BTS’ FAKE LOVE tops 1 billion streams on Spotify; Jungkook’s 3D joins the club

BTS’ FAKE LOVE tops 1 billion streams on Spotify; Jungkook’s 3D joins the club

BTS’ FAKE LOVE has surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify, becoming the group’s fifth track to hit the milestone on the world’s la...

Golden reclaims Billboard Hot 100 crown; KPop Demon Hunters OST makes history with four tracks in Top 10

Golden reclaims Billboard Hot 100 crown; KPop Demon Hunters OST makes history with four tracks in Top 10

The original soundtrack (OST) from Netflix’s animated feature KPop Demon Hunters is rewriting Billboard history. Its breakout single Golden ha...

KPop Demon Hunters tops North American box office with $18 mn weekend

KPop Demon Hunters tops North American box office with $18 mn weekend

Netflix’s animated film K-Pop Demon Hunters pulled off an unlikely feat over the weekend: it shot straight to No. 1 at the North American box ...

GS E&C offloads Spanish water treatment arm GS Inima for $1.2 bn

GS E&C offloads Spanish water treatment arm GS Inima for $1.2 bn

GS Engineering & Construction Corp. (GS E&C) said on Friday it has agreed to sell its Spanish water treatment arm GS Inima Environment SA fo...

Harman sells system integration unit to Wipro to sharpen audio focus

Harman sells system integration unit to Wipro to sharpen audio focus

Harman International Industries Inc., wholly owned by Samsung Electronics Co., has sold its digital transformation solutions (DTS) unit to India&rsq...

Seoul calls for specific ethylene cut targets, demands shareholders’ fresh fund injections

Seoul calls for specific ethylene cut targets, demands shareholders’ fresh fund injections

South Korea’s financial regulators are calling on the country’s petrochemical producers to draw up sweeping self-rescue measures, includ...

S.Korea’s petrochemical firms to cut capacity on state call for rigorous restructuring

S.Korea’s petrochemical firms to cut capacity on state call for rigorous restructuring

South Korea’s 10 largest petrochemical companies have agreed to restructure their operations, including up to 25% cuts to their naphtha-cracki...

AWS, Upstage deepen ties in AI drive across Asia-Pacific, US

AWS, Upstage deepen ties in AI drive across Asia-Pacific, US

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has reinforced its partnership with South Korean artificial intelligence startup Upstage, backing the company with a minor...

Kpop Demon Hunters sweeps Billboard Hot 100 with three OST tracks in Top 10

Kpop Demon Hunters sweeps Billboard Hot 100 with three OST tracks in Top 10

The soundtrack from Netflix’s animated feature Kpop Demon Hunters is rewriting chart history. Three of its tracks have landed in the Billboard...

Korea’s demographic shift to single households: Magnet for global real estate giants, investors

Korea’s demographic shift to single households: Magnet for global real estate giants, investors

South Korea’s rental housing market is attracting some of the world’s largest property investors, as the country’s shifting demogr...

Korean retail investors pile up Hong Kong shares on China tech surge

Korean retail investors pile up Hong Kong shares on China tech surge

South Korean mom-and-pop investors are pouring into the Hong Kong stock market this year, chasing a rally in blue-chip Chinese tech names, with thei...

Daishin, Hanwha seen leading bid for S.Korea’s top real estate investor IGIS Asset

Daishin, Hanwha seen leading bid for S.Korea’s top real estate investor IGIS Asset

The sale of a controlling stake in South Korea’s top real estate asset management firm IGIS Asset Management Co. is picking up pace, with Dais...

Hana Bank, Vietnam’s BIDV to expand cross-border QR payment services under strategic partnership

Hana Bank, Vietnam’s BIDV to expand cross-border QR payment services under strategic partnership

Hana Bank, one of South Korea’s leading lenders, said on Wednesday that it has signed an agreement with Vietnam's largest state-owned commerci...

LG expands appliance subscription service to Singapore

LG expands appliance subscription service to Singapore

LG Electronics Inc. has introduced a subscription service in Singapore for home appliances ranging from water purifiers to air conditioners, refrige...

Huntr/x’s Golden from KPop Demon Hunters rules Billboard by topping Hot 100 Chart

Huntr/x’s Golden from KPop Demon Hunters rules Billboard by topping Hot 100 Chart

A fictional K-pop girl group from a Netflix animated film has achieved what few real-world acts have managed – conquering both sides of the At...

Kayne Anderson sees strategic opportunity in resilient, needs-based real estate sectors

Kayne Anderson sees strategic opportunity in resilient, needs-based real estate sectors

Despite an uncertain economic landscape, Kayne Anderson Real Estate, the real estate investment arm of Kayne Anderson, is doubling down on what it d...

KPop Demon Hunters’ OST holds at No. 2 on Billboard 200; Golden eyes Hot 100 top spot

KPop Demon Hunters’ OST holds at No. 2 on Billboard 200; Golden eyes Hot 100 top spot

The original soundtrack (OST) to Netflix’s animated feature KPop Demon Hunters has held its No. 2 position on the Billboard 200 for a second c...

Aussie developer The Living Company targets Korean residential market

Aussie developer The Living Company targets Korean residential market

The Living Company, a leading Australian housing developer, on Thursday opened an office in Seoul to target South Korea’s residential market. ...

S.Korea-US summit likely set for Aug. 25; Vietnam’s top leader to fly to Seoul for state visit

S.Korea-US summit likely set for Aug. 25; Vietnam’s top leader to fly to Seoul for state visit

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will likely have a summit meeting with his US counterpart Donald Trump later this month amid a flurry of high-l...

LG CNS to build AI data center in Indonesia, first for Korean firm

LG CNS to build AI data center in Indonesia, first for Korean firm

LG CNS Co., the information technology services unit of South Korea’s LG Group, has bagged a deal to build an artificial intelligence-ready da...

Korean Air to launch premium economy at lower prices than rivals

Korean Air to launch premium economy at lower prices than rivals

Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea’s top full-service carrier, on Tuesday unveiled a plan to introduce a premium economy class in September at ...

KPop Demon Hunters’ Golden, Your Idol face off on Billboard chart

KPop Demon Hunters’ Golden, Your Idol face off on Billboard chart

In a twist where fiction meets chart-topping reality, two songs from the animated universe of KPop Demon Hunters are now locked in a very real rival...

Seoul downtown office glut fears overblown: Savills Korea CEO

Seoul downtown office glut fears overblown: Savills Korea CEO

The prime office market in core business districts in Seoul is expected to remain strong, said Savills Korea chief, citing limited new supply and th...

S.Korea’s top 3 shipbuilders launch MASGA TF, eye 2-track strategy

S.Korea’s top 3 shipbuilders launch MASGA TF, eye 2-track strategy

South Korea’s three leading shipbuilders – HD Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co., Hanwha Ocean Co. and Samsung Heavy Industries...

K-pop takes over Britpop: KPop Demon Hunters tops UK Official Charts

K-pop takes over Britpop: KPop Demon Hunters tops UK Official Charts

KPop Demon Hunters, Netflix's most-watched original animated film of all time, continues its record-breaking streak. Its fictional girl group Huntri...

Seoul’s tax reform hits top firms as US tariffs, tighter rules loom

Seoul’s tax reform hits top firms as US tariffs, tighter rules loom

South Korea’s finance ministry has finalized a tax reform plan that raises the top corporate tax rate by one percentage point to 25% and incre...

Musk confirms $16.5 bn alliance with Samsung: 'Spoke with Lee via video call'

Musk confirms $16.5 bn alliance with Samsung: 'Spoke with Lee via video call'

Elon Musk isn’t leaving any room for doubt when it comes to Tesla’s multibillion-dollar chip deal with Samsung Electronics Co.The Tesla ...

Kayne Anderson Real Estate: Don't wait for clarity – the time to invest is now

Kayne Anderson Real Estate: Don't wait for clarity – the time to invest is now

Amid persistent economic uncertainty, rising development costs, and shifting US trade policies, Kayne Anderson Real Estate is showing high convictio...

BTS live album debuts at No. 10 on Billboard 200, setting new K-pop record

BTS live album debuts at No. 10 on Billboard 200, setting new K-pop record

BTS’s first live act album Permission to Dance on Stage – Live debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 albums chart dated Aug. 2, accordi...

Yulchon, FleishmanHillard sign partnership to strengthen shareholder activism advisory

Yulchon, FleishmanHillard sign partnership to strengthen shareholder activism advisory

Yulchon LCC, one of South Korea’s leading law firms, has signed a memorandum of understanding with FleishmanHillard Korea to strengthen their ...

LG Energy's $6.5 bn EV battery supply deal with Ford terminated Korea Zinc offers preferential terms to US with option to buy up to 34.5% in $7 bn smelter Returns of BTS, BigBang, EXO put K-pop stocks back in play Waste management firm Ecorbit in talks to buy landfill operator Keco No Other Choice and KPop Demon Hunters step closer to the Oscars with shortlist recognition