Korea’s Hanwha wins 1st US defense deal with Boeing for F-15 parts
Hanwha Systems Co., a leading South Korean defense manufacturer, has won its first US Air Force contract to supply Boeing Co. with cockpit displays ...
Korea presidential office convenes FX meeting with top exporters as it eases FX rules
South Korea’s presidential office on Thursday convened an emergency meeting with executives from seven of the country’s largest conglome...
BTS’ Anpanman rises to top of Billboard chart 7 years after release
Few would have expected a B-side released in 2018 to resurface at the top of a Billboard chart in late 2025. Yet BTS’ Anpanman, long familiar ...
Kakao Mobility’s 40% stake up for sale again; Hyundai, Delivery Hero tapped as buyers
A 40% stake in Kakao Mobility Corp., South Korea’s most popular taxi-hailing app operator, is up for sale again, with Hyundai Motor Group and ...
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...
Korean films No Other Choice and KPop Demon Hunters each earn 3 Golden Globe nominations
Two Korean titles — Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice and Netflix’s animated feature KPop Demon Hunters — have each captured ...
K-Beauty sweeps Amazon best-sellers list during US Black Friday
South Korea's beauty brands have outperformed global cosmetics giants to dominate sales rankings on Amazon.com during the US Black Friday shopping b...
Samsung E&A, Veolia, Quantum Capital vie for Malaysia’s top waste management firm Cenviro valued at $1 bn
South Korea’s Samsung E&A Co., formerly Samsung Engineering Co., is seeking to acquire a controlling stake in Malaysia’s largest was...
KPop Demon Hunters’ Golden tops YouTube Korea in 2025
KPop Demon Hunters dominated YouTube Korea in 2025, with its hit track Golden emerging as the most-viewed song of the year. In the creators category...
Samsung emerges as top HBM supplier for Google's AI chips with 60% share
Samsung Electronics Co. has ramped up high-bandwidth memory (HBM) shipments in the second half of this year, bringing its share of semiconductor use...
Seoul sets 30% top rate for dividend income above $3.4 mn
South Korea’s ruling and opposition parties have agreed to create a new top bracket for dividends earned from domestic stock, applying a rate ...
LG Electronics, LG Chem appoint new CEOs in generational leadership change
LG Group, South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate, has launched a sweeping generational shift at the top of its flagship businesses, replaci...
Offshore investors boost appetite for Korean real estate; Singapore funds at forefront
A softening won and lower interest rates are raising foreign appetite for South Korean commercial real estate, with Singaporean heavyweights -...
S.Korea’s top shipyards ride container ship boom as China stumbles
South Korea’s shipbuilder giants are enjoying their strongest container ship cycle in nearly two decades, with this year’s order tally a...
KPop Demon Hunters OST Locks In Another Top-3 Week on the Billboard 200
This week, the OST for Netflix’s global animated hit KPop Demon Hunters once again showcased its remarkable staying power, holding firm at No....
Golden from KPop Demon Hunters slips to No. 2 on UK Singles Chart
As the year-end chart race intensifies, Golden from Netflix’s animated film KPop Demon Hunters continued to resonate with UK listeners, landin...
Samsung’s Jay Y. Lee, LG’s top brass discuss cooperation with Mercedes-Benz chief in Seoul
Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong and Mercedes-Benz Chief Executive Ola Källenius met in Seoul on Thursday to discuss expanding coo...
IGIS bid narrows to two-way race between Hanwha, Heungkuk
The race to acquire IGIS Asset Management Co., South Korea’s largest real estate asset manager, has narrowed to Hanwha Life Insurance Co. and ...
Faker leads T1 to historic 3rd straight League of Legends World Championship title
In front of a roaring crowd in Chengdu, T1’s veteran captain Faker guided his team to another world title – their third in a row –...
BTS comeback fever lifts HYBE shares nearly 24% in a month
Investors are singing along with excitement as HYBE Corp., the powerhouse behind BTS, has seen its shares soar nearly 24% in just a month, driven by...
Hong Kong’s duality, autonomy under Chinese sovereignty, makes it top arbitration hub: secretary for justice
Hong Kong’s emergence as a leading international arbitration center owes much to a series of institutional reforms, from visa relaxations to f...
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’ Golden reclaims No. 1 spot on UK Singles chart, overtakes Taylor Swift
After weeks of fierce competition, Golden, the breakout hit from Netflix’s animated film KPop Demon Hunters, has once again risen to the top...
Eight KPop Demon Hunters OST tracks hold strong on US Billboard Hot 100 despite Taylor Swift’s chart-topping surge
The music of KPop Demon Hunters just won’t quit. Eight tracks from the original soundtrack of Netflix’s hit animated film have held thei...
ChatGPT now available on KakaoTalk, S.Korea’s top messaging app
ChatGPT, the world’s most famous generative artificial intelligence service by OpenAI Inc., is now available on KakaoTalk, South Korea’s...
Blackstone, Partners Group, Ares, Neuberger Berman named S.Korean LPs' top private equity, private debt managers
Blackstone and Partners Group have been named the most preferred global private equity managers by South Korea's leading asset owners, while Ares an...
KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack holds at No. 2 on Billboard 200 for 3rd week
The original soundtrack album for Netflix’s hit animated film KPop Demon Hunters has held its ground at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 for a third...
Nvidia’s Huang to join Samsung, SK, Hyundai chiefs for government-led AI talks
Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang is set to meet with South Korean government officials and the heads of Samsung Electronics Co., SK...
KOREIT Asset, Dawon Corp. join forces on $43 mn golf, residential complex project in Philippines
KOREIT Asset Management Co., a unit of Korea Real Estate Investment & Trust Co., will team up with Dawon Corporation, South Korea’s leadin...
S.Korea’s Kospi now world’s top-performing index as chip rally powers record highs
South Korea’s benchmark Kospi index has surged past 3,800 points, cementing its position as the world’s best-performing major stock mark...
