South Korea

In an auspicious start to 2025, Hyundai Motor posted a 2% gain in its operating profit for the first quarter, amounting to 3.6 trillion won (approximately $2.5 billion). One significant reason for this bump was the weak South Korean currency, which improved earnings from overseas. But there are bumps in the road. U.S. tariff programs are indeed proving to be …

Amid falling global demand specifically in Europe, the United States, and Canada, production of Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kona EVs is shut down again at the main factory in South Korea. According to industry sources, Hyundai will suspend Line 12 operations in Plant 1 Ulsan 305 km from Seoul from April 24-30, where Ioniq 5 and Kona electric vehicles are …

Tim Hortons is entering the market through its K-pop idol Mark Lee by appointing him the first ambassador ever from Korea. The coffee and donut chain made the big announcement on Instagram and also registered a collaboration for this new tagline. Fans can now grab from two exclusive sets: the Home Set and the Donut Set. image 34 The Home …

If you are judging the world of K-Dramas from the outside, now is the time to enter the vault. These dramas will enthuse you with their mixture of romance, drama, and action from the first episode, so these are five K-Dramas that every beginner must watch: 1. Start-Up (2020) This series immerses viewers in the rich hustle within South Korea’s …

Samsung SDI has slashed its Share Price owing to Jitters across the Global Market For fresh equity, South Korea’s Samsung SDI has cut new share prices by 14% in a bid to raise 2 trillion won, approximately 1.4 billion dollars. Prices have dropped from 169,200 won to 146,200 won for the stock issue. The definitive price is yet to be …

South Korea is to conduct a snap presidential election on June 3 after President Yoon Suk-yeol was impeached and removed from office, the country’s acting president declared on Tuesday. The move, agreed in a cabinet meeting, comes four days after the Constitutional Court confirmed a parliamentary motion to impeach Yoon for his controversial declaration of martial law last December. Acting …

Korean Thriller Series Karma from Netflix has a pretty gloomy, dark secret story, wherein each secret bears deadly consequences, adapted from Choi Hee-sun’s webcomic. The story starts with Park Jae-yeong, a drowning debt person who hires his old college friend Gil-ryong to kill his father for taking up insurance money. But Gil-ryong brings in a dangerous ex-convict, Kim Beom-jun Kim …

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been removed from office due to issues concerning martial law. A significant shift is all but guaranteed to take place in South Korea’s politics after the country’s Constitutional Court unanimously ruled on Friday for the removal of President Yoon Suk Yeol from the office of the president. This dramatic ruling came more than …

 SM Entertainment has formally ceased for Wendy and Yeri of Red Velvet. But this is not the end of their journey with Red Velvet! Both stars will remain in the group and continue participating in all group activities. SM Entertainment announced the news on April 4 via Red Velvet’s official social media pages, where it also expressed its gratitude to …

China, stepping ahead of possible new US tariffs, has announced new trade plans from India to bring both countries closer in their trading relationship. Chinese Ambassador Xu Feihong stated at the 75th anniversary ceremony between China and India that Beijing wants to team up with New Delhi to do more business and bring in best-selling Indian goods to China. China’s …