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Steel 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...

Electronics LG Display unveils stretchable display clothing

South Korea's LG Display Co. on Thursday showcased the futuristic clothing and bag concepts featuring stretchable displays at the 2025 S/S Seoul Fas...

Fashion F&F to expand Discovery clothing business across Asia

F&F Co., a South Korean clothing company, has secured exclusive rights to use the Discovery Channel brand across Asia to reinvent the documentar...

Fashion Licensed casual apparel brands' luster fades in Korea

The fad for licensed casual fashion brands appears to be cooling in South Korea, where American sports clubs, broadcasting networks and documentary ...

Retail Premium children's brands buck falling birth rate in Korea

Premium children's clothing and food brands have bucked the economic slowdown in a country grappling with the world’s lowest birth rate as Sou...

Fashion Hyungji, Dishang Group to co-work for market development

South Korea’s Fashion Group Hyungji and China’s largest clothing exporter Dishang Group signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to te...

Fashion The Nature Holdings goes after green fashion with Brompton

Brompton Bicycle will pursue a greener world with sustainable clothing that is stylish but durable alongside its Korean partner The Nature Holdings ...

Fashion Korea's National Geographic Apparel steps up push into China

South Korean fashion company The Nature Holdings Co. is set to expand the presence of its outdoor clothing brand National Geographic Apparel in Chin...

Electronics LG Elec to fend off challengers with tech supremacy: H&A Head Ryu   

LG Electronics Inc., the South Korean home appliance giant that is also the world’s No. 1 home electronics seller, is sure it can hold its mar...

Fashion Lululemon taps into Korea’s live commerce market

Lululemon Athletica Inc., dubbed the Chanel of yoga wear, is tapping into South Korea’s live commerce market, a move that industry watchers sa...

Artificial intelligence 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...

Metaverse LG Uplus to enter fashion metaverse

South Korea‘s LG Uplus Corp. has launched a fashion metaverse business, starting this month the clothing store Meta Slap, a digital service fo...

Fiber & Textile Hansae to build eco-friendly clothing plant in Vietnam

South Korean textile and clothing maker Hansae on Friday announced plans to build a plant in Vietnam to expand production of eco-friendly clothing u...

Chemical Industry Kolon Industries to increase aramid pulp production for EVs

Kolon Industries Inc., a leading industrial materials maker in South Korea, said on Wednesday it will inject 22 billion won ($16.6 million) to expan...

Retail S.Korea’s Musinsa, Disney to collaborate character products

South Korea’s online fashion platform Musinsa has partnered with the Walt Disney Company Korea, a Korean unit of the global entertainment...

Chemical Industry Hyosung TNC to team up with Samsung for eco-friendly protective clothing

Hyosung TNC Corp., a South Korean textile and yarn manufacturer, is teaming up with Samsung Electronics Co. to produce eco-friendly protective cloth...

Fiber & Textile Cowell Fashion acquires Superdry’s Asia-Pacific IP rights for $50 mn

South Korea's innerwear company Cowell Fashion Co. has acquired the Asian rights to the British fashion brand Superdry for $50 million and plans to ...

Food & Beverage S.Korea's brewery Seoul Jangsu forms marketing tie-up with fashion industry

With South Korea's traditional milky rice wine makgeolli seeing its second heyday centered on the 20- and 30-something crowds, marketing tie-ups tar...

Retail F&F bets on China's beauty market under MLB brand

F&F Co., a South Korean retailer of Western brands such as Major League Baseball (MLB), has been rapidly penetrating China's cosmetics market, w...

Metaverse Lotte showcases metaverse shopping pavilion at CES 2023

Sitting on a chair, people with head-mounted displays enter a virtual world where they can choose their preferred avatars.Through these avatars, the...

Culture & Trends Korean think tank urges focus on 'yold' demographic in clothing market

South Korea's Samsung Fashion Institute on Thursday announced "Dive In" as the keyword for next year's trends in the fashion industry, meaning that ...

Retail Polo shirts, classic sports fashion sees revival in Asia

Ralph Lauren Corp., the world-renowned fashion firm that features timeless design and a classic sporty style with its trademark Polo brand, is seein...

Electronics Samsung Electronics to open its eco-friendly tech to competitors

LAS VEGAS – Samsung Electronics Co. has announced that it will make its eco-friendly technologies openly available to its competitors as part ...

Retail Kodak, National Geographic pivot to become fashion brands in Korea

For more than a century, Kodak was a household name for quality cameras that were treated as valuable possessions -- often kept in the cabinet and o...

Advertising & Marketing Paint makers lure MZers with YouTube stars, fashion brand

A car pulls in front of an old warehouse. In funky and vivid outfits and holding various tools in their hands, five boys and girls from the Ambiguou...

Mergers & Acquisitions Nature Holdings beats Shinsegae, CJ to join TaylorMade deal

The Nature Holdings, a South Korean importer of popular apparel brands such as National Geographic, Jeep, NFL and Vera Wang, has been chosen as the ...

Fiber & Textile Hyosung to expand spandex capacity on home clothing demand

Hyosung TNC Corp, the world’s largest spandex manufacturer, will spend $36 million to nearly double its production capacity in Brazil to mee...