South Korea becomes super-aged society faster than expected

One in five South Koreans is now 65 years old or older as the Asian country grapples with the demographic challenge of a rapidly aging population an...
One in five South Koreans is now 65 years old or older as the Asian country grapples with the demographic challenge of a rapidly aging population an...
POSCO Group on Monday replaced chief executives of key seven units in a drastic overhaul of the South Korean steel-to-battery materials group to shi...
South Korea’s private equity firm Hahn & Co. is set to acquire a controlling stake in the world’s top specialty gas producer SK Spec...
South Korea’s retail giant E-Land Group has achieved 1 trillion won ($689 million) in Korean sales of the global sports footwear and apparel b...
South Korean government will lift the number restriction of duty-free alcohol bottles for inbound travelers and halve the patent fees to boost the d...
A single neurosurgeon dedicates his or her entire professional career to performing surgeries on an average of fewer than 10,000 patients with...
South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. said on Monday it partnered with Qualcomm Technologies to commercialize its new system-on-chip (SoC)-based bat...
South Korea's SK Bioscience Co. said on Friday it signed an expanded agreement with Sanofi to co-develop next-generation pneumococcal conjugate vacc...
South Korea’s mergers and acquisitions market shrank further in 2024, with leading business groups seeking to unload non-core assets to bolste...
South Korea’s Hanwha Group is seeking to acquire local catering service provider Ourhome, embroiled in the owner family's sibling disputes, fo...
LG Energy Solution Ltd. has landed a deal with US renewable energy infrastructure fund Excelsior Energy Capital (Excelsior) to supply a 7.5-gigawatt...
South Korean leading food maker Daesang Corp., the operator of kimchi brand Jongga, said on Thursday it launched San Ho Won with three-Michelin-star...
South Korea’s steel-to-battery materials conglomerate POSCO Group plans to raise up to 1 trillion won ($691 million) in the country’s fi...
South Korea's Samsung Display said on Thursday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Dolby Laboratories to jointly promote Dolby's high...
K Bank, a South Korean online lender, is making a fresh attempt to list on the Korean stock market in February 2025 as bitcoin’s record-breaki...
South Korea's Celltrion Inc. said on Wednesday it received new drug submission (NDS) approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Steq...
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) plans to invest 2 trillion won ($1.4 billion) in the domestic real estate market next year to gai...
The number of foreign workers in South Korea has broken past the 1 million mark.According to Statistics Korea on Tuesday, as of May, there were 1.56...
South Korea’s fried chicken brand bhc Group said on Tuesday it signed a master license agreement with Indonesia's Nachindo Group to enter the ...
South Korean cybersecurity firm RaonSecure Co. said on Monday it signed a $2.5 million contract with SBI Sumishin Net Bank, the largest internet ban...
South Korea's Samyang Foods Co. said on Monday it will build its first overseas plant in China. The company plans to invest 64.7 billion won ($...
Celltrion Inc. is one step closer to commercializing its four new biosimilars in Europe after a committee of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) rec...
Yen-denominated deposits in South Korea fell in November, dragging down overall foreign-currency savings, as investors took profits from the Japanes...
South Korea's online fashion platform Musinsa said on Monday it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Japan's Zozo, the operator of online...
South Korean corrugated cardboard sheet makers such as Asia Paper Manufacturing Co. have decided to file an anti-dumping complaint against Japanese ...
The South Korean won is expected to stage a rebound from its two-year low against the US dollar and hold steady in 2025 after the impeachment of Sou...
South Korea’s biosimilar maker Celltrion Inc. on Friday announced a plan to allot cash and stock dividends simultaneously. The company wi...
Hyosung TNC Corp., a South Korean textile and yarn maker, said on Thursday it will acquire the specialty gas division of Hyosung Chemical Corp. for ...
South Korea's Boryung Corp. said on Thursday it signed a contract with Lotus Pharmaceutical, a Taiwanese oncology firm, for contract development and...
HD Hyundai Oilbank Co., a South Korean crude oil refiner backed by Saudi Aramco, said on Thursday it started to supply Taiwan-based Yang Ming Marine...