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Korean food
After frozen Kimbap craze, here comes Korean street food
It all began in August, when hundreds of tons of frozen South Korean kimbap, or seaweed-wrapped rice rolls, sold out within a month of their arrival...
Feb 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
SK Chemicals targets US medical packaging market
South Korea's SK Chemicals Co. is targeting the US medical packaging market with its circular recycling materials. Circular recycling is SK Chemical...
Feb 01, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Corporate governance
Kakao to replace K-pop pioneer SM execs over poor governance
Kakao Corp. is set to replace executives of SM Entertainment Co., who ousted its founder Lee Soo-man when the South Korean mobile giant acquired the...
Jan 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Lotte Mart debuts Korean street food store in Indonesia
South Korea's Lotte Mart has introduced its first specialized grocery store overseas, announcing the opening of its revamped Gandaria store in Jakar...
Jan 29, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Lotte Duty Free, Modetour to co-work for Vietnam tourism
South Korea's Lotte Duty Free announced on Friday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Modetour Network Inc. to jointly devel...
Jan 26, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Lotte gets exclusive right of Bacha Coffee in S.Korea
South Korea's Lotte Department Store announced on Thursday that is has secured the exclusive franchise and distribution rights for Bacha Coffee, M...
Jan 25, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
CJ CheilJedang develops PHA-based plastic bag
South Korea’s CJ CheilJedang Corp. announced on Tuesday that it has developed a packaging material using biodegradable material polyhydroxyalk...
Jan 24, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
South Korean apps for foreigners' daily life, travel on the rise
The South Korean mobile app market is seeing fast growth of platforms targeting foreign users in the country alongside their increasing demand for a...
Jan 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Webtoons
Piccoma sees record transaction value in Japan on K-webtoons
Piccoma, a Japanese digital comics app, enjoyed its largest-ever transaction value last year in the home of manga, thanks to the growing popularity ...
Jan 22, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Mercedes-Benz unveils New E-Class in S.Korea
Mercedes-Benz Korea on Friday unveiled the 11th generation of its fully redesigned mid-sized The New E-Class sedan in South Korea.This latest iterat...
Jan 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
MyRealTrip attracts $57 mn investment
South Korea's travel app MyRealTrip announced on Friday that it has attracted 75.6 billion won ($56.55 million) investment from domestic and foreign...
Jan 19, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Bibigo, K-food a success case in Harvard Business School study
Harvard Business School students are set to study the success of South Korean foods in the global market through the case of Bibigo, the leading bra...
Jan 15, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
CJ ENM to hold KCON Hong Kong in March
South Korea’s entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM Co. announced on Thursday that it will hold its annual K-pop festival KCON in Hong Kong for the ...
Jan 11, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
S.Korea’s November travel account deficit doubles vs October
South Korea’s travel account deficit doubled to $1.28 billion in November 2023 compared to the previous month, narrowing the current account s...
Jan 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
South Korean LCCs soar as long-haul carriers struggle
South Korea's low-cost carriers (LCCs) are enjoying a surge in demand as the country emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, while major carriers are st...
Jan 09, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Korean fried chicken: World's favorite K-food
In 2023, Korean-style fried chicken retained its crown as the most-loved Korean dish among global consumers, marking its fourth consecutive year a...
Jan 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Korean travel agencies enjoy surging overseas trip demand
South Korea’s travel agencies enjoyed strong demand for overseas trips, adding to hopes that their earnings are likely to improve further this...
Jan 05, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korean semiconductor startups shine in venture downturn
South Korean startups in the semiconductor, eco-friendly and electric vehicle battery sectors succeeded in attracting investors in the second half o...
Jan 03, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
LG Uplus introduces eco-friendly packaging materials
South Korea's LG Uplus Corp. announced on Monday that it has introduced eco-friendly packaging materials for its network equipment to reduce carbon ...
Jan 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electronics
LG to double CES 2024 exhibition booth
LG Electronics Inc. will double its dedicated exhibition booth for the LG Labs marketing platform at CES 2024, the world's largest IT and consumer e...
Jan 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
CJ CheilJedang to boost K-Street Food exports
Korean food giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. is seeing major success with its "K-Street Food" line, a selection of iconic Korean street snacks with global...
Jan 02, 2024 (Gmt+09:00)
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K-pop
Psy’s ‘Gangnam Style’ surpasses 5 billion views on Youtube
The music video for singer Psy's global hit "Gangnam Style" has surpassed 5 billion views on YouTube.According to YouTube on Saturday, the music vid...
Dec 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Ilhwa to export McCOL to South Africa
South Korea’s Ilhwa Co. on Friday that its flagship barley carbonated beverage McCOL will be exported to the Republic of South Africa. Th...
Dec 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
This country will police ‘shrinkflation’ at the supermarket
SEOUL—Food prices have risen so much that Kim Soo-yeon has developed a suspicious new habit at the grocery store. She has taken to shaking bag...
Dec 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung to build $281 million chip packaging R&D center in Yokohama
South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, will build a 40 billion yen ($281 million) advanced chip pa...
Dec 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
Anushka Sen, global celebs to ring in New Year in Seoul
Thousands of global celebrity infuencers, including Indian TV actress and model Anushka Sen, are set to ring in the New Year at a content festival i...
Dec 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Advertising & Marketing
HS Ad, Coupang to co-work for retail media advertising
South Korea’s HS Ad Inc. announced on Thursday that it will collaborate with the domestic e-commerce giant Coupang for data-based digital mark...
Dec 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
S.Korea’s LF opens 9th store in Vietnam
South Korea’s fashion company LF Corp. announced on Thursday that it opened its ninth store in Vietnam at Trang Tien Plaza in Hanoi.Trang Tien...
Dec 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Bio & Pharma
Boryung, HK inno.N to co-market Kanarb, K-CAB
South Korea’s pharmaceutical companies Boryung Corp. and HK inno.N announced on Wednesday that they will start co-marketing for their respec...
Dec 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fashion
Watchmaker TAG Heuer launches direct operations in S.Korea
Swiss watchmaker TAG Heuer S.A. is set to launch direct operations in South Korea, the world’s seventh-largest luxury market in terms of sales...
Dec 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
Latest News
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- 3 Trump Jr. meets Korean business chiefs in back-to-back sessions
- 4 Samsung in talks to supply customized HBM4 to Nvidia, Broadcom, Google
- 5 Kookmin Bank raises $700 mn in forex bonds amid strong demand