Forbes Asia 100 to Watch 2023

South Korean major bank Woori Bank said on Thursday that it raised $550 million by issuing additional tier 1 (AT1) hybrid bonds on July 17 with call...

F&F Co., a South Korean clothing company, has secured exclusive rights to use the Discovery Channel brand across Asia to reinvent the documentar...

SK Innovation Co., South Korea’s largest energy company, is set to become the industry leader in Asia through a merger with an affiliate while...

SK Telecom Co. said on Tuesday it has agreed to invest $200 million in SMART Global Holdings Inc. (SGH), a US artificial intelligence cluster builde...

South Korea's SK Telecom Co. announced on Monday that it signed a distribution agreement with Canadian pet medical equipment company Nuon & Nikk...

Hanyang Securities Co., a small South Korean brokerage firm, has been put on the market as its parent Hanyang University Foundation scrambles to kee...

South Korea's BGF Retail, the operator of the leading domestic convenience store chain CU, announced on Sunday that it signed a memorandum of unders...

South Korea is seeking to revoke an international tribunal’s ruling in April that its government must pay US-based Mason Capital Management LL...

Jollibee Foods Corp., the Philippines’ largest fast-food chain, is set to take over a majority stake in Compose Coffee Co., South Korea’...

Genesis BBQ Group announced on Wednesday that the revenue of its overseas subsidiaries last year reached 110 billion won ($79.1 million), marking a ...

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS), the world’s third-largest pension fund, is set to slash its overseas stocks under global i...

Ably Corp., South Korea’s top online fashion platform operator, is set to raise 200 billion won ($144 million) from foreign investors such as ...

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Monday that its sales of the new Odyssey OLED gaming monitor series have surpassed 20,000 units in a month.&nbs...

South Korea is projected to reap more than $100 billion from selling the country’s consumer goods overseas this year. Exports of such products...

Korean Air Lines Co. and Asiana Airlines Inc. have been selected for the 2024 World Airline Awards by UK-based aviation consultancy Skytrax on June ...

South Korean private equity investments declined last year for the first time since 2016 due to interest rate hikes, high inflation and the Korean w...

South Korea’s financial assets in the US hit a record high last year due to the US stock market rally and Korean companies’ capital inje...

South Korea's convenience store chain E-Mart24 Inc. announced on Sunday that it opened its first store in Boeung Keng Kang, a bustling district of P...

South Korea’s promising beauty and healthcare device startups are looking to go public on the domestic bourse to scale up after gaining popula...

South Korean chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha has signed a $100 million deal to acquire a 100% stake in Philly Shipyard Inc., becoming the f...

South Korea’s national competitiveness ranking climbed eight notches to its highest-ever 20th thanks to a leap in the country’s business...

The Korea International Trade Association and Korea Development Bank announced on Thursday that the Asia's largest startup fair "NextRise 2024 Seoul...

Bill Gates’ nuclear energy firm TerraPower LLC, backed by South Korean conglomerates SK Inc. and HD Hyundai Co., has broken ground on its firs...

Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Tuesday that its TV The Frame was selected as the first official display for the world's largest art fair Art B...

South Korea logged a current account deficit in April, ending a streak of surpluses for the past 11 months, on seasonal factors such as increased di...

PHNOM PENH – South Korean technology companies grappling with prolonged software developer shortages are actively broadening their search for ...

South Korea's HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Co. (HD KSOE) announced on Friday that it has recently signed a contract with a Europ...

South Korea's micro-satellite startup Nara Space Technology Inc. announced on Friday that it was selected as one of the top-100 climate tech startup...

South Korea outstripped Japan in terms of per capita gross national income (GNI) for the first time in 2023, central bank data showed, with the Japa...

South Korea's hygiene products company Monalisa and Ssangyong C&B, known for its toilet paper brand Codi, will be sold to Indonesia's paper comp...