(Photo=Paradise City’s) Paradise City’s seventh consecutive Four-Star rating from Forbes Travel Guide is more than a hospitality accolade. For investors watching Asia’s integrated-resort race, it is another data point suggesting South Korea is emerging as a credible operator in a sector long dominated by Macau, Singapore and Las Vegas. The Incheon-based complex, opened in 2017 near the country’s main international

Photo=JTBC The Olympics, once a guaranteed national obsession in South Korea, are unfolding this year to an unusually muted response. Sparse coverage, limits on online sharing and the burden of record-high broadcasting fees have combined to drain momentum from what had traditionally been one of the country’s most unifying television events. At the center of the disappointment is JTBC, the

Photo=Coupang Coupang Inc., the U.S.-listed e-commerce giant often called the Amazon of South Korea, suffered a data breach that exposed personal information belonging to more than 33 million users, according to preliminary findings released by the government, in a case authorities say stemmed from weaknesses in the company’s authentication systems. Investigators also found that delivery-address information was accessed roughly 150

Photo=Motionelements A new snapshot of employment across the nation’s corporate elite shows a labor market increasingly split between globally competitive technology and consumer franchises that are still hiring, and legacy manufacturers and retailers that are retrenching under margin pressure. Total employment at major firms fell by more than 6,700 positions in 2025, according to data compiled by corporate research firm

(Photo=Hanjin) In the U.S. beauty market, speed has become as decisive as brand recognition. Retailers expect replenishment cycles meaasured in days, online shoppers track delivery in real time, and warehouse automation is no longer optional. Into that environment, a South Korean logistics company is quietly expanding its physical presence. Hanjin, one of South Korea’s largest logistics companies, has completed a