South Korea Built the World’s Best Screens. It Won’t Watch the World Cup in 4K.
03 Jun

South Korea Built the World’s Best Screens. It Won’t Watch the World Cup in 4K.

(Photo=Pixabay) South Korea is home to some of the world's most advanced display manufacturers, produces cutting-edge semiconductors and exports premium

SK Chairman Chey’s Third Meeting With Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Highlights Korea’s Growing Influence in the AI Era
02 Jun

SK Chairman Chey’s Third Meeting With Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Highlights Korea’s Growing Influence in the AI Era

(Photo=SK HYNIX) SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won has now met Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang three times in 2026, a

South Korea Sharpens Crackdown on Property Tax Evasion as Housing Wealth Remains Political Flashpoint
01 Jun

South Korea Sharpens Crackdown on Property Tax Evasion as Housing Wealth Remains Political Flashpoint

Photo=motionelements South Korea’s new government is signaling that property-related tax evasion will become a major enforcement target, as President Lee

Why South Korea’s Consumer Electronics Giants Are Losing Momentum: The Semiconductor Paradox
01 Jun

Why South Korea’s Consumer Electronics Giants Are Losing Momentum: The Semiconductor Paradox

South Korea’s consumer-electronics industry is facing an unusual problem: the very semiconductor boom that has helped fuel the country’s technology

Oil Shock From Middle East Conflict Hits Korean Economy, Sending Air Travel and Refining Output Lower
01 Jun

Oil Shock From Middle East Conflict Hits Korean Economy, Sending Air Travel and Refining Output Lower

Photo=Motionelements The economic fallout from the Middle East war is spreading across South Korea, with government data released on June

FIFTY FIFTY Looks to Rebuild Global Momentum With New Album Built on Imperfection
01 Jun

FIFTY FIFTY Looks to Rebuild Global Momentum With New Album Built on Imperfection

(Photo=fifty fifty X) FIFTY FIFTY, the South Korean girl group that broke into the global mainstream with the viral hit

South Korea’s AI Chip Boom Is Fueling a New Compensation Arms Race
01 Jun

South Korea’s AI Chip Boom Is Fueling a New Compensation Arms Race

(Photo=MotionElements) South Korea’s semiconductor champions are discovering that one of the biggest risks created by the artificial-intelligence boom may not

Foreign Investors Pull $29 Billion From Korea’s Chip Giants, but They Aren’t Leaving the Market
01 Jun

Foreign Investors Pull $29 Billion From Korea’s Chip Giants, but They Aren’t Leaving the Market

Foreign investors dumped a record $29 billion worth of South Korean stocks in May, triggering headlines about the largest monthly

South Korea Cracks Down on Executives Treating Corporate Accounts as Personal Luxury Funds
31 May

South Korea Cracks Down on Executives Treating Corporate Accounts as Personal Luxury Funds

Photo=National Tax Service (South Korea) South Korea’s government is intensifying a sweeping crackdown on company owners accused of using corporate assets to finance extravagant

Why Workers at South Korea’s Dominant Messaging App Are Threatening to Strike
31 May

Why Workers at South Korea’s Dominant Messaging App Are Threatening to Strike

(Photo=kakao) A labor dispute unfolding at Kakao, the operator of South Korea’s dominant messaging platform KakaoTalk, is rapidly becoming a

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Expected in South Korea as AI Partnerships Deepen
30 May

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Expected in South Korea as AI Partnerships Deepen

Photo=Nvidia Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang is expected to visit South Korea next week following appearances at the company’s GTC

aespa’s ‘LEMONADE’ Highlights K-Pop’s Growing Global Playbook
30 May

aespa’s ‘LEMONADE’ Highlights K-Pop’s Growing Global Playbook

(Photo=aespa) K-pop has long been built around catchy songs and meticulously choreographed performances. Increasingly, however, South Korea’s entertainment industry is

South Korea Bets on the Global K Boom to Build Its Next Generation of Export Brands
29 May

South Korea Bets on the Global K Boom to Build Its Next Generation of Export Brands

Photo=Cosmobeautyseoul South Korea is moving to transform the global popularity of Korean culture into a broader export strategy, launching a

South Korea Deploys Tax Audits, Hotel Inspections to Combat Price Gouging Ahead of BTS Concert
29 May

South Korea Deploys Tax Audits, Hotel Inspections to Combat Price Gouging Ahead of BTS Concert

(Photo=HYBE) South Korea is mobilizing an unusually broad government response to prevent hotel price gouging ahead of next month’s BTS

Kakao Faces First-Ever Strike Risk After Labor Talks Collapse on June 27
28 May

Kakao Faces First-Ever Strike Risk After Labor Talks Collapse on June 27

Photo=Kakao Kakao is facing the prospect of its first company-wide strike after labor negotiations with its union collapsed on June

Starbucks Korea Begins Feeling Financial Fallout From “Tank Day” Controversy
28 May

Starbucks Korea Begins Feeling Financial Fallout From “Tank Day” Controversy

Photo=Motionelements Starbucks Korea is beginning to show visible signs of financial damage following the company’s politically charged “Tank Day” controversy,

Why South Korea’s Liquor Industry Is Getting Squeezed by Rising Oil Prices
28 May

Why South Korea’s Liquor Industry Is Getting Squeezed by Rising Oil Prices

Photo=Motionelements South Korea’s liquor makers are facing a growing profitability squeeze as surging oil prices ripple through nearly every layer

South Korea’s Central Bank Signals Inflation Fight May Not Be Over
28 May

South Korea’s Central Bank Signals Inflation Fight May Not Be Over

(Photo=Bank OF KOREA) Just months after investors expected interest-rate cuts across Asia, South Korea is beginning to confront a different

Kim Soo-hyun Case Exposes South Korea’s Growing AI-Driven Smear Culture
28 May

Kim Soo-hyun Case Exposes South Korea’s Growing AI-Driven Smear Culture

(Photo=GOLDMEDALIST) The return of Kim Soo-hyun, one of South Korea’s most commercially valuable television stars, is quickly becoming more than

Hyundai Takes Car Repairs to American Driveways as Service Becomes the New Battleground
28 May

Hyundai Takes Car Repairs to American Driveways as Service Becomes the New Battleground

(Photo=Hyundai Motor) Hyundai Motor is expanding beyond traditional dealership maintenance in the United States, rolling out a mobile repair service

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