Chef Lee Hye-jeong Says Her Father Was First Chairman of Yuhan-Kimberly Cooking researcher and YouTuber Lee Hye-jeong, known as "Big Mama," said her father was the first chairman of Yuhan-Kimberly. A video titled "Director Jang Hang-jun! And the woman who lives with a king" was posted Tuesday on her YouTube channel, "Big Mama Lee Hye-jeong." In the video, Jang said he is from Daegu and lived there until first grade. He said he attended a private elementary school and had gone to a kindergarten that was difficult for many children to attend at the tim March 6, 2026

Kia EV5 GT Named Korea Auto Journalists Association’s Car of the Month for March 2026 The Korea Automobile Journalists Association said Thursday it selected the Kia EV5 GT as its car of the month for March 2026. The association’s Car of the Year selection committee evaluated the EV5 GT and JLR Korea’s updated New Defender model last month, listed in Korean alphabetical order by brand. Judging covered five areas: interior and exterior design and perceived quality; safety and convenience features; power performance; energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions; and overall March 6, 2026

Parata Air’s Signature In-Flight Ramen and Chicken Rank Among Top Sellers Parata Air said its signature international in-flight menu items, ramen and chicken, have remained among its best-selling paid offerings. The airline said it analyzed international-route onboard sales from Nov. 17, 2025, to Feb. 25, 2026. Signature ramen accounted for 10.3% of total sales, ranking second, while chicken took fourth place with 7.4%. Beer led all items at 23%, and the top five products during the period included easy-to-eat options such as ramen and chicken, the airline sa March 6, 2026

Lexus Korea Extends Team Lexus Ambassador Deals With KPGA Golfers Park Sang-hyun and Ham Jung-woo Lexus Korea said Thursday it has extended its 2026 “Team Lexus” ambassador agreements with Korea Professional Golfers’ Association players Park Sang-hyun of Dong-A Pharmaceutical and Ham Jung-woo of Hana Financial Group. Under the renewed deals, the golfers will represent the Lexus brand in marketing activities through December. Park will mark his sixth consecutive year with Team Lexus, and Ham his seventh, the company said. To support their tournament schedules and training, Lexus Kore March 6, 2026

FedEx Links Delivery Alerts With KakaoTalk to Boost E-Commerce Customer Experience in South Korea Federal Express Corp., known as FedEx, said Thursday it will integrate its service with KakaoTalk to build a real-time delivery notification system in South Korea. The move is part of upgrades to FedEx Delivery Manager International, or FDMi, aimed at improving convenience, transparency and flexibility in domestic delivery processes, the company said. FedEx said the update will help e-commerce companies offer more customer-focused service and strengthen competitiveness in the online ret March 6, 2026

Maserati Korea Names Gaurab Thapa as New General Manager Maserati said Thursday it has appointed Gaurab Thapa, its sales director in South Korea, as general manager of Maserati Korea. The appointment follows the end of the term of Takayuki Kimura, who led Maserati Korea and Japan. Thapa, who has overseen sales in the Korean market, will take the post April 1. Maserati said Thapa has built his career around sales strategy and network development in the auto industry. Since joining Maserati in 2018, he has worked on business planning and operatio March 6, 2026

T’way Air Says Summer Europe Bookings Up 14% as Long-Haul Demand Grows T’way Air said Thursday that average bookings for its Europe routes for the summer season, running from March to October, rose 14% from a year earlier. A company official attributed the increase to stronger demand ahead of the spring and summer travel season, along with growth in long-haul independent travel and honeymoon trips. The official said competitive fares and a stable flight schedule also appeared to influence customers’ choices. T’way Air currently operates long-haul routes inc March 6, 2026

Korean Air Named a 2025 Disclosure Excellence Company by Korea Exchange Korean Air said Thursday it received an award after being selected as a disclosure excellence company at the “2025 KOSPI Disclosure Excellence Awards” ceremony held March 5 at the Korea Exchange building in Seoul. The designation is given each year to listed companies on the benchmark KOSPI market that have established systematic disclosure management and actively communicated with investors. Korean Air said it was recognized for efforts over the past year to provide timely and accurate d March 6, 2026

Celltrion Expands Treasury Share Cancellation to 9.11 Million Shares Worth 1.93 Trillion Won Celltrion said it will expand its planned cancellation of treasury shares to about 9.11 million shares and filed a disclosure on the 6th revising the agenda for its regular shareholders meeting. Based on the previous day’s closing price, the amount totals about 1.9268 trillion won. In the agenda previously disclosed for its 35th regular shareholders meeting, Celltrion had proposed canceling about 6.11 million shares under an item titled approval of a plan to hold and dispose of treasury sh March 6, 2026

Hyundai launches rental car partnership promotion with discounts up to 1 million won per vehicle Hyundai Motor said Thursday it will launch a “rental car partnership special promotion” offering purchase incentives to help strengthen the competitiveness of new and small rental car companies. The program includes eased discount requirements, a wider range of eligible models and larger discount amounts, as well as a rental-car-focused residual-value-guarantee financing product. Hyundai said it expanded eligibility for discounts. Previously, incentives were available only to companies March 6, 2026