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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 ...

South Korea’s major telecom company KT Corp. is expanding investments in future growth areas outside the traditional mobile sector. KT said on...

South Korea's Netmarble Corp. has acquired Canada's mobile game developer Ludia Inc. for $165 million, the latest in a series of its cross-border ac...

South Korea’s oldest electric wire maker Taihan Cable & Solution Co., formerly known as Taihan Electric Wire Co. until under IMM PE’...

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chip maker, introduced new microSD cards with enhanced performance and stability on Sept. 8 to...

As Apple Inc. works to negotiate its way out of its App Store troubles, one thing is becoming increasingly clear: the technology titan mig...

LG Display Co. will likely raise around 500 billion ($430 million) in new bond issues, more than its planned 300 billion won, to finance the expansi...

South Korea’s market analysts projected that Naver Corp.’s market cap will surpass 100 trillion won ($86 billion), driven by the rapid g...

LG Chem Ltd., the chemical unit of South Korea’s LG Group, said on Tuesday it has developed a new cover window that folds both ways – in...

Just like many other manufacturers around the world, 2020 was a turbulent year for Korea Zinc Co., the world’s largest lead and zinc smelter.T...

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

Namyang Dairy Products Co.'s top shareholder and Chairman Hong Won-sik on Wednesday notified Hahn & Co. of the termination of the 310.7 billion ...

South Korea’s government proposed a record high spending for 2022 to reinforce a recovery in Asia’s fourth-largest economy despite a wid...

SK Innovation Co.’s petrochemical unit SK Global Chemical Co. has undergone a corporate name change to SK Geocentric Co., in a move to reident...

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...

South Korea’s private equity firm Hahn & Co. filed a lawsuit against the owner of Namyang Dairy Products and his family to complete a $267...

Global automakers stop producing smaller cars among internal combustion engine models. The industry is facing difficulties to make profits from thos...

Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday officially launched the new models of its high-end smartphones Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3 in 40 countries, ...

Leading private equity firms, including Bain Capital, KKR & Co. and MBK Partners, appeared to have turned to an exit mode in South Korea this ye...

The South Korean version of the Hydrogen Council, a global CEO-led initiative to harness the clean energy source, will officially launch on Sept. 8 ...

The National Pension Service (NPS) has agreed to participate in a 2.6 trillion won ($2.2 billion) real estate development project in western Seoul, ...

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 National Pension Service, the world’s third-largest pension fund, was set to reduce outsourcing of foreign bond investment...

South Korean game developer Netmarble Corp.’s Marvel Future Revolution, a new Marvel IP-based open-world action RPG, has topped the list of Ap...

Hanwha Solutions are seeking to buy Samsung Electro-Mechanics’ Wi-Fi module unit in a move to enhance its wireless communication division, a k...

In September 2020, Krafton Inc.’s blockbuster game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) hit a major roadblock. India prohibited Chinese ...

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...

The global auto industry is set to show off their muscle to fight for the future mobility market not only with new models but also technologies at t...

South Korea’s major shipbuilders expect to post improved earnings in coming quarters as falling iron ore prices put them in a stronger positio...

South Korea’s energy-to-construction conglomerate GS Group is investing big on fast-growing digital segments.According to the industry on Aug....