Korea's financial regulators step in as banks close branches

With banks continuing to reduce their branch offices, Korea's financial regulators are stepping in to reverse the trend.

2023-02-10

Financial firms continue to close offline offices amid increased use of mobile services

The number of offline offices run by financial firms in Korea declined more than 1,000 over the past year as the use of mobile services spiked amid their fast transition to digitalization, data showed Tuesday.

2022-09-20

Actor Song Kang to meet fans for first time since debut

Actor Song Kang will meet with his fans, both online and in person, on June 12, according to his agency Namooactors on Wednesday. The event will be the first time that the actor has met his fans face-to-face since his debut in 2017. Titled...

2022-05-18

Exo celebrates its 10th with fan meeting

Boy band Exo plans to host an fan meeting called “2022 Debut Anniversary Fan Event: EXO” next month to celebrate its 10th anniversary as a band. The fan meet is scheduled for April 9 at 7 p.m. at Jamsil Indoor Gymnasium in southern Seoul ...

2022-03-17

KCON to return to in-person events this year

CJ ENM’s K-culture festival KCON will return in full force this year after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. According to CJ ENM Thursday, the event will kick off with the “KCON 2022 Premiere” in May, stopping in three cities: Seoul...

2022-03-17

BTS to perform first concert in Seoul in over 2 years tonight

BTS will meet its local ARMY, the name of the boy band's fans, for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic began. The band will perform “BTS Permission to Dance on Stage - Seoul” at Olympic Stadium in Jamsil, southern Seoul from 7 p.m. Thursday.

2022-03-10

Seventeen to hold two concerts in Japan on May 7 and 8

Boy band Seventeen will host an offline concert titled “Seventeen 2022 Japan Fanmeeting Hanabi” on May 7 and 8, its agency Pledis Entertainment said Thursday. The concert will take place at Saitama Super Arena.

2022-03-10

Boy band Seventeen to host fan meet both on and offline

Boy band Seventeen will host a fan meet called “Seventeen in Carat Land” both online and offline from March 25 to 27, its agency Pledis Entertainment announced Thursday. The offline fan meet on March 27 will be simultaneously live-streamed online.

2022-02-17

Retailers up the number of classes as life returns to normal

Department stores and other large retailers are increasing the number of classes and lectures being offered from December as life in Korea is set to return to normal.

2021-11-01

Lotte Mart offers packages for second time this year

Lotte Mart is offering early retirement packages to employees for the second time this year as competition grows with e-commerce websites.