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South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has delivered one of his clearest warnings yet about the country’s industrial future,
President Lee Jae-myung has reopened a national policy discussion in South Korea by raising the possibility of imposing
Kim Yuna, the South Korean figure skater whose Olympic career once placed her at the center of global
Carlos Alcaraz advanced into the Australian Open semifinals this week with the efficiency expected of the world’s top-ranked
Photo=KATSEYE Instagram KATSEYE, a girl group jointly developed by South Korean entertainment company HYBE and its U.S. partners, is set to perform at the 2026 Grammy Awards, a high-profile appearance that signals how quickly Korea’s talent-production model is extending into the mainstream of American pop. The Recording Academy said Jan. 21 that KATSEYE will take the stage at the ceremony
Photo=Motionelements More than half of South Koreans plan to increase their consumer spending this year compared with last year, according to a new survey, though the findings highlight a growing divide between higher- and lower-income households. A nationwide poll conducted by Mono Research for the Korea Enterprises Federation found that 54.8% of respondents plan to increase spending in 2026, while
(Photo=Pixabay) South Korea’s global image is moving beyond its pop-culture peak into something more durable, as overseas perceptions of the country climb to their strongest level in years and begin to reflect a broader sense of economic and institutional weight. A government-backed survey released this week found that 82.3% of respondents across 26 countries held a favorable view of South
(Photo=SPC Group) Paris Baguette, a bakery café chain operated by South Korea’s SPC Group, has moved decisively up the ranks of the U.S. franchise industry, underscoring how a foreign-born concept is finding room to scale in one of the world’s most competitive food-service markets. The chain ranked twenty-ninth in the 2026 Franchise 500 published by Entrepreneur, rising thirteen places from
(Photo=KT&G) The global tobacco industry, long shaped by a small group of U.S. and European companies, is beginning to reflect a broader redistribution of power as KT&G, South Korea’s dominant tobacco and nicotine-products manufacturer, climbs to seventh place worldwide by market capitalization, highlighting how growth in the sector is increasingly coming from outside its traditional centers. KT&G’s rise places it
