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South Korea's top trade negotiator traveled to Washington last week to ease US concerns over alleged discrimination against Coupang, the US-listed e-commerce giant at the center of a trade flashpoint between the two allies. According to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resource on Sunday, Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo met with 10 senators and representatives — including Sen. Bill Hagerty and Rep. Adrian Smith — from Tuesday to Friday to clarify that Korea's digital laws and policies are not bias
Pulmuone said Sunday that sales from its US kimchi business rose 12.3 percent in the first half, driven by growing demand for authentic Korean fermented foods. The company produces the kimchi at its global plant in Iksan, North Jeolla Province, for export to the US. Its proprietary Kimjangdok Cooling System controls temperature throughout production, shipping and distribution to maintain freshness and optimal fermentation. Pulmuone’s US kimchi sales recorded a compound annual growth rate of 7.5
LG Household & Health Care said Sunday that its beauty brand The Face Shop will roll out five products, including items from its flagship Rice Water Bright cleansing line, at more than 1,600 Walmart stores across the US. Inspired by the traditional Korean practice of washing the face with rice water, Rice Water Bright has sold more than 49 million units worldwide. The line combines rice-derived ingredients with LG Household & Health Care’s skincare technology. The Walmart rollout significantly e
Sempio is expanding its live online Korean cooking program for consumers in the United States in partnership with Asian supermarket chain H Mart, extending participation to the West Coast after a successful pilot on the East Coast earlier this year. The Korean fermented food company said Friday that its "Cook Korean Live" classes will become a regular bimonthly program beginning in August with sessions held on the first Sunday of every even-numbered month. According to the 2026 Global Hallyu Sur
HiteJinro said Thursday it had launched its first global campaign for Jinro featuring BTS member V as the brand's global ambassador, as it steps up efforts to expand the world's bestselling soju brand in overseas markets. Titled "My Favorite Jinro," the campaign is designed to introduce Jinro's brand identity to consumers worldwide while celebrating the joy of sharing everyday moments over soju. The campaign kicks off Thursday with the release of its flagship commercial, followed by digital cont
Shinsegae Department Store said Thursday that its AI-powered hyperpersonalization technology, developed jointly with Seoul National University, has been accepted for presentation at the International Conference on Machine Learning, one of the world's most prestigious artificial intelligence conferences. The achievement stems from a yearlong industry-academia collaboration launched after Shinsegae and Seoul National University's Graduate School of Data Science signed a memorandum of understanding
Homeplus said Wednesday it will accelerate efforts to normalize operations and complete its restructuring plan after the Seoul Bankruptcy Court decided to extend the retailer’s court-led rehabilitation process through Sept. 4 on the previous day. According to Homeplus, the company will reopen all 67 key stores now under temporary suspension as soon as it receives 200 billion won ($135 million) in debtor-in-possession, or DIP, financing. The retailer added that its online business will also gradu
CJ Group said Wednesday it will host the 2026 CJ National Youth Taekwondo Championship from Thursday to Monday at the Rach Mieu Sports Complex in Ho Chi Minh City, followed by the CJ Vietnam Open at the same venue from July 28 to 29. Launched in 2019, the CJ National Youth Taekwondo Championship is Vietnam's only national taekwondo tournament sponsored by a foreign company. This year's event will bring together about 1,000 athletes from 31 provinces and 300 officials. The CJ Vietnam Open, now in
Uber is coming back to Seoul seven years after the platform bearing its name failed to crack one of Asia's largest food delivery scenes, this time through the very nemesis that thwarted it at the time, Baemin, operated by Woowa Brothers. Uber signed a merger agreement with Baemin's German parent company Delivery Hero on Thursday valued at roughly $14.8 billion, folding Baemin in along with dozens of other platforms. Delivery Hero had run the 2010-born startup since 2019 with an 88 percent stake
Foreign payment revenue at GS25 convenience stores in popular coastal destinations across South Korea jumped 136.9 percent year-on-year between July 1 and Sunday, the company said Tuesday. The figure was based on GS25's analysis of transactions made by foreign customers at about 100 stores in major tourist destinations, including Gangneung and Sokcho in Gangwon Province, Busan’s Haeundae, and Jeju Island. The company focused on payments made through Chinese mobile payment platforms WeChat Pay an
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