Coupang's food sales in 1Q 2023 increase by 20% on-year: market data

SEOUL -- Coupang, the South Korean counterpart of Amazon, saw its food sales grow by more than 300 percent compared to the growth of other online and offline food sales. The secret behind Coupang's success in online food sales is the cooperation between the online shopping giant and food companies in which they take different roles so that they can focus on the things they do best. The online shopping giant garnered explosive popularity among working people, housewives, and par

June 16, 2023

'Korean Zombie' to headline UFC Singapore with former featherweight champion Max Holloway

SEOUL -- Jung Chan-sung, a South Korean fighter known by his ring name "The Korean Zombie," will headline a UFC event set to be held in Singapore in August with former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway. The former champion from the United States has earlier mentioned that he would like to challenge Jung, saying the South Korean athlete is the only notable fighter during his time he has not had a match yet. "I am pumped to announce our return to Singapore on

June 16, 2023

Big Hit to publish commemorative book for BTS' 10th debut anniversary

SEOUL -- BTS' agency will publish a book titled "Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS" to commemorate the K-pop legend's 10th debut anniversary. The book which contains various behind-the-scenes anecdotes of the K-pop phenomenon will be available in 23 languages including English, Korean, and Japanese. The boy band, debuted on June 13, 2013, has topped Billboard's top 100 popular song chart with six songs over the past 10 years. Big Hit is currently hosting

June 15, 2023

S. Korean drugmaker Chong Kun Dang to build metaverse-based factory for product simulation

SEOUL -- South Korea's pharmaceutical company Chong Kun Dang will create a virtual clone of its actual plant to improve product quality. The metaverse-based factory will be used to prevent contamination of pharmaceutical products where developers can remotely control various facilities at the manufacturing site in the central city of Cheonan. The metaverse, which uses virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR), enables humans to engage in social, cult

June 15, 2023

​LS Electric partners with state power company to commercialize superconducting fault current limiters

SEOUL -- LS Electric, a power solution provider affiliated with South Korea's LS Group, will commercialize superconducting current limiters that can minimize damage to power plants in case of unexpected accidents such as lightning strikes and short circuits. The power solution company aims to export devices that alleviate fault currents generated by electrical faults to Southeast Asian and European markets. Fault currents reduce the stable power supply and lifespan of power equ

June 15, 2023

[OPINION] Blinken's visit: a thaw to the Sino-US relations?

KARACHI -- Last month, when US President Joe Biden predicted that a “thaw” in the Sino-US relationship would begin “very shortly,” many analysts dismissed it as just a "slip of the tongue" rat

June 15, 2023

Baby Shark's creator to work with Nickelodeon for third series of 'Baby Shark's Big Show!'

SEOUL -- South Korea's educational entertainment company Pinkfong will collaborate with Nickelodeon Animation, an American animation studio owned by Paramount Global, to produce the third series of Baby Shark's Big Show!, an animated children's television series based on Pinkfong's "Baby Shark" brand. Luke Youngblood, a British actor who played a Gryffindor student in "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone," will participate in Pinkfong's

June 15, 2023

Kakao starts beta-test for interactive webtoon story-building content platform

SEOUL -- Kakao, a major webcomics service operator in South Korea, has kick-started the beta service for an interactive chatting app in which users can play the roles of their favorite webtoon characters to become the "story-changer" of unique webcomic stories. Webcomics, well-known by the name of webtoons, originated in South Korea in the early 2000s. Web service giants Kakao and Naver are the top players in the global market which is growing at an annual average growth

June 15, 2023

Amorepacific to operate event spot to celebrate BTS' 10th debut anniversary in central Seoul

SEOUL -- South Korea's top beauty product maker Amorepacific will run a special event zone designed to commemorate BTS' 10th debut anniversary at its headquarters in Seoul's central district of Yongsan. Visitors can enjoy the band's music videos at the company's auditorium and take photos at a photo booth displaying the seven members' images. Big Hit is hosting the event named "2023 BTS FESTA" in the capital city to interact with fans of the K-pop

June 14, 2023

KT partners with pharmaceutical company to provide Vietnamese language-based medical information sharing platform

SEOUL -- South Korea's major telecom company will work with Dong-A ST, a domestic pharmaceutical company, to develop a Vietnamese language-based medical information platform. Dong-A ST will create a new medical education content so that Vietnamese medical workers can learn about South Korean medical technology. Dong-A ST is currently operating a platform called "Mediflix," which provides various types of content such as medical know-how, patient experience, and latest

June 14, 2023