Photo= Paris Baguette Paris Baguette’s U.S. chief executive officer recently stepped out of the boardroom and into a sixth-grade classroom, underscoring the bakery chain’s effort to embed environmental, social and governance principles into everyday community engagement. Darren Tipton, CEO of Paris Baguette America, visited Hillside Elementary School in Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y., on Jan. 8 after receiving a handwritten letter from a

(Photo=Pixabay) The International Monetary Fund has raised its growth forecast for South Korea, pointing to firmer global demand and signs of stabilization in domestic activity, even as it warned that risks to the global economy remain skewed to the downside. In its January update to the World Economic Outlook, the IMF said it now expects South Korea’s economy to expand

(Photo=Kurly) For years, Coupang has been treated as untouchable: South Korea’s answer to Amazon, built on speed, scale and an ability to pull customers back even after promotions faded. A recent personal data breach is now challenging that assumption—and offering competitors a rare opening. The incident has triggered an unusual stress test for platform loyalty in a market long dominated

Costco’s freezer aisles are emerging as an unexpected gateway for Korean food companies seeking scale in the U.S. market. Recent sales rankings suggest that Korean frozen snacks are moving beyond niche appeal and beginning to establish themselves as mainstream products inside America’s largest warehouse retailer. Two Korean-made desserts—Samanco waffle cone ice cream sandwiches from Binggrae and custard-filled walnut pastries from

Photo=SNS Hong Ra-hee, honorary director of Seoul’s Leeum Samsung Museum of Art and a member of the Samsung founding family, plans to sell 15 million shares of Samsung Electronics to raise funds for inheritance-tax payments and loan repayments. According to a regulatory filing disclosed on 1/18 local time, Ms. Hong entered into a discretionary trust agreement with Shinhan Bank on