Photo=Motionelement South Korea’s leading messaging app KakaoTalk has quickly responded to user backlash following a major redesign. Just six days after implementing its largest overhaul in 15 years, Kakao announced plans to restore the traditional “Friends List” as the default view in the Friends tab. The move stops short of a full rollback, instead giving users the option to choose

(Photo=MotionElements) South Korea has begun allowing Chinese group travelers to enter the country without visas for the first time, marking a significant shift in its tourism policy. Previously, visa-free entry for Chinese visitors was limited to individual travelers or restricted regions like Jeju Island due to administrative challenges and the need to manage large tour groups safely. The new policy,

Photo=Shilla Duty Free Shilla Duty Free reported on Thursday that it welcomed Chinese group tourists arriving via cruise on the first day visa-free entry was allowed, September 29. The passengers, aboard the Tianjin Dongfang International Cruise’s “Dream” ship making its inaugural stop at Incheon Port, are scheduled to visit Shilla Duty Free’s Seoul location on September 29. Shilla Duty Free

(Photo=Hyundai) Japan has long been considered a graveyard for foreign carmakers. Domestic brands command more than 90% of the market, and electric vehicles remain a hard sell in a country where range anxiety and scarce charging stations deter buyers. But Hyundai Motor is quietly chipping away at that wall. South Korea’s largest automaker — and the world’s No. 3 by

Photo=Motionelements SK Hynix, the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, said it will advance roughly $1.9 billion in payments to its suppliers ahead of South Korea’s Chuseok holiday, a major autumn festival often described as the Korean equivalent of Thanksgiving. This year, the holiday stretches into a break of up to 10 days, raising concerns about cash-flow pressures for smaller firms. The