The Korea Herald

구글 is making its 4th attempt to export South Korea's high-precision maping data instead of investing in local data centers or servers. The Korean government remains firm that Google must store and process map data within Korea in compliance with existing regulations, citing security concerns.

Fake QLED? Chinese TV-makers Hisense USA and TCL face lawsuits in the US for misleading consumers with "QLED" TVs lacking quantum-dot tech.

Korea-owned TaylorMade Golf Company is put up for sale with an estimated price tag of up to $3.5 billion. Poised to be the nation's largest sports M&A deal, the sale has attracted interest from global investors eager to join the bidding race.

"Korea’s average tariff is four times higher. Think of that — four times higher — and we give them so much military support and other assistance," President Trump said during his first address to the US Congress. But Seoul's Industry Ministry clarified, "Under the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement, which took effect in 2012, both countries have eliminated tariffs on most goods. As of 2024, the nation's effective tariff rate on US imports stands at approximately 0.79 percent."

Amid an impending court ruling on President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, nearly 60 percent of South Koreans say they support his removal.

카카오뱅크 Kakaobank CEO Yun Ho-young has won a fifth term, reinforcing his leadership at the nation's leading internet-only lender.

Hankook & Company, the Korean tire giant, has adopted English as an official language for major meetings. The new policy, called Global Language Principle, aims to enhance communication efficiency, as 68% of the group’s 50,000 employees are non-Korean.

Homeplus, Korea’s No. 2 supermarket chain, has filed for corporate rehabilitation as a preemptive measure to address potential funding issues following its recent credit rating downgrade.   But criticism is mounting that its largest shareholder, MBK Partners, is shifting responsibility to creditors without taking sufficient self-restructuring measures.

At this week's InterBattery trade show in Seoul, Kim Dong-myung, CEO of LG Energy Solution, said that the company is well-positioned to benefit from its extensive US production facilities despite the tariff threats from President Donald Trump.

Here’s a quick look at the decade-long tug-of-war between Hyundai Motor Group and the Seoul city government over the auto giant’s plan for a new and fancier headquarters on its home turf.