(Photo=HYBE) BTS, the seven-member South Korean pop group that became one of the world’s most commercially successful music acts, publicly criticized soaring hotel prices in Busan ahead of the group’s upcoming concerts, thrusting South Korea’s fast-growing K-pop tourism economy into an uncomfortable national debate over price gouging, fan exploitation and the limits of local infrastructure during major entertainment events. The

(Photo=Pixabay) A partial overpass collapse in central Seoul disrupted sections of South Korea’s high-speed rail network this week, underscoring how heavily the country’s transportation system depends on a tightly concentrated infrastructure corridor running through the capital. KORAIL said it would reduce and reroute multiple train services on Tuesday after demolition work at the Seosomun overpass site triggered a power outage

Photo=Motorsjason Naver cafe South Korea is intensifying its crackdown on wealthy business owners who use corporate-owned luxury vehicles for personal lifestyles, as authorities increasingly treat the practice as a visible symbol of tax avoidance and hidden wealth. The country’s National Tax Service said it is launching high-intensity tax audits targeting luxury supercars registered under corporate names but allegedly used for

Photo=Motionelements South Korea’s benchmark stock index could surge past the 10,000 mark to hit 11,000, driven by a powerful earnings expansion and corporate governance upgrades, Nomura Securities said in a report released Monday. The brokerage raised its target range for the Kospi to between 10,000 and 11,000, up from its previous forecast of 7,500 to 8,000. The upward revision reflects

(Photo=Song Mi-ryung facebook) A growing backlash against Starbucks in South Korea over a promotion tied to one of the country’s most politically sensitive historical anniversaries is evolving beyond a consumer controversy, with South Korean officials now signaling that the dispute could become an opportunity to increase interest in beverages made from domestic agricultural products. The controversy erupted after Starbucks Korea