(Photo=Zawya) Samsung Electronics, a major South Korean technology company familiar to U.S. consumers for its smartphones and home appliances, is expanding its reach in the Middle East through a new partnership with Al Marwan Developments, a real estate developer in the United Arab Emirates. The agreement puts Samsung in a stronger position within the Gulf’s fast-growing smart-city market, where governments

(Photo=Pixabay) South Korea’s consumer sentiment strengthened sharply in November, reaching its highest level in 8 years after the resolution of a tariff dispute with the United States and stronger-than-expected third-quarter growth improved the economic outlook. The Bank of Korea said the Consumer Composite Sentiment Index rose to 112.4, reversing declines in September and October and marking the strongest reading since

(Photo=HANTEO MUSIC FESTIVAL X) H.O.T., one of K-pop's earliest and most influential idol groups, reunited as a full five-member act at the Hanteo Music Festival in Incheon, performing on Nov. 22 and 23 at Inspire Arena.  The first-generation group, which helped define the sound and structure of modern K-pop in the late 1990s, headlined the event alongside younger artists who

South Korea is opening its carbon-credit market to brokerage firms — a shift that could make one of Asia’s most active emissions-trading systems far more accessible to global investors watching the rise of climate-focused finance. The Korea Exchange, the country’s main securities bourse, said it will allow securities firms to broker carbon-credit trades starting Sunday, with NH Investment & Securities

(Photo=Pixabay) Korean cosmetics companies are targeting Latin America as their next growth market, moving into a region where American and European beauty brands have less dominance than in other parts of the world. Exports from South Korea to Latin America reached $70 million last year, up from $15 million in 2020, according to the Korea International Trade Association, an industry