What is Chinamaxxing? Gen Z's latest 'viral obsession' swapping K-Drama and J-Pop for C-Drama and Tai ChiThe global entertainment landscape is witnessing a seismic shift as "Chinamaxxing" takes over social media feeds, challenging the long-stan...
17 Feb, 2026, 05.24 PM IST
From Bollywood beats to City Hall: How Indian warmth is quietly reshaping American cultureNew York is experiencing a quiet Indian cultural ascent, moving beyond anxieties to an invitation of humble joy. From Zohran Mamdani's incl...
02 Jan, 2026, 11.41 PM IST
South Korea exports top $700 bn in 2025, amid AI, chips boomSouth Korea's exports hit a record high in 2025, exceeding $700 billion, driven by a surge in AI-fueled semiconductor demand. Semiconductor...
01 Jan, 2026, 11.46 AM IST
Labubus might be the perfect avatar of 2025Labubus, quirky toy charms born from Dutch author Kasing Lung’s books, have become a $1 billion global craze, outselling Barbie and propell...
18 Sep, 2025, 10.59 AM IST
Move over Labubus. Skullpandas are here! Kunal Bahl hints at next big trendPop Mart's Skullpandas are challenging Labubu's collectible toy dominance, signaling a shift in global pop culture. The Chinese company's b...
30 Jun, 2025, 01.35 PM IST
Lotte to enter snacks segment; to invest $300 million in next 5 years in IndiaLotte Wellfood CEO Paul Yi discusses the growing popularity of Korean culture and foods globally, including in India. The company plans to ...
06 Feb, 2025, 11.59 PM IST
From 'Gangnam style' to 'Squid Game': Why South Korean wave is sweeping the globeSouth Korea's cultural exports, such as K-dramas, music, and literature, are rapidly gaining global popularity and generating substantial r...
11 Oct, 2024, 02.43 PM IST
Export-importing desi pop cultureThe global spread of people from the Indian subcontinent provides an opportunity to share Indian popular culture and differentiate it from ...
31 Oct, 2023, 10.53 PM IST
Anand Mahindra bowled over by Bengaluru's idli bot, says it could be India's major 'cultural' exportThe foodbot dispenses hot idlis in seconds with podi & chutney on the side.
18 Oct, 2022, 11.26 AM IST
Finding fame ... and family? AleXa's Korean-American K-pop dreamShe hopes the growing diversity in the industry will bring the music to more countries.
13 Jul, 2022, 05.34 PM IST
'Gangnam Style' impact: South Korea's biggest cultural export endures a decade after it broke the internetIts madcap music video with the now-trademark horse-riding dance was released on July 15, 2012.
12 Jul, 2022, 09.14 AM IST
The gaping holes in India's Online Gaming (Regulation) BillGrouping skill-based gaming like online fantasy sports (OFS) with games that involve pure luck - something the Online Gaming (Regulation) B...
28 May, 2022, 05.35 PM IST
‘Squid Game’ shakes up Korean stocks as much as Netflix viewersWhile the nation’s benchmark share index has dropped about 4% since the drama was released in mid September, dozens of stocks in the vibran...
24 Oct, 2021, 02.38 PM IST
How K-pop and Korean drama had their biggest breakthrough in India amid the pandemicKorean content grew in popularity as more people found the time and inclination to find the perfect mental escape from the anxiety of the t...
17 Nov, 2020, 07.08 PM IST
BTS tops Billboard 100 list: How K-pop helped Korea improve its economyK-pop has brought Korea into the spotlight, not for technological excellence, but for a cultural reason.
30 Jul, 2019, 03.51 PM IST
Japan is cool but has no clue about selling itselfThe Japanese entertainment industry could do much more to transform its newfound cultural cachet into economic riches.
01 Jul, 2019, 11.16 AM IST
From K-pop to K-drama, Kimchi to K-beauty, Indian youngsters just can't get enough of KoreaThe world’s eager embrace of Korean cool is now in India, too.
23 Sep, 2018, 08.28 AM IST