NPS extends strategic currency hedging to end-2026, adds flexibility to stabilize won

The National Pension Service (NPS), South Korea’s state-run pension fund and largest institutional investor, has decided to extend its strateg...

NPS presses ahead with transfer of IGIS Asset’s asset mandate

South Korea’s state-run pension fund, the National Pension Service (NPS), is moving forward with plans to shift several billion dollars in rea...

After stellar 2025 performance, Kospi’s bull run likely to hit 5,000 in 2026: EpicAI

South Korea’s brokerages are growing increasingly confident that the country’s benchmark Kospi stock index will surge toward 5,000 next ...

Heungkuk Life Insurance files complaint with police over IGIS sale process

Heungkuk Life Insurance Co. has filed a complaint against senior figures involved in the planned sale of IGIS Asset Management Co., the country&rsqu...

Stray Kids extend their historic run with another Billboard year-end victory

Stray Kids have reaffirmed their status as a global top artist, claiming the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s 2025 World Albums Year-End chart for th...

NPS to pull all IGIS Asset-committed funds, throwing sale process into disarray

South Korea’s state-run pension fund, the National Pension Service (NPS), has moved to withdraw all of its money committed to IGIS Asset Manag...

Samsung, SK Hynix stand to win big as Nvidia’s H200 earns US approval for China

Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. are poised for a multi-trillion-won (multi-billion-dollar) boost after Washington has cleared Nvidia Corp....

KPop Demon Hunters hot run continues as Golden hits 4th straight week at No. 2 on Hot 100

The global momentum behind Netflix’s animated hit KPop Demon Hunters continues to intensify, with the film’s original soundtrack turni...

Golden holds No. 2 on Hot 100 as KPop Demon Hunters' OST marks 18 weeks of multi-track success

The soundtrack of Netflix’s global hit animated film KPop Demon Hunters is extending its remarkable reign on the US Billboard charts, with all...

Golden from KPop Demon Hunters holds firm at No. 1 on U.K. chart amid Grammy spotlight

The Grammy-nominated soundtrack KPop Demon Hunters continues to make history – both in awards season terms and on the charts.Golden, performed...

GM Korea to close company-run service centers amid US tariff pressure

GM Korea will shut down its company-operated service centers in South Korea by February 2026, according to people close to the matter on Friday. The...

Golden from KPop Demon Hunters holds at No. 2 on Billboard Hot 100 amid Taylor Swift’s chart reign

Even with Taylor Swift ruling the charts, Golden from Netflix’s animated blockbuster KPop Demon Hunters refuses to fade from the spotlight. Th...

Kospi’s record run draws foreign bulls back to Seoul

Foreign investment banks that once kept Korean equities at arm’s length are now scrambling to catch up as South Korea’s benchmark Kospi ...

KPop Demon Hunters Soundtrack Holds No. 2 Spot on Billboard 200 for Fourth Straight Week

It’s rare for an animated film soundtrack to stay this high for this long—but KPop Demon Hunters is proving to be anything but ordinary....

BTS Jungkook, K-pop’s lone record maker, extends Spotify, Billboard milestones

BTS member Jungkook has set yet another milestone on global streaming giant Spotify, reaffirming his status as K-pop’s first and only “r...

CJ CGV ends 15-year US multiplex run with Los Angeles closure

CJ CGV Co., South Korea’s largest cinema chain operator, has shut its last US theater in Los Angeles, ending a 15-year run in North America as...

Golden from KPop Demon Hunters rules Billboard Hot 100 for 6th week, with 4 tracks in Top 10

The KPop Demon Hunters original soundtrack is rewriting chart history in the United States.Golden, the breakout anthem from Netflix’s animated...

Fabless chip unicorn FuriosaAI raises $120 mn in new funding

South Korea’s AI chip designer FuriosaAI Inc. said on Thursday it has raised 170 billion won ($120 million) in bridge funding from about 40 in...

Kumho Tire shuts Gwangju plant after fire, derailing record sales run

Kumho Tire Co. has suspended all operations at its Gwangju plant in South Korea after a fire destroyed 50-60% of the production lines in one of its ...

Hanwha Ocean shares sink after KDB's sale of 4.2% stake

Investors rushed to dump Hanwha Ocean Co. shares early Tuesday after its second-largest shareholder, Korea Development Bank, cashed in on a 4.2% sta...

Meritz drops bid for troubled MG Non-Life Insurance; Liquidation looms

Meritz Financial Group Inc., South Korea’s second-most valuable financial holding firm, has dropped its bid to acquire financial distressed MG...

Hanwha agrees to buy 60% stake in Ourhome for $599 mn

South Korea’s Hanwha Group, which is seeking to re-enter the catering market five years after leaving the sector, has agreed to buy a nearly 6...

NPS initiates strategic currency hedging to unleash up to $48.2 billion

The National Pension Service (NPS), South Korea’s state-run pension fund and the country’s largest institutional investor, is set to beg...

Google unveils Android XR platform to launch on Samsung headset

SILICON VALLEY/SEOUL -- Global tech giant Google LLC on Thursday introduced a new operating system for extended reality (XR) devices to be installed...

Cookie Run: Tower of Adventures named Google Play's Best Game

"Cookie Run: Tower of Adventures", the globally popular mobile game of South Korean game developer DevSisters Corp., was selected the Best for Googl...

State-run think tank KDI slashes GDP forecast, urges BOK to cut rates

The Korea Development Institute (KDI), South Korea’s state-run think tank, has slashed its forecasts for the country’s economic growth f...

Global sportswear brands race to ride on Korea’s running craze

Global sportswear makers have stepped up competition in South Korea to take advantage of the country’s growing running craze with major brands...

DevSisters, VNG Games sign Cookie Run Asia publishing deal

South Korean game developer DevSisters Corp. said on Friday that it signed a publishing agreement with Vietnamese game company VNG Games for "Cookie...

BTS Jin to open pop-up for solo album release

BTS Jin will open a pop-up titled “Running Wild to Happiness” from November 19 to December 1 at The Hyundai Seoul, marking the release o...

Korean brokerages flock to debt market with securities bonds on bull run

South Korea’s leading brokerage houses are flocking to the debt market as bonds issued by securities companies are in growing demand, industry...