Waikiki Resort Hotel Sono International
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Korean food
S.Korea’s premium kimchi war escalated by luxury hotels
Kimchi, Koreans’ staple food throughout millennia, has become a new, lucrative revenue source for the country’s luxury hotel chain opera...
Oct 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Sono Hospitality to buy stake in Air Premia to bolster airline portfolio
Sono Hospitality Group, South Korea’s largest resort operator, will add low-cost carrier Air Premia Inc. to its bulging portfolio after agreei...
Oct 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Lotte Hotels & Resorts to upcycle used PET bottles
South Korea's Lotte Hotels & Resorts said on Friday that it will collaborate with Lotte Chilsung Beverage and Lotte Chemical Corp. to establish ...
Oct 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Air Incheon obtains IATA membership
South Korea's cargo airline Air Incheon said on Friday that it received full membership from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) last...
Oct 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Genesis sponsors Busan International Film Festival
Hyundai Motor Co.'s premium brand Genesis said on Friday that it will continue its sponsorship of the 29th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF),...
Oct 04, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
Naver Pay partners with GLN International
South Korea's Naver Pay announced on Wednesday that it partnered with Hana Bank’s global payment network subsidiary, GLN International, to lau...
Oct 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
Shinsegae International launches Harley-Davidson Collections
South Korea's Shinsegae International Co. launched a brand called Harley-Davidson Collections on Friday, blending Harley-Davidson’s motorcycle...
Sep 27, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate strategy
CJ Group explores Saudi Arabia's entertainment potential
CJ Group, South Korea’s food-to-entertainment giant, is exploring business opportunities in Saudi Arabia's entertainment and logistics sectors...
Sep 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
CJ CheilJedang to provide dumplings for Qantas Airways’ in-flight meals
CJ CheilJedang Corp. expands its K-food territory with Australia's largest airline.CJ CheilJedang announced on Tuesday that it will introduce Bibigo...
Sep 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Paradise opens VIP-only casino at Walkerhill Hotel
Paradise Co., a South Korean casino operator, unveiled a new VIP section at its Walkerhill Hotel casino, aiming to capitalize on its recent performa...
Sep 20, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Markets
LX Pantos founder’s son sells shares to LX International for $37 mn
The only son of LX Pantos Co.’s late founder has unloaded his additional shares in the company to South Korean logistics-to-trading conglomera...
Sep 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Robotics
Hoban partners with Kakao, Bear Robotics for robot-based services
Hoban Construction Ltd. announced on Friday that it has signed a business agreement (MOU) with Kakao Mobility and Bear Robotics to standardize the o...
Sep 06, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
LG Innotek ups automotive electronics patents for future mobility
South Korea’s electronics parts maker LG Innotek Co. actively increased patents related to its new growth driver automotive electronics while ...
Aug 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
Korea’s Tmax Group buys back software developer for $612 mn
South Korea’s Tmax Group bought back the software making unit it had sold to a local private equity firm two years ago to try to boost synergy...
Aug 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Companies
Samyang Roundsquare to recruit foreign interns
Samyang Roundsquare, the holding company of South Korea's Samyang Group, said on Friday that it recruits foreign interns with the potential for full...
Aug 23, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Kakao Mobility introduces robot delivery at Resom Resort
South Korea's Kakao Mobility announced on Wednesday that it partnered with Hoban Hotels & Resorts to operate the robot delivery service Bring at...
Aug 21, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Korean Telco giant KT’s Midas touch with hotel business
KT Corp., one of South Korea’s top three mobile carriers, is on a roll in the hotel business despite its late foray into the hospitality indus...
Aug 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Korea’s top landscaping firm Dawon to expand in SE Asia
South Korea’s Dawon Corporation aims to expand its business in Southeast Asia as it beat out major domestic builders such as Samsung C&T C...
Aug 16, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Jin Air to launch daily flights on Busan-Nagoya route
South Korea's low-cost carrier Jin Air announced on Friday that it will launch a new route between Busan and Nagoya, starting on Sept. 14, with dail...
Aug 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Central Asia emerging as South Korea’s new used car export market
South Korea’s export volume of secondhand vehicles to Central Asia is increasing for an unexpected reason: Russia.According to the Korea Inter...
Jul 31, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
SM Entertainment, S.Korean startup Jienem to build K-Pop hotel
South Korea's residence operator startup Jienem announced on Monday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Kreation Music Rights (K...
Jul 30, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Lotte Dept. Store introduces AI for internal operations
South Korea's Lotte Department Store announced on Sunday that it will introduce artificial intelligence (AI) across all internal operations, aiming ...
Jul 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Energy
POSCO International completes Korea’s first non-state-run LNG terminal
POSCO International Corp., the general trading and energy exploration unit of South Korea’s steel giant POSCO Holdings Inc., said on Tuesday i...
Jul 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Leadership & Management
AI to drive Mirae Asset's next-phase growth: chairman
Mirae Asset Group is a pioneer in South Korea’s mutual fund industry. It launched the country’s first equity mutual fund in the wake of ...
Jul 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Korea’s top resort operator Sono buys T'way stake for $76 mn
South Korea’s top resort operator Sono International Co. has bought a stake in T'way Air Co., a local low-cost carrier (LCC), for 105.6 billio...
Jul 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Future mobility
Naver Whale features in Renault Korea vehicles
South Korea’s homegrown web browser Whale, developed by Naver Corp., will be installed in Renault Korea cars. Naver Cloud announced on Friday...
Jun 28, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
Woori adopts Samsung culture index for internal controls
Woori Financial Group has adopted Samsung Electronics Co.'s Samsung Culture Index (SCI) to tighten its internal controls, which will be given more w...
Jun 25, 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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Travel & Leisure
Lotte Hotels & Resorts opens L7 Hotel in Chicago
South Korea’s Lotte Hotels & Resorts announced on Friday that it held the opening event for L7 Chicago by Lotte in Chicago, the US, E...
Jun 14, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Japan golf courses, Korean investors’ new target assets
South Korean investors are eyeing Japan’s golf resorts to buy amid the weak yen, rising demand for golf courses in Japan, and relatively low p...
Jun 13, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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