10+ hour, 53+ min ago   (619+ words) Life&Culture From Musinsa to Daiso, K-beauty is rewriting Korea’s retail playbook Published: Sept. 14, 2026 - 14:21:40 Korean retailers are finding new ways to capitalize on the booming K-beauty market, expanding beauty offerings into fashion platforms, pharmacies and discount stores. Fashion retailer Musinsa…...

11+ hour, 1+ min ago   (921+ words) Business LG takes industrial AI from answers to action Published: Sept. 14, 2026 - 14:13:49 LG AI Research unveiled a suite of industry-specific systems Monday, accelerating its push to build artificial intelligence that does more than answer questions — it predicts problems, makes decisions and…...

11+ hour, 39+ min ago   (543+ words) Business K-food exports hit $10b at record pace on ramyeon boom Published: Sept. 14, 2026 - 13:35:19 South Korean food exports surpassed $10 billion this year in 253 days, the fastest pace on record, powered by a ramyeon boom that has taken hold most strongly in the…...

13+ hour, 47+ min ago   (500+ words) Business Samsung, SK hynix reject Kepco’s W25tr power-bill proposal Published: Sept. 14, 2026 - 11:27:23 Inside Korea’s chaebol leadership and tech industry Samsung Electronics and SK hynix have rejected a proposal from Korea Electric Power Corp. to prepay a combined 25 trillion won ($18.4 billion) in electricity…...

13+ hour, 38+ min ago   (835+ words) Business K-coffee chains take second US shot on K-culture wave Published: Sept. 14, 2026 - 11:36:54 Carlyle-backed Twosome Place leads US push as Mega Coffee eyes entry American coffee giants, Starbucks chief among them, have long held court in South Korea's cafe scene, but…...

13+ hour, 27+ min ago   (590+ words) National 18 imported food shipments rejected over pesticide, drug residue Published: Sept. 14, 2026 - 11:47:56 More than 300 imported food products flagged since 2021 over pesticides, veterinary drugs and other safety violations Multiple imported food products were found to violate South Korea's safety standards in the…...

13+ hour, 51+ min ago   (339+ words) K-pop NCT Wish to return with 4th EP next month Published: Sept. 14, 2026 - 11:23:16 NCT Wish is set to release its fourth mini album on Oct. 12, label SM Entertainment announced on Monday. The teaser trailer for “I Spy” hinted at a new narrative:…...

13+ hour, 52+ min ago   (385+ words) Business Saudi pipeline shutdown to have limited impact on supply in short term: govt. Published: Sept. 14, 2026 - 11:22:51 The recent shutdown of a major oil pipeline in Saudi Arabia is expected to have only a limited impact on supply in the short…...

14+ hour, 9+ min ago   (1015+ words) National In rural Korea, Ghana Day strikes an African chord Published: Sept. 14, 2026 - 11:05:28 Ghanaian music and culture draw diplomats, residents and visitors to a rural corner of Gangwon YEONGWOL, Gangwon Province — At the foot of a mountain range in Gangwon Province,…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (413+ words) Business Finance minister nominee says corporate tax cut not under consideration Published: Sept. 13, 2026 - 20:33:27 Updated: Sept. 13, 2026 - 21:24:09 Finance Minister nominee Lee Hyoung-il said Sunday the he is not considering a corporate tax cut, citing the restoration of the corporate tax rate that…...