August inflation puts BOK under fire for delayed pivot

South Korea’s inflation moderated to the government’s target of 2.0% in August, its slowest increase in three years and five months, put...
South Korea’s inflation moderated to the government’s target of 2.0% in August, its slowest increase in three years and five months, put...
South Korea’s exports expanded for an 11th straight month in August on solid demand for semiconductors, smartphones and other goods overseas.E...
South Korea's online giant Naver Corp.'s startup nurturing organization D2SF (D2 Startup Factory) invested in two North American AI startups founded...
South Korea’s leading retailers, including Coupang Inc., are ramping up their logistics capacities to counter aggressive forays into the count...
Samsung SDS Co., the information technology service unit of Samsung Group, said on Tuesday it plans to launch its AI service FabriX on Microsoft Cor...
Goldman Sachs is set to sell its stake in South Korea’s leading food ingredient wholesaler in an estimated 120 billion won ($89.4 million) dea...
Before COVID-19 swept the world, South Korea’s top two travel retailers Lotte Duty Free and Shilla Duty Free Shop ascended to the world’...
Dried seaweed prices are rising at a fast pace despite handsome growth in production, leaving South Koreans puzzled over what is behind the steep pr...
Everland, South Korea’s largest theme park, is set to lure horror movie fans at home and abroad with famous fright series such as “Stran...
Akio Toyoda, chairman of Japan’s top automaker Toyota Motor Corp., will fly to Seoul in late October to meet with Hyundai Motor Group Chairman...
Hyundai Motor Co. has unseated construction truck leader Volvo in South Korea for the first time, driven by its flagship Xcient Pro model that sent ...
LS Electric Co. plunged more than 9% on Monday, the first day of its inclusion in the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) Korea Index.On the...
K-pop girl group NewJeans has surpassed five billion combined streams on Spotify, the world's largest music platform, its agency, Adore, announced o...
South Korea’s instant noodle giant Nongshim Co. will build a local plant dedicated to producing ramen — or ramyun, as the company spells...
South Korea’s airlines are set to use fuel mixed with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for international routes, starting from services to Japa...
The Korean Ministry of SMEs and Startups said on Friday that the "2024 Korea Shopping Festa with Lotte" export consultation event, held in collabo...
Doosan Group on Thursday scrapped a merger between heavy machinery maker Doosan Bobcat Inc. and collaborative robot manufacturer Doosan Robotics Inc...
Hanwha Group has appointed the eldest son of Chairman Kim Seung-youn to lead the investment division of the group’s eco-friendly energy unit i...
The car rental business resembles financial services. Buying cars with borrowed money, renting them out and eventually selling them to used car de...
South Korea's Lotte Group holds "2024 Korea Shopping Festa with Lotte" in Hanoi, Vietnam. The group and the Korean Ministry of SMEs and Startup...
The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) said on Thursday that the number of foreign tourists visiting South Korea in July was 1.41 million, an increase...
South Korea plans to host a regular event showcasing its cultural products such as K-pop and foods in June of next year with the goal of making the ...
Businesses in South Korea, Asia’s No. 4 economy, are voicing concerns about the government’s plan to mandate companies to disclose their...
South Korea’s IGIS Asset Management Co. said on Wednesday that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with six companies, including Nav...
South Korea’s central bank held interest rates steady but cut its inflation and growth forecasts for the year and signaled that it will pivot ...
Korea Investment Real Asset Management Co. and Indonesian conglomerate Sinar Mas have set up a joint venture to build a hyperscale data center in a ...
South Korea's BC Card said on Monday that it signed a contract with Uzbekistan's state-run payment operator National Interbank Processing Center (NI...
Asicland Co., South Korea's only design house contracted by TSMC, said on Monday that it launched a local subsidiary in Hsinchu, Taiwan.The Taiwan...
Pump Co., the operator of South Korea's personal mobility (PM) sharing service Xingxing, said on Monday that it will merge with Wololo, the company ...
South Korean Husteel Co.'s long-term investments in Saudi Steel Pipe Co. are paying off as its share price surges on the back of deals with the king...