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South Korea's ruling Democratic Party has called on the Bank of Korea (BOK) to take a more active role to aid pandemic-hit small business operators ...

TOKYO -- Japan-based concert streaming platform Mahocast, dubbed as the Netflix for concerts in Japan, is gaining attention as a venue for both musi...

Affinity Equity Partners is putting Burger King's operations in South Korea and Japan up for sale, after the US hamburger franchise overtook its big...

South Korea’s consumer inflation remained at a nine-year peak in August, adding to expectations that the central bank will raise interest rate...

South Korea-based game developer NPIXEL Co. has become the country’s fastest game company to join the unicorn club after raising 100 billion w...

Japan’s major chemical company Sumitomo Chemical Co. will invest more than 10 billion yen ($91 million) in South Korea to manufacture photores...

K Bank, the digital banking unit of South Korea’s telecom giant KT Corp., is valued at 8 trillion won ($6.9 billion) and could further raise i...

Samsung Electro-Mechanics is expected to benefit as the COVID-19 has hit its competitors in the global multi-layer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) market.T...

The Bank of Korea has ended its ultra-easy monetary stance by bumping up the base interest rate by 25 basis points from a record-low 0.5% on Thursda...

South Korea’s online platform giant Naver Corp. is set to enter the big data-based healthcare industry by investing in ezCaretech Co., a domes...

The sale of Citibank Korea’s consumer banking business has hit a stumbling block as the South Korean unit of Citigroup Inc. postponed its boar...

South Korea’s fifth-largest convenience store chain Ministop Korea Co. is up for sale by its owner, the Aeon Group of Japan. Ministop Korea is...

The South Korean won skidded to an eleven month-low as foreign investors extended a selling spree in the local stock markets, adding to expectations...

South Korea and Turkey have signed a $2 billion currency swap agreement to boost bilateral trade and strengthen cooperation in the financial sector,...

KakaoBank Corp. has fallen out of the top 10 list on Kospi on Aug. 10, its third trading day, with Celltrion and Kia Corp. overtaking the company ag...

South Korea’s energy and telecom conglomerate SK Group is aggressively strengthening its foothold in the Southeast Asian fintech business.SK S...

Mirae Asset Securities Co. has become South Korea's first brokerage company to boost its equity capital to 10 trillion won ($9 billion), taking a st...

South Korea-based Naver Financial, the fintech arm of online giant Naver Corp., has invested $20 million in a Series B funding round for the US-base...

Samsung Group will be working together with Kakao Corp. on the digital currency simulation project led by South Korea’s central bank. Accordin...

MBK Partners, a North Asia-focused private equity firm, is seeking to exit Japan's largest golf course operator Accordia Next Golf to capitalize on ...

South Korea’s major banking groups have posted the highest-ever net profit figures in the first half of this year. Shinhan Financial Group rep...

Kookmin Bank, South Korea's largest lender, will provide a $100 million loan to finance a solar power project led by US-based investment firm ECP as...

The initial public offering of South Korea's KakaoBank has drawn the largest-ever amount of bids from institutional investors for a domestic listing...

Kakao Corp.’s blockchain arm Ground X was selected as a simulator for the Bank of Korea-led central bank digital currency (CBDC) project, beat...

Debate is heating up over KakaoBank Corp.’s new share value ahead of an initial public offering of the mobile banking unit of South Korea&rsqu...

LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s top chemical maker, and Japan’s Toray Industries Inc. will set up a joint venture (JV) for separators, cor...

South Korea’s central bank chief sent a strong indication of tightening later this year after the Bank of Korea (BOK) left its monetary policy...

South Korea's traditional banks, led by KB, Shinhan, Hana and Woori, will need to strengthen their online platforms as KakaoBank, the country's lead...

Woori Financial Group has become South Korea’s third major banking group to enter the digital asset custody service (DACS) market, following K...

South Korea's initial public offering market in July is expected to see its largest-ever amount of share issues for a single month, worth over 8 tri...