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South Korea’s financial watchdog has referred Bang Si-hyuk, founder and chairman of K-pop powerhouse HYBE Co., to prosec...
16/07/2025

South Korea’s financial watchdog has referred Bang Si-hyuk, founder and chairman of K-pop powerhouse HYBE Co., to prosecutors over alleged fraudulent stock trading linked to its 2020 initial public offering.

South Korea’s financial watchdog has referred Bang Si-hyuk, founder and chairman of K-pop powerhouse HYBE Co., to prosecutors over alleged fraudulent sto

, ’s leader, is expected to make a to South Korea on Aug. 10, the first by a Vietnamese communist party chief in m...
16/07/2025

, ’s leader, is expected to make a to South Korea on Aug. 10, the first by a Vietnamese communist party chief in more than a decade.

To Lam, general secretary of Vietnam’s Communist Party and the country’s de facto ruling leader, is expected to make a state visit to South Korea n

is set to spark summer vibes with live album, comeback with its 4th full-length album and a new boy band launch. ...
16/07/2025

is set to spark summer vibes with live album, comeback with its 4th full-length album and a new boy band launch.

HYBE Co., a South Korean music powerhouse, is turning up the heat this summer with a wave of major releases, including a live album from its flagship act, BTS,

Lotte Rental faces a backlash from a key minority shareholder, VIP Asset, over its planned rights offering to Hong Kong-...
16/07/2025

Lotte Rental faces a backlash from a key minority shareholder, VIP Asset, over its planned rights offering to Hong Kong-based PEF Affinity Equity Partners.



Lotte Rental Co., South Korea’s No. 1 car rental and leasing company, is facing a backlash from a key minority shareholder over its planned rights offeri

South Korea’s major original design manufacturers for cosmetics, led by Cosmax and Kolmar Korea, are estimated to have p...
16/07/2025

South Korea’s major original design manufacturers for cosmetics, led by Cosmax and Kolmar Korea, are estimated to have posted their highest-ever quarterly profits in the second quarter. Their shares are expected to continue their rally this year.

South Korea’s major original design manufacturers (ODMs) for cosmetics, led by Cosmax Inc. and Kolmar Korea Co., are estimated to have posted their highe

In Korea, GS25 and CU are battling stagnation. But abroad, K-convenience stores are a powerful ambassador of soft power....
16/07/2025

In Korea, GS25 and CU are battling stagnation. But abroad, K-convenience stores are a powerful ambassador of soft power.



In the bustling backstreets of Ulaanbaatar, shoppers file out of a CU convenience store with instant tteokbokki, or simmered Korean rice cake, packs and Samyan

M&As of S.Korean F&B franchisors, like Burger King, KFC and Pizza Nara, are left in limbo amid weak spending and tighter...
15/07/2025

M&As of S.Korean F&B franchisors, like Burger King, KFC and Pizza Nara, are left in limbo amid weak spending and tighter rules.


Korean food is making global waves, but back home, the story is different for food and beverage franchise operators. Franchisors in South Korea are facing tepi

The OST “ ” from Netflix’s “ ” has made chart history, becoming the first track by a virtual Kpop artist to break into t...
15/07/2025

The OST “ ” from Netflix’s “ ” has made chart history, becoming the first track by a virtual Kpop artist to break into the upper tier of the Billboard Hot 100.

The original soundtrack “Golden” from Netflix’s hit animated movie “KPop Demon Hunters” has made chart history, becoming the firs

Ultium Cells, a battery JV between LG Energy Solution and GM, will upgrade its Spring Hill, Tennessee plant to produce l...
15/07/2025

Ultium Cells, a battery JV between LG Energy Solution and GM, will upgrade its Spring Hill, Tennessee plant to produce low-cost LFP cells.



Ultium Cells LLC, a battery joint venture between South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. and General Motors Co., will upgrade its battery cell manufacturi

CJ Olive Young's online platform, Global Mall, saw sales in H1 up 70%, mainly driven by strong demand from the US. ...
15/07/2025

CJ Olive Young's online platform, Global Mall, saw sales in H1 up 70%, mainly driven by strong demand from the US.


CJ Olive Young Corp., South Korea’s top beauty store chain, is another beneficiary of the global K-beauty surge, with its online cosmetics sales to overs

As rival automakers raise prices for their US sales to make up for higher import tariffs, Hyundai is taking the opposite...
15/07/2025

As rival automakers raise prices for their US sales to make up for higher import tariffs, Hyundai is taking the opposite approach: slashing prices and offering zero-interest financing.



As global automakers raise prices in the US market to respond to new Washington import tariffs, South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group is taking the opposite

Korea’s once-dominant golf apparel market, the largest in the world at its peak, is rapidly losing steam, as sales tumbl...
15/07/2025

Korea’s once-dominant golf apparel market, the largest in the world at its peak, is rapidly losing steam, as sales tumble and brands scramble to restructure.



South Korea’s once-dominant golf apparel market, the largest in the world at its peak, is rapidly losing steam, as sales tumble and brands scramble to re

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