Why it mattersConvenience stores are a barometer of South Korean consumer spending and daily life, so steady growth signals resilient domestic demand eve…
South Korea's four top convenience chains rang up 12.56 trillion won in card spending from January to April 2025.
Read MoreWhy it mattersBTS are a rare non-Western act consistently topping global touring charts, and these figures show K-pop's continued commercial pull in West…
BTS drew about 840,000 fans to 15 sold-out North American shows on their 'Arirang' tour, topping Billboard's April ranking.
Read MoreWhy it mattersKorea is quietly becoming a top-tier AI player not by building the biggest models, but by wiring AI into the factories and robots that make…
South Korea ranked 3rd worldwide for notable AI model launches, with a standout edge in factory and robotics "physical AI."
Read MoreWhy it mattersSamsung and SK Hynix are two of the world's largest memory-chip makers, and their dominance of HBM means this Korean rivalry directly shape…
SK Hynix has surged to 93% of Samsung's market value as an AI-driven chip boom reshapes Korea's stock market.
Read MoreWhy it mattersAdvanced economies everywhere face the same problem: irreplaceable hands-on expertise walking out the door as skilled workers retire, and S…
South Korea is building AI from veteran factory masters' instinctive know-how to preserve skills before a wave of retirements.
Read MoreWhy it mattersAI's hidden physical footprint — vast electricity and water demands — is becoming a political flashpoint worldwide, and Korea is betting on…
As Korea's candidates rush to court AI data centers, 71% of Americans now oppose one being built in their own community.
Read MoreWhy it mattersHanwha Aerospace is one of South Korea's largest defense exporters and a key supplier of missile and rocket propulsion, so a fatal explosio…
An explosion at Hanwha Aerospace's Daejeon missile-propellant plant killed five workers and injured two on June 1.
Read MoreWhy it mattersSouth Korea is one of Asia's largest markets, and how Seoul handles corporate governance reform affects global investors who have long appl…
A former lawmaker warns that cautious Korean regulators—not weak rules—are the main barrier to the country's stock-market rise.
Read MoreWhy it mattersSouth Korean cinema has become a major global export since 'Parasite,' and a record pre-sale shows international buyers now bet heavily on …
Director Na Hong-jin's thriller 'Hope' has pre-sold to 200+ countries, a record for Korean cinema, ahead of its July release.
Read MoreWhy it mattersK-Food has become one of Korea's fastest-growing export sectors, and where it expands next signals how the country plans to convert its glo…
A Korean trade report names Honduras, Latvia and Kenya as the top new growth markets for K-Food exports.
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