Paris Fashion Week
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Korean SMEs
S.Korea’s Shinsegae, KOTRA to help domestic fashion firms for export
Shinsegae Department Store revealed on Friday that they will collaborate with the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) to assist domestic...
Mar 31, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
Korean bakery chains attract US customers with bread variety, cosy ambiance
South Korean bakery franchises are enjoying growing popularity in the US, appealing to local customers with a variety of bread products and bakery c...
Mar 29, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fiber & Textile
S.Korean fashion company LF diversifies portfolio with new brand Patou
In a move to expand its range of offerings, South Korean fashion company LF Corp. has introduced a new emerging brand, Patou. As the preferences of ...
Mar 28, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Chemical Industry
S.Korea's SK Chemicals launches recycled fiber fabrics
South Korea's SK Chemicals has launched recycled fiber fabrics developed jointly with Art Impact and Project 1907, eco-friendly social enterprises, ...
Mar 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Eastar Jet resumes operations with sold-out flights after three-year hiatus
South Korean low-cost airline Eastar Jet Co. has recommenced commercial operations after a three-year suspension, with a flight from Gimpo to Jeju t...
Mar 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
GM's SUV Trax Crossover gets 6,000 preorders in 3 days
The Chevrolet Trax Crossover, a utility vehicle mass produced by General Motors Korea, is soon expected to exceed 10,000 preorders amid greater-than...
Mar 27, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fiber & Textile
Cowell Fashion acquires Superdry’s Asia-Pacific IP rights for $50 mn
South Korea's innerwear company Cowell Fashion Co. has acquired the Asian rights to the British fashion brand Superdry for $50 million and plans to ...
Mar 24, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
S.Korean fashion platform Ably attracts $39 mn before Series C round
South Korea’s Ably Corp., operator of the fashion shopping app Ably, has attracted 50 billion won ($39 million) via venture debt amid the slow...
Mar 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean food
Paris Baguette expands to Canada with first store in Toronto
SPC, the South Korean food and beverage conglomerate, announced the opening of the first Paris Baguette store in Toronto, Canada, on March 23. The m...
Mar 23, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Construction
Doosan Enerbility wins back-to-back power plant deals in Central Asia
South Korean power plant builder Doosan Enerbility Co. has secured a series of contracts in Central Asia, including orders in Uzbekistan and Kazakhs...
Mar 22, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
S.Korea's brewery Seoul Jangsu forms marketing tie-up with fashion industry
With South Korea's traditional milky rice wine makgeolli seeing its second heyday centered on the 20- and 30-something crowds, marketing tie-ups tar...
Mar 21, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
S.Korean fashion brands rush to China for pent-up demand
South Korean fashion brands are poised to expand their stores in China, aiming to capture pent-up demand in the world’s top consumer market af...
Mar 07, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Fintech
Apple Pay's S.Korea debut as early as third week in March
Apple Pay, the mobile payment service by iPhone maker, is set to launch in as early as two weeks in South Korea, home to the world’s largest s...
Mar 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Aerospace & Defense
Three provincial airports in S.Korea offer direct flights to Mongolia
South Korea is expanding its number of flight connections with Mongolia.The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on Sunday said it agreed ...
Feb 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
Korea’s first ChatGPT-authored, AI-proofread book due this week
ChatGPT has been around for nearly three months and is causing untold chaos across industries and academia.Now, the artificial intelligence chatbot,...
Feb 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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ESG
Chanel Korea to power its stores with renewable energy
Chanel Korea has taken a step toward reducing its carbon footprint by signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Korea East-West Power. The ag...
Feb 09, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Jeju Air to resume flights on Incheon-Shizuoka route in March
Jeju Air Co., a South Korean budget airline, said on Thursday that it would resume its flights connecting Incheon with two small cities in Japan, Ma...
Feb 03, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Gmarket reports rise of niche travelers in this year's first half
The full-scale resumption of overseas travel by people in South Korea has fueled the trend of "niche travelers" who travel abroad whenever they have...
Jan 30, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Economy
25% of lottery ticket buyers in S.Korea play every week
One in four buyers of lottery tickets in South Korea over the past year tried their luck every week.The Ministry of Strategy and Finance on Tuesday ...
Jan 25, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Shipping & Shipbuilding
KSOE wins orders for 7 LNG carriers in 1 week
Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE), a mid-level shipbuilding holding affiliate of HD Hyundai Co., has landed successive orders for...
Jan 20, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Food & Beverage
S.Korea's Paris Baguette opens first outlet in Malaysia
To SPC Group, which hopes to tide over difficulties in the domestic market facing sagging growth potential and troubles caused by a series of safety...
Jan 19, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Air Busan launches new Busan-Clark flight
Air Busan Co. began operating its first new flight route this year between Busan and Clark, the Philippines, and started a new leap forward in earne...
Jan 06, 2023 (Gmt+09:00)
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Artificial intelligence
SAPEON X220 completes tech demo of fashion-specialized AI service
South Korea's artificial intelligence company Sapeon has completed a technology demonstration of its semiconductor SAPEON X220 on "Virtual Try-On," ...
Dec 30, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Naver D2SF makes follow-up investment in fashion startup Onthelook
Naver D2SF, Naver Corp.'s startup investment arm, made a follow-up investment in fashion content startup Onthelook.The company said on Wednesday tha...
Dec 29, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
T’way Air becomes first local budget carrier to fly Incheon to Sydney
T'way Air Co. launched a new flight route linking Incheon with Sydney, Australia, embarking into the long-haul flight sector.T'way said on Sunday ...
Dec 26, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Culture & Trends
Korean think tank urges focus on 'yold' demographic in clothing market
South Korea's Samsung Fashion Institute on Thursday announced "Dive In" as the keyword for next year's trends in the fashion industry, meaning that ...
Dec 23, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean chipmakers
Samsung unveils industry’s first 12 nm DRAM, compatible with AMD
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, said on Wednesday it has unveiled an advanced DRAM chip, using the industry&rsq...
Dec 21, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Airlines
Air Busan to resume Busan-Vientiane flights after 3-year hiatus
Air Busan Co. recently expanded the number of flights on its Japan routes and continues to resume flights on its Southeast Asian routes. It will now...
Dec 19, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Gabriela Hearst, Veronica Beard, Toteme to launch in Korea
US designer brands Gabriela Hearst and Veronica Beard, as well as Swedish premium Toteme are set to open exclusive stores in South Korea to allure f...
Dec 15, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)
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Beauty & Cosmetics
Shinsegae Int'l secures domestic sales rights for Italian brand Davines
South Korea's fashion retail giant Shinsegae International on Monday said it has acquired the domestic rights to sell the Italian haircare brand Dav...
Dec 06, 2022 (Gmt+09:00)