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South Korea’s competition regulator has approved NS Shopping’s acquisition of the Homeplus Express business, clearing a key step
Employees at South Korea’s state-owned policy banks earned an average of $84,000 in 2025, more than $30,000 above
South Korea’s largest listed companies more than tripled stock-based compensation for employees in the first five months of
South Korea’s bid to become a major player in the global fighter aircraft market is gaining momentum as
(Photo=SKhyㅜㅑ) SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won is pushing one of the most ambitious artificial-intelligence initiatives yet proposed by a major industrial company, calling for every employee to be paired with a dedicated AI agent as South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate accelerates its transformation into an AI-native enterprise. The proposal, unveiled during SK Group’s annual New Icheon Forum, reflects how some of
(Photo=Daewoong Pharmaceutical) For decades, South Korean pharmaceutical company Daewoong Pharmaceutical was best known at home for Ursa, a liver treatment that became a household name and one of the country’s most recognizable drug brands. Today, however, the company’s growth story is increasingly being written outside South Korea—and far beyond the liver-treatment market. Driven by the overseas success of Nabota, its
(Photo=MotionElements) South Korea’s artificial-intelligence investment boom is entering a new phase. After years of chasing high-return themes tied to semiconductors, robotics and AI infrastructure, investors are increasingly seeking something else: protection. The shift is prompting South Korean asset managers to redesign products around a simple proposition—participate in the upside of the AI revolution while limiting the damage when markets turn
Photo=instagram A conversation about South Korea's booming creator economy has sparked a broader debate over authenticity and privilege in the digital age after travel YouTuber Pani Bottle suggested that only a handful of online personalities could truly be considered "real YouTubers." The comments came during a discussion posted June 12 on Channel Fullmoon, one of South Korea's most popular YouTube
South Korea's privacy regulator imposed a record fine on e-commerce giant Coupang on June 12 after finding that the company exposed the personal information of 37.56 million individuals, a case that has become a turning point in the country's efforts to strengthen data-protection enforcement. The Personal Information Protection Commission, or PIPC, said Coupang would face penalties totaling 624.68 billion won,
