Korean Business

How did she turn a side hustle into a game-changing business, and at the same time, achieve happiness and fulfillment in her life? For Charlotte, it all came down to one thing - jeong. One of the most important Korean cultural concepts, jeong is a deep and meaningful connection that can be felt between people, places, and things. It goes deeper than love and friendship, and grows stronger with time. In South Korea, jeong encourages generosity, empathy, and the cultivation of lasting bonds.

When Frank Ahrens, a middle-aged bachelor and 18-year veteran at the Washington Post, fell in love with a diplomat, his life changed dramatically. Following his new bride to her first appointment in Seoul, South Korea, Frank traded the newsroom for a corporate suite, becoming director of global communications at Hyundai Motors. In a land whose population is 97 percent Korean, he was one of fewer than 10 non-Koreans in a company of 5,000 employees.

Korean secrets that will help you manifest wealth, increase your luck, and attract success How does manifestation work? Are some people really luckier than others? How much can we truly control our fate? Born into a family with a gift of intuitive foresight and raised in Korean traditions of...

A provocative look at the world’s most difficult, seemingly ineradicable problems—and the surprising stories of the countries that solved them. We all know the bad news. The heady promise of the Arab Spring has given way to repression, civil war, and an epic refugee crisis. Economic growth...

At 11 PM in downtown Seoul, convenience store clerk Soo-ah knows her life revolves around the steady, small tasks of retail work, like restocking honey butter crisps and counting change. Her store, a small konbini she inherited from her father, is her anchor. But the quiet hum of her late-night routine is shattered when the city sends a Notice of Property Assessment and Potential Rezoning, quickly followed by the Official Notice of Redevelopment. The threat is real: the massive Haneul Group plans to acquire the block for "upscale retail" and luxury towers, giving her sixty days to vacate. ...

The incredible true story of the decade-long quest to bring down Paul Le Roux—the creator of a frighteningly powerful Internet-enabled cartel who merged the ruthlessness of a drug lord with the technological savvy of a Silicon Valley entrepreneur. “A tour de force of shoe-leather...

Shortlisted for the 2024 Financial Times Business Book of the Year “An exceedingly important book!” —General David Petraeus, US Army (Ret.), former Director of the CIA “Essential reading for understanding how technology will change the future of warfare.” —Chris Miller, New York...

In this groundbreaking book, a #1 bestseller in South Korea, a financial guru shares the secret to building your fortune using your emotion and opens the door to a new world full of hope and prosperity. When Wharton MBA Jooyun Hong went searching for the key to increasing wealth in a time of...

An explosive exposé of Samsung that “reads like a dynastic thriller, rolling through three generations of family intrigue, embezzlement, bribery, corruption, prostitution, and other bad behavior” (The Wall Street Journal). LONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF...

One of Porchlight's Business Books of the Year | One of Vox's Best Books of 2023 | An NPR Book of the Day | Required Reading from New York Post | One of Nylon's 13 May Books to Add to Your Reading List | One of PureWow's 14 Books to Read for AAPI Heritage Month | One of W Magazine's 14 Books to...

Distinguished diplomat Ambassador Wendy Sherman brings readers inside the negotiating room to show how to put diplomatic values like courage, power, and persistence to work in their own lives. Few people have sat across from the Iranians and the North Koreans at the negotiating table. Wendy...

K-beauty is often explained as a parade of ingredients, viral products, and fast launches. That explanation mistakes the visible surface for the engine underneath. The K-Beauty Engine follows the handoffs that turn a consumer phrase into a product brief, a formula, a manufacturing process, a package, a legal object, a retail signal, an export record, and—if the system is honest enough to learn—a better next decision. Drawing on official regulatory records, reproducible trade data, scientific research, public company evidence, and cross-market comparison, Andrew Yoon Joo Lee separates ...

South Korea has a motivated and highly educated workforce that leads the world in a range of high-tech disciplines. Seven percent of the country's GDP is spent on education and 74 percent of South Koreans undertake post graduate-level education. You will find workers in South Korea to be disciplined, hard working and keen to undergo training. South Korea greatly values its workforce highly and is keen to attract high-quality skills from overseas. It has recently relaxed restrictions on visas for overseas workers.

Want to learn Korean for professional reasons? Then take your Korean to the next level with Learn Korean: Ultimate Guide to Speaking Business Korean. You will learn how to communicate in business environments and make a great impression.

When Michael Yang bought his first motorcycle, he was a teenager who’d just moved to America. He knew little English and had few friends. Still, whenever he rode that green Yamaha, he felt more in touch with life’s possibilities. The bike was stolen a few months later, but Yang never forgot the feeling. It wasn’t until later in life that Yang got back on a motorcycle. By then, he’d settled into Silicon Valley amidst the technology revolution; and founded, scaled, and sold a half-billion-dollar tech startup.

She died alone, betrayed by the husband she trusted. Now, she’s back to rewrite her tragic fate. Seol-ah spent her last moments in a cold hospital room, signing divorce papers handed to her by the man who had ruined her life. But death wasn't the end. When she opens her eyes, she finds herself pulled back in time—years before the betrayal, years before the poverty, and years before her mother’s heartbreaking end. Gifted with the knowledge of a future that hasn't happened yet, Seol-ah has one singular focus: save her mother. To protect the woman who sacrificed everything for her, Seol-...

A charming, life-changing guide to living a longer, happier, healthier life, rooted in Korean self-care. From the country scientists predict will top longevity charts in 2030. Ssukgat, or Chrysanthemum greens, are treasured in Korean culture for their healing abilities. You can coax its withered...

Money Games is a riveting tale of one of the most successful buyout deals ever: the acquisition and turnaround of what used to be Korea's largest bank by the American firm Newbridge Capital. Full of intrigue and suspense, this insider's account is told by the chief architect of the deal itself, the celebrated author and private equity investor Weijian Shan. With billions of dollars at stake, and the nation's economic future on the line, Newbridge Capital sought to become the first foreign firm in history to take control of one of Korea's most beloved financial institutions.

Nachdem Shin Hari zugestimmt hat, ihrem unwiderstehlichen Boss Kang Taemu eine Chance zu geben, treffen die beiden auf neue Herausforderungen. Während Gerüchte in der Firma kursieren, muss sich Hari fragen, ob Taemus Motive wirklich so rein sind, wie sie scheinen. Als sie die Wahrheit über seine geheimen Pläne herausfindet, gerät ihre Beziehung ins Wanken. Kann ihre Liebe bestehen, auch wenn sie auf einer Lüge aufgebaut ist?

Um ihre beste Freundin vor einer weiteren unerwünschten Heiratsvermittlung zu bewahren, erklärt sich Shin Hari bereit, an deren Stelle zu einem Blind Date zu gehen. Außerdem benötigt sie dringend das Geld, das sie dafür erhalten würde. Aber es gibt ein Problem: Ihr Date ist ausgerechnet ihr neuer, reicher, viel zu attraktiver Chef Kang Taemu. Trotz Haris Versuchen, ihn abzuschrecken, schlägt Taemu vor, eine Scheinehe einzugehen, um endlich von seiner Familie in Ruhe gelassen zu werden.