Japanese tourists
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Culture & Trends
S.Korea’s medical tourism thrives on weak currency
Foreign visitors to South Korea jumped nearly 20% early this year, largely driven by a sharp depreciation in the country’s currency value agai...
Apr 18, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Korea’s IGIS Asset puts top Seoul tourist area hotel on market
IGIS Asset Management Co., one of Asia's largest real estate investment firms, is set to sell a four-star hotel in Myeong-dong, a popular spot for f...
Mar 07, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
Korea to probe Chinese, Japanese steel imports over anti-dumping claims
South Korea is set to launch an anti-dumping investigation into hot-rolled steel imports from China and Japan, according to government and industry ...
Feb 19, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Piccoma tops consumer spending ranking in Japan
Kakao Piccoma, a Japanese digital comics app subsidiary of South Korean mobile giant Kakao Corp., topped the consumer spending ranking in the Japane...
Jan 17, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Naver Webtoon invests in Japan's Number Nine
South Korea's Naver Webtoon said on Thursday that its Japanese service operator Line Digital Frontier invested in Number Nine, a webtoon studio in J...
Jan 16, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Steel
South Korea’s steel imports from China at 7-year high
South Korea’s imports of steel products from China climbed to their highest level in seven years despite a decrease in its total steel imports...
Jan 13, 2025 (Gmt+09:00)
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Business & Politics
South Korea mulls visa waiver for Chinese group tourists
South Korea is considering temporary visa exemptions for Chinese group tourists to boost the domestic tourism sector, after being spooked by the bot...
Dec 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Tech, Media & Telecom
RaonSecure to supply biometrics to SBI Sumishin Net Bank
South Korean cybersecurity firm RaonSecure Co. said on Monday it signed a $2.5 million contract with SBI Sumishin Net Bank, the largest internet ban...
Dec 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Paper
Korean paper makers to file anti-dumping complaint vs Japanese rivals
South Korean corrugated cardboard sheet makers such as Asia Paper Manufacturing Co. have decided to file an anti-dumping complaint against Japanese ...
Dec 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
DeepBrain AI to introduce AI anchor for Japanese terrestrial TV
South Korea's generative AI startup DeepBrain AI said on Thursday it partnered with Japan-based Nippon Electric Company (NEC) to introduce AI anch...
Nov 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor aims high for online small EV sales in Japan
TOKYO – Hyundai Motor Co. will accelerate its penetration into Japan, a market it has been struggling to crack for decades, with small-size el...
Oct 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Lotte Duty Free renews Tokyo Ginza Store
South Korea's Lotte Duty Free reopened its Tokyo Ginza Store in Tokyu Plaza Ginza on Wednesday after a complete renovation. This is the company's ...
Oct 17, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Nongshim opens K-Ramyun supermarket in Myeongdong
South Korean food and beverage giant Nongshim Co. said on Monday that it opened a Korean-style ramyun experience store K-Ramen Supermarket with the ...
Oct 07, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
Suwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival to be promoted as global event
The South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism said that the Suwon Hwaseong Cultural Festival, recently chosen as a Korea Representativ...
Oct 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
Uniqlo expands in Korea as No-Japanese boycott wanes
Uniqlo Co., a Japanese fast fashion brand, is vigorously expanding brick-and-mortar stores in South Korea, attracting budget-conscious consumers ami...
Sep 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Shinhan Card launches debit cards for foreign residents in S.Korea
South Korea's Shinhan Card said on Friday that it has launched two debit cards exclusively for foreign residents in the country: the SOL Global Chec...
Sep 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Kia to enter Japanese purpose-built vehicles market
Kia Corp. said on Tuesday that it signed a local sales agreement for purpose-built vehicles (PBVs) with Japan's trading company Sojitz Corp. Under ...
Sep 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Korean ramen makers set sights beyond US to Latin America
Nongshim Co. and Samyang Foods Co., South Korea’s two largest ramen makers, are ramping up production to create and meet demand for their spic...
Sep 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
Lotte to foster Pepero as global brand by 2035: Chairman Shin
Lotte Group has selected Pepero — a thin chocolate-covered stick cookie — as the first brand that it will foster into one of the world&r...
Sep 08, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
1.4 mn foreign tourists visits S.Korea in July
The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) said on Thursday that the number of foreign tourists visiting South Korea in July was 1.41 million, an increase...
Aug 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
IGIS puts NPS-backed building in Seoul on sale for $294 mn
IGIS Asset Management Co., one of Asia's largest real estate investment firms, is seeking to sell a building backed by South Korea’s National ...
Aug 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean stock market
South Korean stocks rebound but still on rollercoaster
South Korean stocks on Tuesday recouped some of their hefty losses caused by the previous day's global panic selling after financial authorities iss...
Aug 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Hyundai Premium Outlet runs AI Human for foreign customer
South Korea's Hyundai Premium Outlet announced on Tuesday that it will trial the artificial intelligence (AI) service AI Human at its Songdo store u...
Jul 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Handsome's luxury skincare brand Oera lures Chinese tourists
South Korean clothing manufacturer and retailer Handsome Corp., a Hyundai Department Store Co. unit, is enjoying growing popularity among Chinese vi...
Jul 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Pulmuone's Tofu Bar sold 70 mn units in Japan
Asahiko, the Japanese subsidiary of South Korea's Pulmuone, announced on Friday that its protein snack Tofu Bar has sold more than 70 million units ...
Jul 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Central bank
BOK, Indonesia to cooperate on cross-border payments
The Bank of Korea (BoK) announced on Monday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Bank Indonesia (BI) for the bilateral cooperatio...
Jul 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Korea’s taxi app i.M ties up with MK Group to land in Japan
South Korea’s premium ride-hailing app i.M joined hands with Japan’s taxi operator MK Group to allow each platform's customers to use bo...
Jul 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
S.Korea sees foreign visitors 95% of pre-pandemic
The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) announced on Friday that the number of foreign tourists visiting South Korea in May was 1.42 million, an increa...
Jun 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Booming AI industry boosts chip packaging equipment makers
Global chip packaging equipment manufacturers are enjoying surging demand and skyrocketing share prices thanks to the rapid growth of the artificial...
Jun 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Jeju casinos, hotels bask in return of Chinese tourists; luxury shops fall
Following the pandemic, hotels and casinos are enjoying a renewed tourist boom with Chinese tourists returning to South Korea, particularly its top ...
Jun 18, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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