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Retail When in S. Korea, it’s a ritual: Foreigners make stops at CU, GS25, 7-Eleven

“If you’re going to San Francisco, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair,” as Scott McKenzie sang in the late 1960s and 70s.If...

Arts Seoul appeal: Korean art captivates Indonesia’s affluent connoisseurs

JAKARTA – Last Thursday, Baik Art gallery in Jakarta, Indonesia, was crowded with well-heeled art patrons eager to meet a revered artist from ...

Energy South Korea nears Czech nuclear deal; Doosan, related stocks fly high

South Korea’s nuclear energy stocks surged this week as momentum builds around a landmark nuclear power project in the Czech Republic, with in...

Shareholder activism Korea not to appeal ruling in favor of Mason Capital in Samsung case

South Korea said on Friday it has decided not to appeal a Singaporean court’s rejection of its lawsuit to annul an investor-state dispute sett...

Pension funds S.Korea’s NPS investment arm suffers from chronic understaffing

South Korea’s largest institutional investor, the National Pension Service (NPS), managing 1,150 trillion won ($870.6 billion) in assets, stru...

Automobiles Genesis beats BMW to rival Mercedes in Korea's premium segment

In South Korea, esteemed German auto brands BMW and Mercedes-Benz have for years been the top two brands vying for the hearts of luxury car buyers, ...

Korean chipmakers Samsung gains upper hand vs Netlist in $303 million patent dispute

Samsung Electronics Co. has taken the upper hand in its ongoing legal battle against Netlist Inc. over memory chip module patent infringement allega...

Business & Politics China exodus to elevate Korea to Asia hub: AmCham chief

South Korea has outstripped Hong Kong and Shanghai as a preferred Asia-Pacific headquarters destination for global companies, trailing only Singapor...

Korean food After frozen Kimbap craze, here comes Korean street food

It all began in August, when hundreds of tons of frozen South Korean kimbap, or seaweed-wrapped rice rolls, sold out within a month of their arrival...

Korean food Bulgogi & ramyun top Jeju Air's in-flight menu in 2023

South Korea'st budget carrier Jeju Air Co. announced on Monday that its most popular in-flight meals and cabin cafe items in 2023 were bulgogi deopb...

Korean food Daesang launches K-style chicken dipping sauces

South Korea’s Daesang Corp. announced on Tuesday that its global food brand O’food launched two new chicken dipping sauces Swicy (sweet ...

Electric vehicles Used electric vehicle prices drop in Korea with declining EV appeal

Prices of secondhand electric vehicles are falling in South Korea as drivers are increasingly less enchanted with eco-friendly vehicles due to weak ...

Automobiles Tesla Model Y reclaims spot as Koreans' favorite foreign car in September

The Tesla Model Y reclaimed the top spot on the best-selling imported car list in South Korea last month for the first time since September 2022. Th...

Tech, Media & Telecom Under siege by OTT players, Korean mobile carriers seek higher VOD sales

Once, video-on-demand (VOD) services over internet TV easily generated money for most telecommunications companies in South Korea.Those days are g...

Banking & Finance Meritz emerges fast to take on South Korea’s big financial companies

Back in the early 2000s, Meritz was an obscure, lesser-known insurance-related company in South Korea’s financial arena.Part of Hanjin Group, ...

Korean chipmakers Samsung, SK Hynix asked to swallow tough pill over US CHIPS Act

 WASHINGTON, D.C. – South Korean chipmakers on Tuesday expressed deep concerns about the detailed guidelines of the US CHIPS and Science ...

Bio & Pharma Korean court rules Daewoong poached Medytox’s botox strain

A South Korean court on Friday ruled in favor of Medytox Inc. in a civil lawsuit against its crosstown rival Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co. over the so...

Asset management Mispriced risk in EU, UK real estate brings appealing opportunities: Abrdn

European real estate prices are adjusting, creating mispriced risk amid current market turbulence. This brings attractive opportunities for investor...

Asset management Samsung Asset says to pursue global, active, bond-type ETFs

Samsung Asset Management Co., South Korea’s largest exchange-traded fund (ETF) manager, will focus on global, active and bond-type ETFs, as we...

Mergers & Acquisitions Court clears way for Hahn & Co.'s Namyang Dairy deal

Seoul-based private equity firm Hahn & Co. has won a legal battle against South Korea’s Namyang Dairy Products Co.’s owner family, w...

Private equity Seoul ordered to fork over $230 mn to Lone Star over KEB deal

An international tribunal delivered a ruling in favor of Lone Star on Wednesday over a dispute with South Korea relating to its 3.9 trillion won ($3...

Samsung Group Samsung Group CEOs drum up support for Busan Expo 2030

Samsung Group affiliates’ CEOs are working to bring the World Expo 2030 to Busan in South Korea using their overseas networks. Samsung Electro...

Electric vehicles Hyundai’s IONIQ 6 travels faster, farther than Tesla Model Y, Mercedes EQS

BUSAN – Hyundai Motor Co. has launched the IONIQ 6, its first fully electric sedan, which it claims runs faster and boasts a longer range than...

Cryptocurrencies Terra founder Do Kwon vows to communicate proactively with press

Terraform Labs' founder and CEO Do Kwon has reemerged on Twitter, after making his account private for a couple of days. Two weeks after Terra&...

Banking & Finance Korean online banks’ disruptive business model: Woo low-credit borrowers

South Korea’s three major digital banks are stepping up their credit loans to borrowers with low credit ratings, a disruptive business model s...

Electric vehicles Hyundai to debut IONIQ 6 in July to rival Tesla Model 3

Hyundai Motor Co. will unveil the much-anticipated IONIQ 6, its first all-electric sedan on an exclusive EV platform, in July, to compete with the l...

Digital assets Presidential candidates vow to legislate digital assets

Ahead of the 20th presidential election slated for March 9, candidates from both parties have vowed to legislate and systemize digital assets if ele...

Cryptocurrencies Korean politicians seek to delay crypto taxation as another bubble looms

South Korean politicians are seeking to delay taxes on gains from cryptocurrency trading by one year as they gear up for the upcoming presidential e...

Interviews Wooyoungmi emerges as 'new luxury' menswear brand

When South Korean menswear brand Wooyoungmi had the highest sales in the men’s fashion hall of Paris-based luxury department store Le Bon Marc...

Tech, Media & Telecom Korean startup closer to winning Touch ID patent dispute with Apple

South Korea's Firstface Co. has inched a step closer to winning its patent dispute against Apple Inc., after a US federal appeals court ruled in fav...