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Korean food Daesang launches kimchi brand with three-Michelin-star chef

South Korean leading food maker Daesang Corp., the operator of kimchi brand Jongga, said on Thursday it launched San Ho Won with three-Michelin-star...

North Korea North Korea Sent a Mystery Man to Lead Its Troops Fighting Ukraine

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Electronics With Samsung Bespoke AI kitchen, anyone can be a Michelin-star chef

Lim Hee-won, a celebrity chef who appeared on Netflix’s cooking competition show Culinary Class War, made a special trip to a studio in Seoul ...

Entertainment Shinsegae, Paramount to build $3.39 billion theme park complex in S.Korea

South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae Group said on Thursday it has partnered with US media group Paramount Global on a 4.57 trillion won ($3.3...

Research & Development Hyundai Motor Group expands R&D partnership with Singapore

Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s third-largest automaker, has expanded its research partnership with Singapore into energy, artificial intelli...

Artificial intelligence LG Uplus, SM Entertainment to launch AI Idols

South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. said on Sunday that it will team up with SM Entertainment Co. to develop content using generative artificial intellig...

Banking & Finance KB Star exchange-traded funds rebranded as Rise

South Korea’s KB Asset Management Co. announced on Wednesday that it will change the name of its ETF brand from "KB Star" to "Rise."The names ...

Travel & Leisure Aman, Rosewood, Banyan, IHG rush to open luxury hotels in Seoul

Renowned global hospitality companies, including Aman, Rosewood and IHG Group, are rushing to South Korea to launch new five-star luxury hotels in...

Automobiles Kia unveils teaser images for The New EV6

Kia Corp., the second-largest automaker in South Korea, is introducing an improved model of its first-ever all-electric sports utility vehicle (SUV)...

Artificial intelligence S.Korea’s KT to innovate media, content businesses with AI

South Korea’s telecom giant KT Corp. is set to innovate its media and content businesses with artificial intelligence as it seeks new growth d...

Retail Starfield launches 4th annual balloon festival with iconic character displays

Starfield, a chain of large shopping malls owned by Shinsegae, a South Korean retail company, announced on Friday that its 4th annual balloon festiv...

Electronics Samsung wins multi-year built-in kitchen suite orders from Clayton

Samsung Electronics Co. is upping the ante to widen the lead in the US home appliance market with a long-term contract to provide its hyper-connecte...

Entertainment K Enter moves step closer to Nasdaq listing in May

K Enter Holdings Inc., an umbrella entity of South Korea-based entertainment companies creating original entertainment content and managing related ...

ESG LG Electronics named Energy Star Partner of 2024

LG Electronics Inc. has been named 2024 Energy Star Partner of the Year and Sustained Excellence by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a...

Automobiles ZKW wins DVN Lighting Star Award

ZKW, an Austria-based lighting systems subsidiary of LG Electronics Inc., recently was presented with the Lighting Star Award for Best front lightin...

Robotics LG Electronics to develop hotel-exclusive robots

LG Electronics Inc. will develop hospitality robots jointly with South Korea’s luxury hotel chain operator Josun Hotels & Resorts Co. to m...

Automobiles Kia EV9 selected safest car in Europe

Kia EV9, the flagship large all-electric sport utility vehicle (SUV) of South Korea’s No. 2 automaker Kia Corp., received five stars in the Eu...

Korean startups POSCO startup POSCORE wins grand prize at D.Camp All-Star League

POSCORE, an in-house startup of South Korean steel giant POSCO Group, won the grand prize during an annual startup demo day hosted Wednesday by star...

Leadership & Management Hyundai's Chung Euisun lauded for future-minded leadership

Hyundai Motor Group’s Executive Chairman Chung Euisun is firming his reputation as a leader in the global auto industry as he is once again re...

Entertainment HYBE to showcase game voice AI tech at G-Star 2023

Supertone, HYBE Co.'s AI audio subsidiary, is set to participate in the international gaming exhibition G-Star 2023, taking place from Nov. 16 to 18...

Korean games NCSOFT to unveil 7 new titles in global lineup at G-STAR 2023 game show

NCSOFT Corp., a major South Korean game developer and publisher, said on Tuesday it will showcase seven new titles in its upcoming global lineup at ...

Entertainment Creator of Baby Shark, Pinkfong to launch music variety show

The lovable children’s characters Pinkfong and Baby Shark will soon star in a music variety show for their legions of global fans.The Pinkfong...

Electric vehicles POSCO Int’l to build permanent magnet factory in US with Star Group

South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc. is expediting its push to expand its presence in the electric vehicle supply chain, one of seven...

K-pop Virtual bands, emerging stars to fuel global K-pop craze

Virtual bands have emerged as new stars to accelerate the K-pop craze across the world. An artificial girl quartet attracted more than 25 million vi...

Entertainment Blackpink YouTube exceeds 90 mn subscribers

K-pop girl group Blackpink's official YouTube channel subscribers surpassed 90 million on July 17 at 5:36 a.m., according to YG Entertainment Inc.Th...

Travel & Leisure Yanolja looks to triple foreign visitors to Korea with K-culture tours

South Korea’s top travel and accommodation platform Yanolja Co. aims to nearly treble the number of foreign tourists to the country through it...

Beauty & Cosmetics S.Korean beauty brands lean toward social media stars

AmorePacific Corp.'s new brand launch in February with top South Korean social media influencer Lee Sa-bae created a sensation in the domestic cosme...

Culture & Trends Night at Korean royal palace brims with stars and Gucci fashion

Seoul has again grabbed the attention of global fashionistas as Italian fashion house Gucci on Tuesday night finally staged its belated Korean fashi...

Travel & Leisure Korea Tourism Organization to host K-Tourist Festival in Japan

The Korea Tourism Organization announced on Thursday that it will hold a "K-Tourism Festival" on Apr. 21-22 in Hiroshima and Fukuoka, the key market...

Entertainment S.Korea’s character Baby Shark stars with Sesame Street’s Elmo

Baby Shark, the popular children’s character from South Korea’s family entertainment company Pinkfong, and Elmo, the famous red monster ...