SK Telecom launches call recording service for iPhone

South Korea’s SK Telecom Co. has rolled out an iPhone app using artificial intelligence (AI) that allows users to record calls on their smartp...

S.Korea sees rise in young, independent Chinese tourists

South Korea is welcoming a growing number of Chinese tourists since China lifted a ban on group tours to its neighboring country on Aug. 10 after mo...

Hanwha Group chair calls for startup-like entrepreneurial spirit

South Korea’s Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-youn on Monday urged the defense-to-financial conglomerate to revive the bold innovations of its...

S.Korea’s corporate R&D spending lags global rivals

Major South Korean companies’ spending on research and development lags investments made by their global competitors due to lower government t...

Hanwha bets big on robots with Hanwha Robotics' official launch

South Korea’s seventh-largest conglomerate Hanwha Group has joined a race to win the burgeoning robot market, with the official launch of Hanw...

SK On named to Fortune’s Change the World list

South Korea’s electric vehicle (EV) battery maker SK On is among innovative companies that have changed the world according to Fortune, a le...

Upstage to create interactive chatbot for virtual idols

South Korea’s artificial intelligence (AI) startup Upstage announced on Thursday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with M...

K-pop rookies, fresh boost for Korean entertainment stocks

South Korea’s entertainment stocks are poised to rally as K-pop newbies gain momemtum, attracting not only global music fans but also investor...

NewJeans selected as models for Hyundai Dept. Store Duty Free

South Korea's Hyundai Department Store Duty Free announced on Monday that it has newly appointed the five-member K-pop girl group NewJeans as models...

S.Korea's Twelve Labs ranks among world's top 50 generative AI startups

South Korea’s Twelve Labs was included as the only Korean company in CB Insights’ first annual GenAI 50 ranking, a list of the world&rsq...

Toss’ TADA sale back to square one; its mobility push faces setback

Viva Republica Inc., South Korea’s fintech unicorn operating mobile financial platform Toss, is at a crossroads as its second attempt to sell ...

Costco Korea under heavy scrutiny over cart pusher’s death

Costco has come under heavy scrutiny after a 29-year-old cart pusher at one of its outlets near Seoul died after working in scorching heat in June, ...

K-pop girl group NewJeans tops US Billboard 200

South Korean K-pop girl group NewJeans topped the US Billboard 200 chart with their second mini-album "Get Up," since its debut a year ago. Acc...

Samsung to open Galaxy Experience Spaces in seven cities

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Tuesday that it will open the "Galaxy Experience Spaces" in seven cities spanning six countries. These spa...

Hanwha Ocean succeeds in localizing key submarine acoustic equipment

South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co. has successfully achieved the localization of key acoustic equipment for submarines. The company has replaced equipme...

Samsung Elec denies rumor of Galaxy ads with Fifty Fifty

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s second-largest smartphone maker, has denied market rumors that K-pop rookie sensation Fifty Fifty will ap...

Hyundai Engineering to enter EV charging maintenance, service market

South Korea’s Hyundai Engineering Co., the plant engineering and construction unit of Hyundai Motor Group, unveiled its ambitious plans on Mon...

Interpark Triple sees surge in sales of Japan tours, activities

Sales of Japan tour and activity products to South Korean travelers have surged in recent weeks, driven by an increase in the number of independent ...

Asan Medical Center to establish digestive disease hospital in Dubai

Asan Medical Center announced plans on Thursday to establish a 65-bed gastrointestinal specialized hospital in Dubai Healthcare City in Dubai, UAE, ...

S.Korea's Krafton establishes AI game subsidiary

South Korea's leading game developer Krafton Inc. announced on Wednesday that it has established a new independent studio called ReLU Games.Krafton ...

Hyundai Group chief calls on PE firm help to defend against Schindler

South Korea’s conglomerate Hyundai Group Chairwoman Hyun Jeong-eun is seeking money from a local private equity firm to defend the management ...

KBIZ holds SME export consultation meeting in Dubai

A large-scale business event was held in Dubai to support the expansion of Korean small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) into the Middle East.Th...

Naver Cloud builds S.Korea’s first 5G network at construction site

Naver Cloud for the first time in South Korea has launched a specialized 5G mobile communications network at an apartment construction site.The comp...

Fifty Fifty longest K-pop girl group to stay on Billboard Hot 100

Fifty Fifty has stayed on the US Billboard Hot 100 for nine consecutive weeks, setting a new record for the longest stay by a K-pop girl group.Accor...

Fifty Fifty sets new record for K-pop girl group with Spotify listeners

K-pop rookie Fifty Fifty has surpassed 34.3 million monthly listeners on Spotify, the world's largest music streaming site, its agency Attrakt said ...

YG’s new girl group lifts stock price to decade high

YG Entertainment Inc., the K-pop label behind global sensation Blackpink, saw its stock hitting the highest point in more than 10 years as a new gro...

CJ ENM’s OTT platform TVing: White elephant or new cash cow?

CJ ENM Co. is the undisputed No. 1 movie producer and distributor in South Korea, having sponsored numerous awards-wining films such as “Paras...

Samsung vetoes Broadcom's proposed measures to avoid Korean penalties

Samsung Electronics Co. and other South Korean tech companies opposed measures proposed by Broadcom Inc. to avoid penalties by the country’s a...

Gucci picks Korean royal palace for 2024 collection

Seoul is emerging as a new venue for global luxury brands’ fight for pride, with Louis Vuitton and Gucci set to unveil their new fashion colle...

Seoul zeroes in on high tech for US business alliance

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is off to a smooth start on his six-day state visit to the US this week, which is expected to pave the way for ...