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Shinsegae Group Chairman Chung Yong-jin issued a formal, personal apology on May 26, 2026, following intense public backlash
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Shinsegae Group Chairman Chung Yong-jin issued a formal, personal apology on May 26, 2026, following intense public backlash

South Korea-based Bear Robotics, a subsidiary of LG Electronics, is accelerating its global expansion in service robotics with

South Korea said late on May 21 local time that it would freeze government-imposed fuel price caps for

Workers at Samsung Electronics, South Korea’s largest company and one of the world’s dominant memory-chip manufacturers, began voting
(Photo=Hyundai Rotem) South Korean industrial groups are stepping up efforts to secure a foothold in Southeast Asia’s fast-growing infrastructure market, where large-scale rail and transit projects are expected to draw global competition. Within that push, Hyundai Rotem, a unit of Hyundai Motor Group, has landed its first railway contract in Vietnam. The company said it signed a roughly $330 million
Photo=Theguru Honda Korea will withdraw from South Korea’s automobile market after more than two decades, ending vehicle sales in the country by year-end while maintaining after-sales support, as the company pivots to its motorcycle business. The decision follows a strategic review aimed at strengthening long-term competitiveness in the South Korean market, Chief Executive Lee Ji-hong said, citing shifting market dynamics
(Photo=Anymind) The global retail industry is increasingly experimenting with live commerce and automation, but adoption remains uneven across regions. While livestream shopping has become a dominant sales channel in parts of Asia, it has yet to gain comparable traction in Western markets. Against that backdrop, Samsung Electronics, a South Korean consumer electronics and semiconductor company, is expanding an approach refined
Photo=naver Nvidia is signaling that expanding its global artificial-intelligence ecosystem without South Korea may be increasingly difficult, as it deepens partnerships with some of the country’s most influential technology players. The shift became evident following a visit by Brian Catanzaro, the company’s vice president of applied research, to the headquarters of Naver in Seongnam. There, he met with executives from
(Photo=Lee Jong-suk instagram) South Korean actor Lee Jong-suk has sparked fresh fan speculation after sharing a series of cherry blossom photos on social media, with one image in particular drawing attention for what many saw as a subtle nod to singer and actress IU, his longtime girlfriend. Lee recently uploaded several photos without a written caption, adding only a flower