Photo=Chipotle Chipotle Mexican Grill opened its first restaurant in South Korea on September 2, bringing the U.S. fast-casual chain to Asia for the first time as it looks to tap growing demand for customizable and healthier dining options. The new restaurant in Seoul’s Gangnam district is Chipotle’s first location in Asia and its first in South Korea. The chain is

Stacks of gold coins and percentage symbol represent increasing interest rates, financial success and wealth growth South Korean investors are moving billions of dollars into bank deposits as higher interest rates and stock-market volatility make safer, predictable returns more competitive with equities—a shift U.S. investors may want to watch as it reshapes the flow of domestic capital in Asia’s fourth-largest

Photo=Motionelements South Korea’s high-speed rail market is shifting toward lower fares and higher capacity, a change that could reshape passenger demand and the economics of the country’s rail industry. For U.S. investors and transportation companies, the bigger question is whether a government-led push for cheaper rail travel can generate enough additional traffic and operating efficiencies to offset lower revenue per

(Photo=Hanwha) South Korea’s biggest mobile carriers are about to find out how much artificial intelligence can really do when a wireless network is pushed to its limits. About 1 million people are expected to gather around Seoul’s Yeouido Hangang Park for a major fireworks festival on Sept. 5, creating the kind of sudden traffic surge that can overwhelm mobile networks

South Korea’s main stock exchange is extending real time trading until 8 p.m. after a new rival introduced a 12 hour trading day, turning what had long been a largely single exchange market into a competition over how and when investors can trade. The Korea Exchange will launch its new after hours market on Sept. 14, following Nextrade, South Korea’s