Former National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seug (left) delivers President Lee Jae Myung’s personal letter for Chinese President Xi Jinping during his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on Aug. 24, 2025. (Yonhap) President Lee Jae Myung’s special envoys to China met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday and delivered Lee’s…
Musinsa CEO Park Joon-mo speaks at the 2025 Global Partners Day held at Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul on June 10. (Musinsa) Musinsa, South Korea’s largest online fashion platform, has taken a step closer to a potential initial public offering by initiating the search for lead underwriters, a move the company frames as key to…
G-Dragon, the “king of K-pop”, is bringing his “Ubermensch” world tour to Hong Kong this weekend, with three performances at AsiaWorld-Expo from August 8 to 10. The tour – his first in eight years – kicked off in South Korea earlier this year and has already made stops in Japan, the Philippines, Macau, Malaysia, Taiwan…
HONG KONG, July 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Asia’s leading travel fair, ITE2026 incorporates the 40th ITE Leisure & 21st ITE MICE will be held from 11 to 14 June at Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. It is held annually with first two days for trade and last two days open to the public. The highly…
This stock photo shows a bowl of salad, commonly thought of as part of a healthy diet. (123rf) While it’s generally understood that a healthy diet is good for the body, a new study published Monday indicated that healthy eating can also reduce medical costs by 8.6 percent. Researchers from the department of family medicine…
Samsung’s new foldables, Apple’s upcoming iPhone 17 to test new free-market phone pricing Logos of South Korea’s three major telecom carriers — SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus — are displayed at a smartphone retail shop in Seoul. (Newsis) South Korea is to officially repeal its decade-old handset subsidy law on Tuesday, opening the door…
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech during the second China-Central Asia Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, on June 17. (Xinhua) Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to visit South Korea to attend the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, while US President Donald Trump remains undecided, a journalist said Saturday, citing his conversation with President Lee…
Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon (second from left) discusses collaboration between Seoul Fashion Week and Milan Fashion Week at the headquarters of Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana in Milan on July 4. (Seoul Metropolitan Government) Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon recently proposed a range of strategies for the global expansion of Korean beauty and fashion brands during…
GUCCI KID: Gucci will reveal Monday that it has named South Korean singer Lee Know as its latest global brand ambassador. The appointment is a natural extension of the relationship between the member of K-pop sensation Stray Kids and the brand, since the artist has worn Gucci both at official events and in editorial appearances. Last…
One of the world’s top K-pop awards ceremonies will return to Hong Kong for the first time since 2018, taking place in the city’s 50,000-seat Kai Tak Stadium in November. The return of the MAMA Awards, formerly known as the Mnet Asian Music Awards, to the city is expected to be bigger than ever, with…