Kolmar Korea brings K-beauty colors to Paris fashion fair

Kolmar Korea became the first Korean cosmetics company to participate in Premiere Vision Paris, showcasing K-beauty technology and color cosmetics at the leading fashion materials trade show. Held in Paris from Tuesday through Thursday, Premiere Vision brought together more than 900 companies across eight specialized sections covering yarns, fabrics, design, accessories, leather and smart creation. This year’s event debuted Cosmetic Village, a 150-square-meter exhibition space designed to foster

Sept. 4, 2026

Korea’s leveraged ETF appetite spills into US markets

South Korean retail investors may have cooled on single-stock leveraged ETFs at home after regulators tightened trading rules, but their appetite for leveraged bets has not disappeared. Instead, much of that demand has flowed into US-listed products. Koreans now own unusually large portions of several leveraged ETFs, giving them an outsized presence in corners of the US market — and potentially contributing to trading volumes that recently disrupted daytime access to popular products. The cleare

Sept. 4, 2026

Shinsegae chief joins US-led AI supply chain push

Shinsegae Group Chairman Chung Yong-jin joined US Vice President JD Vance and leading technology executives in Washington on Thursday for the launch of a government-backed expertise program, as the Korean retail group expands its role in a US-led AI supply chain initiative. According to Shinsegae Group on Friday, Chung attended the launch of Foundry School at the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace at the invitation of US Vice President JD Vance and the US Department of State. Foundry School, led

Sept. 4, 2026

KRX, NYSE deepen ties on longer trading, faster settlement

Korea Exchange Chair and CEO Jeong Eun-bo pitched South Korea’s capital market reforms to global investors in New York on Thursday before signing a cooperation agreement with the New York Stock Exchange. The KRX hosted its Global Roadshow with BofA Securities at Bank of America Tower, drawing about 30 major institutional investors. Jeong outlined recent improvements to Korea’s capital market system and efforts to attract a broader range of investors, according to the exchange. He later signed a

Sept. 4, 2026

Dyson bets on AI vision with Nurovi robots, oral-care debut

Dyson is extending artificial intelligence, vision systems and sensor-based automation across its appliance portfolio, introducing a new robot cleaner family alongside its first oral-care device and updated air-treatment and beauty products. At its Dyson Unveiled event in Berlin on Thursday, Chief Engineer Jake Dyson said the company is shifting its focus from mechanical performance alone toward products that can interpret and respond to data about their surroundings. “Now Dyson is moving beyond

Sept. 4, 2026

SK hynix-LG chip design talks end without deal: reports

LG Electronics’ reported talks to take on part of SK hynix’s next-generation enterprise SSD controller design have ended after the memory maker decided to do the work in-house, according to local media reports. The two companies held several meetings in July and August over outsourcing part of the controller’s physical backend design to LG Electronics, the reports said, citing semiconductor industry sources. The work involves turning a chip’s circuit design into the detailed physical layout need

Sept. 4, 2026

Samsung narrows HBM gap with SK hynix

Samsung Electronics lifted its share of global high-bandwidth memory revenue to 33 percent in the second quarter, narrowing the gap with market leader SK hynix to 17 percentage points. Samsung’s share jumped from 21 percent in the first quarter as it expanded shipments of its latest HBM products to major global technology companies, Counterpoint Research said Friday. SK hynix retained the top spot with 50 percent of revenue in the April-June period, down from 64 percent a year earlier. Micron Te

Sept. 4, 2026

Devsisters expands CookieRun Card Game into Europe

Devsisters’ trading card game CookieRun: Braverse Card Game will enter the European market in January. The company will release its 13th booster pack in late January and introduce Brave League, an organized play program at local card shops. Three specialized distributors — Blackfire, Cube Golem and Bliss Distribution — will handle distribution in Europe. Blackfire, owned by Asmodee Group, distributes games across the region and has supported organized play for major global TCGs. The game maker s

Sept. 4, 2026

From Seoul to New York: Chip ‘kkanbu’ meet again

Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong and SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won are expected to meet Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in New York later this month as they attend The Korea Society's annual gala on Sept. 28. Lee and Chey recently accepted invitations to the event, according to industry sources Friday. Huang will receive this year's Van Fleet Award in recognition of his contributions to Korea-US relations. Lee and Chey are expected to attend the ceremony and congratulate the Nvidia chief in pe

Sept. 4, 2026

Finance minister discusses market stabilization amid rising rates, Mideast uncertainty

South Korea's finance minister on Friday discussed measures to stabilize financial markets amid growing concerns over rising interest rates and heightened volatility in global markets amid renewed tensions in the Middle East. Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol reviewed the latest developments in global and domestic financial markets with relevant officials, according to the Ministry of Finance and Economy. During the meeting, the participants assessed that upward pressure on interest rates has conti

Sept. 4, 2026

Seoul stocks open higher on eased US rate-hike woes

Seoul stocks opened higher Friday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street as investor concerns over further US interest rate hikes eased following dovish remarks from a Federal Reserve official. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index was trading 96.9 points, or 1.47 percent higher, at 6,676.38, as of 9:16 a.m. Overnight, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.18 percent, while the S&P 500 gained 1.06 percent and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite advanced 1.4 percent. Investor sentiment

Sept. 4, 2026

S. Korea extends current account surplus in July amid strong exports

South Korea posted a current account surplus in July, central bank data showed Friday, led by robust exports amid the global artificial intelligence boom. The current account surplus totaled $42 billion in July, down $7.65 billion from a month earlier, according to data from the Bank of Korea. Compared with the same month a year earlier, the figure jumped $30.1 billion. It marked the second-largest monthly figure following $49.73 billion set in June. It was also the highest for any July. The BOK

Sept. 4, 2026

[Photo News] Frieze Seoul immersed in Simmons' performance

A group of dancers performs an immersive choreography at the Simmons Gallery Seongsu in eastern Seoul on Thursday. Mattress maker Simmons is showcasing a special experience that blends media art, contemporary dance, music and dining to coincide with Frieze Seoul 2026 from Thursday to Saturday. The company said the experience reinterprets the aura of Beautyrest Black — Simmons' premium mattress line — as a multisensory journey centered on the idea that deep, comfortable sleep can become a source

Sept. 4, 2026

Lee meets Hyundai Motor chief for possible investment talks

President Lee Jae Myung has met Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Euisun Chung in a closed-door meeting, sources said Thursday, with the two likely discussing investment matters. The meeting on Wednesday was presumed to have focused on Hyundai's prior pledge to invest 9 trillion won (US$6.6 billion) to establish an industrial hub for artificial intelligence, robots and energy in the Saemangeum reclaimed area on South Korea's southwestern coast by 2029. The meeting likely also included discussi

Sept. 3, 2026

Nearly 40 mln Tving accounts compromised in massive data breach: probe

Nearly 40 million user accounts of South Korean streaming platform Tving were compromised in a massive data breach stemming from a hacking incident reported in June, a joint investigation showed Thursday. The Ministry of Science and ICT announced the results of a three-month government-civilian investigation into the breach at Tving, an online video streaming platform operated by entertainment giant CJ ENM Co. A total of 39.54 million user accounts and 361 technical assets, including source code

Sept. 3, 2026