LG chief’s adoptive mother loses bid to sever ties

-mo as his successor, in line with LG’s longstanding practice of transferring family control to the eldest male heir. After Koo Bon-moo died in 2018, Koo Kwang-mo inherited most of his stake in holding

‘Italy at Frieze’ connects cultures in Seoul

,” an event alongside Frieze Seoul. Organized with the Italian Cultural Institute in Seoul, the event was held at the Italian ambassador’s residence in Hannam-dong. At the event, Italian Ambassador to

Human fat, blood dumped into sinks, toilets at Seoul clinics

or toilets. Medical waste was also discarded in ordinary trash bins alongside household waste. Other violations involved improper storage. Some clinics mixed human tissue waste with general medical

Huawei Unveils Next-Gen Flagship Products at "Chase the Wild" Global Innovative Product Launch Event in Munich

of new flagship devices across four key categories: smart wearables, tablets, smartphones, and audio. The event underscored Huawei's commitment to seamlessly integrating intelligent technology into

Porsche Korea CEO to oversee Asia, Middle East

Porsche Korea CEO Mathias Busse will take charge of the German sports carmaker’s expanded Overseas region, covering key growth markets across Asia and the Middle East, while retaining his current role in Korea. Busse will become Porsche AG’s regional lead for Overseas on Oct. 1, Porsche Korea said Thursday. The appointment is part of a global sales overhaul that will reduce Porsche’s regional structure from five divisions to four. Germany will be folded into Europe, while North, Central and South America will be combined into a single Americas region. Porsche’s global sales organization will consist of Europe, the Americas, China and Overseas, with Busse leading the last of the four. The automaker is also eliminating centralized regional departments to give individual markets greater autonomy and speed up decision-making. Busse, who has worked in the automotive industry for 25 years, previously headed Porsche Taiwan and Porsche Retail Hamburg. He became CEO of Porsche Korea in October 2024. Under his leadership, Porsche Korea’s sales jumped 30 percent on-year to 10,746 vehicles in 2025, marking only the second time the company surpassed 10,000 annual sales. The Korean unit has also accelerated its shift toward electrification. Electrified vehicles accounted for 66 percent of its sales in the first half of this year. Busse has continued investing in Porsche Korea’s sales network, after-sales services and customer experience. “Local market competitiveness is a key driver for Porsche’s continuous growth,” said Matthias Becker, Porsche AG executive board member for sales and marketing. He added that the reorganization would support more consistent execution of Porsche’s brand strategy worldwide. Robert Ader, chair of the executive board at Porsche Deutschland, will lead Europe, while Porsche Cars North America CEO Timo Resch will oversee the Americas. Porsche China CEO Alexander Pollich will remain in charge of China.

OCI breaks ground on 260 MW Texas solar farm

. Construction of the SunRoper project began Tuesday in Wharton County. OCI Holdings Chair Lee Woo-hyun attended the groundbreaking ceremony alongside OCI Energy President Sabah Bayatli and Arava Power CEO Ilan

Defense minister nominee links OPCON transfer to stronger S. Korea-US alliance

remarks as he arrived at the Defense Convention in Yongsan, central Seoul, for his first day of preparations ahead of his confirmation hearing at the National Assembly. The hearing is expected to take place

Fireworks to light up Seoul's night sky

collective light. Teams from three countries are taking part, with Hanwha representing Korea alongside squads from the US and UK. The main additions this year center on Wonhyo Bridge. A so-called tower

S. Korea to relocate administrative bodies out of Greater Seoul starting 2027

institutions will be announced in the fourth quarter of this year. The relocation process will be conducted alongside the merger of the state-run institutions, which would lead to a reduction of them by 109.

Top US envoy meets defense minister

. Steel arrived at the defense ministry headquarters in Yongsan, accompanied by US Forces Korea Commander Gen. Xavier Brunson. She was expected to discuss key alliance issues with Ahn, including Seoul's