Author: Seoul Reporter

moev, the main Okay-beauty haircare model, is accelerating its world enlargement by collaborating in ‘Cosmoprof Asia Hong Kong 2025’. ‘Cosmoprof Asia Hong Kong 2025’ held from December 12 to 14 on the Hong Kong Conference & Exhibition Centre (HKCEC), is Asia’s largest magnificence exhibition and one of many world’s prime three magnificence commerce reveals. Over 2,500 manufacturers from greater than 50 nations be a part of the occasion, making it a central hub for world magnificence enterprise the place main Okay-beauty names additionally participate. At this exhibition, moev drew robust curiosity from worldwide…

“To the Moon” by Jang Ryujin / Courtesy of Bloomsbury Publishing What if someone dropped a fortune in your lap, sufficient to allow you to depart the job you hate, cease struggling simply to outlive and reside life for a change? Jang Ryujin’s bestselling slice-of-life novel “To the Moon” brings this unimaginable fantasy, one grounded in realism, to life.“To the Moon” tells the story of three extraordinary girls working dead-end workplace jobs in downtown Seoul. They’re informal work pals, maintaining one another at arm’s size however gathering at lunchtime or when gossip is within the air. Eun-sang, the eldest and…

Unification Church chief Han Hak-ja has requested launch on bail, allegedly citing well being issues, judicial officers stated Friday.Han filed the request with the Seoul Central District Court docket on Thursday and a date for the bail listening to has not but been scheduled, they stated.Han has been in custody since September on a number of costs, together with bribery, unlawful political donations and destruction of proof.She was granted momentary launch from detention final week to endure eye surgical procedure after which requested its extension for well being causes, however the Seoul court docket rejected the request.The judicial officers speculate…

Korea’s exports of client items are extensively anticipated to succeed in a brand new excessive this 12 months on the again of hovering international recognition of Korean tradition, the chief of the Korea Commerce-Funding Promotion Company (KOTRA) has mentioned, pledging stepped up efforts to assist diversify abroad markets and export objects.Outbound shipments of client items have elevated 6.6 % from a 12 months earlier within the first 9 months of the 12 months, reaching an all-time excessive for the January-September interval, in keeping with KOTRA President Kang Kyung-sung.”Among the many 5 main consumer-goods export classes, meals has been the highest…

Asia’s non-public markets, notably the secondaries phase, are primed for sturdy progress as constrained provide, enticing pricing and enhancing liquidity present recent tailwinds, mentioned senior executives at Hamilton Lane. Whereas secondaries nonetheless make up lower than 1% of Asia’s non-public market, Juan Delgado, co-chief govt of the US-headquartered funding agency, factors to the rise of Asian capital, the rising sophistication of the area’s non-public markets gamers and an increasing pool of mature belongings. “We’re very bullish on the (secondary) market. Asia can provide progress at entry value relative to Europe and the US,” Delgado informed The Korea Financial Every day in a…

TV host Jo Se-ho issued a public apology to comic Park Mi-sun, who’s at present present process remedy for breast most cancers, after dealing with criticism for attending a breast most cancers consciousness occasion, which was extensively condemned as being insensitive to the trigger.On Wednesday’s episode of tvN’s “You Quiz on the Block,” the place Park appeared on tv for the primary time in a few yr following her prognosis, Jo bowed his head and mentioned, “I really feel sorry to see you once more after a very long time. I wish to sincerely apologize for my current participation in…

LG Chem Ltd. has secured a 3.8 trillion gained ($2.6 billion) contract to produce cathodes, a key materials in lithium-ion batteries, to a US buyer, South Korea’s largest chemical maker stated Thursday, providing a major carry to a enterprise that has confronted weak EV demand and a downturn in petrochemicals.Analysts estimate the order represents roughly 100,000 tons of cathodes, sufficient to energy about 760,000 electrical autos. Citing confidentiality, LG Chem didn’t disclose the customer within the US, however trade observers level to Tesla Inc., which has been increasing in-house battery capabilities, or Japanese battery large Panasonic because the almost certainly…

A court docket on Friday denied a warrant to arrest former Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on costs of inciting an rebellion following former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s imposition of martial regulation.Hwang, who served underneath former President Park Geun-hye, made Fb posts following Yoon’s transient imposition of martial regulation on Dec. 3 to name for rooting out pro-North Korea forces and people concerned in alleged electoral fraud.He additionally known as for the arrest of Nationwide Meeting Speaker Woo Gained-shik after which Individuals Energy Occasion chief Han Dong-hoon.Particular counsel Cho Eun-suk’s workforce detained Hwang at his house Wednesday and utilized for a…

Import costs elevated on the quickest clip in 9 months in October, regardless of falling world oil costs, due primarily to a weaker Korean received, central financial institution knowledge confirmed Friday.The import value index climbed 1.9 p.c from a month earlier in October, following a 0.2 p.c on-month rise in September, in keeping with preliminary knowledge from the Financial institution of Korea (BOK).It marks the sharpest on-month improve since January, when the index jumped 2.2 p.c, in addition to the fourth consecutive month of rise.From a 12 months earlier, the index gained 0.5 p.c.The uptick got here because the native…

All 5 members of NewJeans have introduced their return to Ador, drawing eager consideration to what lies forward for the group with out Min Hee-jin, the artistic power who formed their debut, picture and sound. Business observers say “NewJeans with out Min” will inevitably differ from the model that dominated Ok-pop since 2022.NewJeans rose to prompt prominence underneath Min’s meticulous course, mixing retro, hip-hop and even trot influences right into a contemporary Ok-pop id. Past their hit singles, the group was extensively praised for the prime quality of their B-side tracks. Min spearheaded not solely music manufacturing but in addition…