks at a cabinet meeting on June 19, 2025 (Courtesy of Yonhap) South Korea’s new administration on Thursday proposed an additional 20.2 trillion won ($14 ...

US SUPPLY GAP OPENS OPPORTUNITY FOR KOREAN SUPPLIERS Wall Street analysts said a growing shortage of large power transformers in the US is boosting Korean makers’ exports. Nearly all Korean firms’ ...

Maybe Happy Ending earned 10 nominations at the 78th Tony Awards "Maybe Happy Ending" swept the Tony Awards on Sunday, taking home six trophies, including for Best Musical, and the first time a Korean ...

Fubon Financial's logo (Screenshot captured from Fubon website) Fubon Bank, Taiwan’s largest bank, is poised to open its first office in Seoul in July, expanding its footprint in South Korea beyond ...

Glasses designed by the country’s homegrown brands are among the must-buy purchases by foreign visitors By Hyun-jin Ra Jun 16, 2025 (Gmt+09:00) 3 Min read [email protected] Most Read (Courtesy of ...

Xiaomi's flagship premium Xiaomi Ultra 15 smartphone, featuring Leica carmera lenses (Courtesy of News1 Korea) Xiaomi Inc., a Chinese technology giant, will open its first offline store in South Korea ...

Chanel's estimated card transactions soared 46.8% on-year to 18.5 billion won last week. Burberry, Bulgari and Van Cleef & Arpels posted sales growth rates of 17.1%, 44.9% and 65.3%, respectively, ...

Lotte Chemical's petrochemical plant in Seosan, South Chungcheong province (Courtesy of Lotte) Lotte Chemical Corp., South Korea’s second-largest petrochemical company grappling with mounting losses ...

They are seeking to acquire shares from TPG with a 29% stake in Kakao Mobility, Carlyle Group (6.17%), LG Corp. (2.46%) and Google Inc. (1.52%), as well as a portion of the 57.2% stake held by Kakao ...

Kakao Corp. shares underperformed its peers and the broad market on Friday after SK Telecom Co. sold off its entire stake in the South Korean platform giant for about 400 billion won ($278.2 million).