The Korea Herald

NC, formerly known as NCSoft, has turned in record quarterly earnings on the back of successful massively multiplayer online role-playing game launches such as Aion 2 and Lineage Classic. According to NC on Wednesday, it reported 557.4 billion won ($373.9 million) in sales and 113.3 billion won in operating profit in the first quarter of this year, up 55 percent and 2,070 percen...

Hyundai Rotem said Wednesday it is participating in the Black Sea Defense, Aerospace and Security exhibition in Bucharest, Romania, as the company steps up its push into Eastern Europe’s growing defense market. Held May 13-15, BSDA is the largest defense exhibition in Eastern Europe and the Black Sea region. This marks Hyundai Rotem’s second appearance at the event since 2024. U...

Nongshim said Wednesday that cumulative sales of its flagship instant noodle brand Shin Ramyun surpassed 20 trillion won ($13.4 billion) in 2025, marking the first time a Korean ramyeon brand has reached the milestone. Since its launch in 1986, Shin Ramyun has sold more than 42.5 billion units worldwide. Nongshim said the combined length of the noodles sold would be enough to tr...

Kakao Mobility is pursuing a potential Nasdaq listing in the US, according to an exclusive report by Herald Business on Wednesday, signaling a possible shift away from its previously expected domestic IPO route. Citing investment banking industry sources, the report said Kakao Mobility recently began a re-audit of its financial statements for 2023-2025 in preparation for a possi...

POCHEON, Gyeonggi Province — In South Korea's crowded frozen dessert market, Benson, the premium ice cream brand operated by Hanwha Galleria subsidiary Better Scoop Creamery, is making the case for ice cream with more dairy and less of everything else. Its products stand apart from what it describes as the watered-down, powder-based formulations filling most Korean freezer ...