South Korea


South Korea Is Launching A Digital Nomad Visa. Heres Why You Should Visit In 2024

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Immerse yourself in 'K-culture' with this new remote work visa. Read more

Medical Tourism: Are South Koreas Cheap Botox Clinics A Beauty Bargain Or The Next Turkey Teeth?

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Inside South Korea’s viral beauty clinics - where botox costs only €20. Read more

Swap Seoul For Busan: Find A Thriving Spa Culture And Spicy Street Food In South Koreas Second City

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Our guide to the best attractions and most delicious food in Busan, South Korea’s second city. Read more

One Of The Most Romantic Places In The World: A Netflix Craze Is Overwhelming This Swiss Village

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The popularity of ‘Crash Landing on You' has brought a huge number of Asian tourists to this picturesque lakeside vill... Read more

South Korean E-commerce Giant Coupang Plans To Enter Indian Market

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South Korean SoftBank-backed start-up behemoth initiates talks with Indian government; will take on Flipkart, Amazon hea... Read more

Uber Partners With GeM Portal For Taxies To Govt Offices At Fixed Price

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Soon personnel from the government ministries, departments, agencies and public sector units will be able to book taxis ... Read more

Hyundai Motor, LG Energy Solution To Invest $4.3 Bn In US Battery Plant

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In October, Hyundai Motor Group began the construction of a 300,000-unit-a-year EV and battery plant in Georgia, aiming ... Read more

S Korea Fines Google $32 Mn For Squeezing Local Rival In Mobile App Market

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Google tried to block Korean platform rival One Store Co.'s growth, Korea's Fair Trade Commission said in an e-mailed st... Read more

Samsung To Build 'mega' Chip Cluster Near Seoul, Sets Aside $230 Billion

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Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday it expects to invest 300 trillion won (USD 230 billion) over the next 20 years as ... Read more

Samsung Electronics Spars With India Over $110 Mn Production Incentives

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The smartphone giant's India unit is seeking just under 9 billion rupees ($110 million) in incentives for the fiscal yea... Read more

Discriminatory Practices: China Suspends Japan And South Korea Visas In COVID Rules retaliation

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China says entry rules that require Chinese visitors to show a negative COVID test have no scientific basis. Read more

LG Electronics Announces Appointment Hong Ju Jeon As MD For India Business

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South Korean consumer electronics major LG on Wednesday announced the appointment of Hong Ju Jeon as the Managing Direct... Read more

Samsung Leader Lee Excused From Trial Hearing As Biden To Tour S.Korea Chip Plant

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It would be Lee's highest-profile public appearance since he was released on parole in August last year from a bribery c... Read more

Samsung Electronics Q1 Operating Profit Jumps 51% On Solid Chip Demand

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Revenue rose 19% to a record 77.8 trillion won. Read more

Novelis To Build $50 Million Recycling, Casting Centre In South Korea

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Novelis Inc, a subsidiary of Hindalco Industries, will build a USD 50 million (around Rs 373 crore) recycling and castin... Read more

Samsung Reports 53% Jump In Profit Despite Supply Chain Woes

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The conglomerate's overall turnover is equivalent to around one-fifth of South Korea's gross domestic product. Read more

EU Blocks Mega-merger Of South Korean Shipbuilders

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The EU found that the merged entities would create a group controlling nearly two-thirds of the global LNG cargo ship ma... Read more

South Korea's SsangYong Motor Sold For $255 Mn To Local Consortium

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SsangYong has been under court receivership since April in an attempt to rehabilitate the carmaker after majority owner ... Read more

Samsung Electronics Forecasts 52.5% Jump In Q4 Profits On Record Sales

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The conglomerate's overall turnover is equivalent to around one-fifth of South Korea's gross domestic product. Read more

Samsung In Talks To Buy Biogen For $42 Bn: Report

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The company, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, had revenues of $13.4 billion last year Read more