Jang Se-joo

Asset management Mirae Asset bets on China as Korean investors’ US focus draws concern

South Korea’s leading asset manager Mirae Asset Financial Group is increasingly unveiling China-focused investment products as Chairman P...

Food & Beverage S.Korea's office cafeteria firms expand into overseas markets

South Korea's office cafeteria companies, including Hyundai Green Food Co., Ourhome, and Samsung Welstory plan to expand overseas markets with the p...

Food & Beverage Samyang Foods to establish overseas plant in China

South Korea's Samyang Foods Co. said on Monday it will build its first overseas plant in China. The company plans to invest 64.7 billion won ($...

Electronics LG Electronics, Tenstorrent in strategic tie-up for AI chip advancement

South Korea’s home appliances giant LG Electronics Inc. and Toronto-based fabless AI chip designer Tenstorrent Inc. have agreed to expand thei...

Electronics Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition: slimmest, lightest of its kind

Samsung Electronics Co. said on Monday it is unveiling the Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition (SE) — the thinnest and lightest among the company&rs...

Airlines Jin Air to expand SE Asia, Oceania routes

South Korea's budget carrier Jin Air said on Friday that it will resume and expand its international flights for the upcoming winter season, focus...

IPOs LG Electronics mulls Indian IPO, to invest in HVAC, webOS content: CEO

LG Electronics Inc., a leading South Korean home appliance maker, is considering an initial public offering of its Indian business to help achieve a...

Construction Korea’s top landscaping firm Dawon to expand in SE Asia

South Korea’s Dawon Corporation aims to expand its business in Southeast Asia as it beat out major domestic builders such as Samsung C&T C...

Korean games NCSOFT teams up with Vietnamese unicorn VGN to tap SE Asian market

South Korea’s gaming behemoth NCSOFT Corp. has set up a joint venture with Vietnamese tech unicorn VNG Corp. to tap into Southeast Asia starti...

Tech, Media & Telecom SK Telecom's X Caliber to enter SE Asian pet market

South Korea's SK Telecom Co. announced on Tuesday that it signed a contract to supply X Caliber, an AI-based pet diagnosis assistance solution, to t...

Electric vehicles Lamborghini unveils 1st plug-in hybrid SUV Urus SE in Korea

Italian sports car maker Lamborghini S.p.A. on Tuesday unveiled the Urus SE, its first plug-in hybrid super sport utility vehicle, in South Korea, t...

Leadership & Management AI to drive Mirae Asset's next-phase growth: chairman

Mirae Asset Group is a pioneer in South Korea’s mutual fund industry. It launched the country’s first equity mutual fund in the wake of ...

Korean food KGC enters Malaysian healty functional food market

Korea Ginseng Corp. (KGC), wholly owned by South Korean tobacco giant KT&G Corp., announced on June 13 that it sells its red ginseng brand Jung ...

Korean games Krafton's Overdare conducts alpha test in SE Asia

South Korea's gaming giant Krafton Inc. announced on Wednesday that it will conduct an overseas alpha test for Overdare, a mobile user-generated con...

Banking & Finance Woori Bank offers internship for SE Asian students in S.Korea

South Korea's Woori Bank announced on Tuesday that it is recruiting interns targeting Southeast Asian students studying in Korea.This program aims t...

Electronics Samsung showcases AI TV techs in SE Asia

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Wednesday that it held its 2024 Southeast Asia Tech Seminar in Bangkok, Thailand from April 23 to 24. The ...

Food & Beverage Paris Baguette opens first store in Philippines

SPC Group’s bakery franchise Paris Baguette announced on Thursday that it opened its first store in the Philippines. The Mall of Asia bra...

Sports Coupang Play to livestream 2024 Masters Tournament

Coupang Play, a video streaming service provided by South Korea's largest e-commerce company Coupang Inc., will broadcast the first major golf tourn...

Tech, Media & Telecom SK Telecom to launch metaverse platform in SE Asia

South Korea’s SK Telecom Co. announced on Thursday that it has signed a contract with CelcomDigi Berhad, the leading telecom company in Malays...

Tech, Media & Telecom Shortt gets 400 mn views in one year in SE Asian market

Shortt, a South Korean short form content company, announced on Wednesday that it has got a total of 400 million views of its campaigns for South Ko...

Korean food Fried chicken chain bhc enhances localized menus in SE Asia

South Korean fried chicken chain bhc Chicken on Monday announced the opening of its third outlet in Singapore.bhc operates 10 stores in Southeast As...

Robotics LG Elec to supply robot CLOi to SE Asian golf courses

South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. announced on Friday that it signed a contract with the domestic golf service platform Smartscore to supply i...

Food & Beverage Paris Baguette opens 7 new stores in SE Asia in one month

Paris Baguette, the bakery franchise owned by South Korea's SPC Group, said on Tuesday that it opened seven stores in Southeast Asia in on...

Metaverse SK Telecom to expand metaverse market in SE Asia

South Korea's SK Telecom Co. announced on Monday that it partnered with three IT companies in Southeast Asia to accelerate its metaverse market st...

Retail Lotte Home Shopping showcases Bellygom in Bangkok

South Korea's Lotte Home Shopping announced on Tuesday that it has displayed Bellygom Bellygom at Siam Discovery, the largest shopping mall in Bangk...

AgTech S.Korean Keumsil Strawberries exports to SE Asia

"Keumsil," one of South Korea's representative strawberry varieties, has been exported to Southeast Asia. Jinju City in South Gyeongsang Province an...

Fintech S.Korea's FNS Value to enter Malaysian fintech market

South Korea's FNS Value announced on Thursday a collaboration agreement with the Malaysian big data technology company Big Dataworks. The two compan...

Aerospace & Defense KAI participates in Thailand's Defense & Security 2023

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) announced on Monday it has participated in Defense & Security 2023 exhibition in Bangkok, ThailandThe comp...

Fintech Naver Pay expands on-site payment to SE Asia countries

Naver Pay, the simple payment service of South Korea's Naver Financial, said on Thursday it has expanded its overseas on-site payment services. It...

Korean food KGC hawks red ginseng at top US expo for health functional food

Jung Kwan Jang, the flagship brand of Korea Ginseng Corp. (KGC), has been featured at North America’s leading expo for raw ingredients of heal...