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‘The Traitors’ Heads to Korea With Actor Cha Seung-won as Host
All3Media International has teamed with Korean production companies Luyworks Media and Something Special to bring a local adaptation of…
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Culture
Korea Box Office: ‘Zootopia 2’ Commands Nearly 80% of Market on Debut
Disney’s animated sequel “Zootopia 2” dominated the Korean box office over the Nov. 28–30 weekend, opening to a commanding $10.8 million…
Business
South Korea keeps rates steady as FX risks limit easing scope
South Korea’s central bank kept interest rates unchanged as widely expected on Thursday as a tumbling won reduced the scope for further…
Culture
Pingyao, Warsaw Winner ‘The World of Love’ Makes a Mark at Korean Box Office, Earns Industry Acclaim
Yoon Ga-eun‘s “The World of Love” has emerged as a breakout success in South Korea‘s independent film sector, drawing widespread praise…
Business
Hyundai pledges record US$85.8b investment in South Korea
Hyundai called it “the company’s largest-ever domestic investment commitment” South Korean auto giant Hyundai Motor Group pledged on…
Culture
‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’ Debuts Atop Korea Box Office
“Now You See Me: Now You Don’t” debuted at the top of the Korean box office with $2.8 million from 435,288 admissions over Nov. 12–16.…
Business
Warburg-backed Princeton enters South Korea with first data centre
The company already has operations in Singapore, Japan, India, Indonesia, China and Malaysia. Princeton Digital Group (PDG), a data centre…
Fashion
Korea Grand Music Awards 2025 Winners
The winners of the Korea Grand Music Awards 2025 are being announced at the Inspire Arena in Incheon, South Korea, on Saturday (November…
Culture
Hyun Bin’s ‘Made in Korea’ Renewed for Season 2 at Disney+ Ahead of December Debut
Disney+ has greenlit a second season of Korean crime series “Made in Korea” before the first season’s premiere, with production already…
Culture
Disney+’s Luke Kang on Scaling Japan, Korea Originals and ESPN’s Asia Pacific Expansion: ‘Great Stories Will Travel Beyond Borders’
The Walt Disney Company is ramping up its local content investments in Japan and Korea as it enters a new phase of scaled production,…
Business
Hong Kong surpasses South Korea in structured note boom: JPMorgan
A SURGING Hong Kong market has led to a boom in structured products linked to the city’s equities, so much so that it’s overtaken issuance…
Celebrity
Seth Rogen Says ‘I Still Don’t Know For Sure’ Who Did the Sony Hack, 11 Years After ‘The Interview’: ‘Probably North Korea, but Maybe With People in America?’
Seth Rogen recently told GQ magazine that after 11 years he is “pretty at peace” with what went down during the release of 2014’s “The…
Business
Apollo, KB Securities team up to expand private credit in South Korea
The South Korean firm says that it plans to expand its global private credit footprint and enhance its capabilities in deal sourcing,…
Business
Korea’s IP Playbook Takes the Spotlight at Taiwan Creative Content Fest Forum
The Taiwan Creative Content Fest forum, Stories in Motion: From IP to Investment to Global, drilled deep into how Asian stories move…
Business
SK Hynix’s 240% rally prompts Korea Exchange to warn investors
The exchange caution is a pre-warning before a higher-level alert is triggered, which would limit margin trading A 240 per cent rally in…
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Trump hails 'amazing' meeting with Xi in South Korea
Laura Bicker,China correspondent , Anthony Zurcher,North America correspondent and Flora Drury US President Donald Trump and his Chinese…
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Donald Trump says rare earths dispute ‘settled’ after Xi Jinping meeting in South Korea – live updates
Trump says rare earths issue settled Trump also said the rare earths issue has been settled and there would be no more roadblocks on them.…
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Watch: Moment Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet in South Korea
US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping have met in South Korean city of Busan for talks aimed at resolving trade…
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S Korea announces lowering of some tariffs as part of new US trade deal
Koh Ewe,Singapore and Kathryn Armstrong,London The US and South Korea have reached a broad trade deal, both countries have said following…
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Pete Hegseth Meets With Troops on Korea Trip—Except Those With Beards
It’s not a good indicator for the economy under President Trump. The website Layoffs.fyi, which tracks job cuts, estimates that 98,344…
Culture
Korea Box Office: ‘Chainsaw Man The Movie: Reze Arc’ Leads Again
“Chainsaw Man The Movie: Reze Arc” stayed No. 1 at the Korean box office with $1.6 million from 219,686 admissions over Oct. 24–26, taking…
Business
South Korea faces property ‘ticking bomb’ as Lee backs BOK hold
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung warned that the country’s property market is a bubble on the point of bursting, as he backed the Bank…
Culture
Korean Action-Comedy ‘Boss’ Sells to Multiple Territories After Box Office Success
Korean sales powerhouse Finecut has closed multiple international deals for local hit “Boss,” the action-comedy that has pulled in over…
Business
South Korea keeps rates on hold but surprises with nod to further cuts
South Korea’s central bank kept policy interest rates unchanged on Thursday (Oct 23), wary of worsening an overheating housing market and…