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Logistics Korean retailers ramp up fulfillment centers to hold AliExpress in check

South Korea’s leading retailers, including Coupang Inc., are ramping up their logistics capacities to counter aggressive forays into the count...

E-commerce S.Korea fines AliExpress $1.4 mn for alleged privacy breach

South Korea’s privacy authority is punishing AliExpress with measures including a $1.4 million fine for allegedly not providing measures to pr...

Logistics Korea’s LX Pantos, China’s Sinotrans agree to launch logistics JV

LX Pantos Co., the logistics unit of South Korea’s LX Group, said on Thursday it will launch a multimodal transport joint venture with Sinotra...

Regulations Carcinogens found in kids' goods sold on Chinese apps; Temu under probe

South Korea is looking into Chinese online shopping platforms as some products, including some for children, were found to contain cancer-causing su...

E-commerce AliExpress, Temu threaten Coupang’s lead in S.Korea

Coupang Inc. is the only South Korea-native e-commerce platform with more monthly active users than China's e-commerce giants AliExpress and Temu in...

Beauty & Cosmetics CJ Olive Young beats Amorepacific to become K-beauty king

CJ Olive Young Corp., South Korea’s top beauty store chain, took the throne in the domestic cosmetics market last year, beating industry giant...

Regulations South Korea gets tough with Chinese platforms AliExpress, Temu, Shein

South Korea plans to introduce a get-tough e-commerce policy on Chinese platforms such as AliExpress, Temu and Shein amid increasing complaints abou...

E-commerce AliExpress sells top K-food maker’s products in S.Korea

AliExpress, an e-commerce arm of China’s Alibaba Group, on Thursday started selling products of CJ CheilJedang Corp., South Korea’s top ...

E-commerce Korea probes AliExpress as Chinese e-commerce threat grows

South Korea’s antitrust body launched a probe into alleged violations of consumer protection regulations by China’s AliExpress, as Chine...

Earnings Naver logs record earnings on e-commerce, content; stocks up

South Korea’s online giant Naver Corp. reported record earnings on strong performances of its e-commerce and content businesses, sending its s...

E-commerce AliExpress’ zero-commission offer jolts Coupang, Naver

AliExpress, an e-commerce arm of China’s Alibaba Group, has offered Korean companies zero commissions, under which it will not charge a sales ...

E-commerce Coupang to resume Rocket Delivery for LG H&H; ends 5-year feud

Coupang Inc., South Korea’s leading online retailer, said on Friday it will resume the same or next-day delivery service, dubbed “Rocket...