Trade Export Finance

A weakening won is usually a bonus for the South Korean economy as it strengthens the export-dependent country’s price competitiveness in over...

South Korea's traditional winemaker Kook Soon Dang Co. has sold a total of 700 million bottles of its flagship Bekseju since its launch in 1992 as i...

South Korea’s incoming administration seeks to export 10 nuclear power plants by 2030 as President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol pledged to rescind the ...

South Korea’s top three general trading companies, LX International Corp., POSCO International Corp. and Samsung C&T Corp. achieved record...

South Korea’s won currency skidded to the lowest level in more than two years on Thursday, adding to fears over growing inflationary pressure ...

Foreign investors’ holding rate in South Korea’s main bourse Kospi has plunged to the lowest level since 2010. The investors have dispos...

  SeAH Steel Corp., the largest steel pipe manufacturer in South Korea, signed a contract on April 25 to offer Samsung C&T Corp. its stain...

South Korea’s Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki reiterated the country will take reform measures such as the extension of the local currency's trad...

South Korea's food and beverage giant CJ CheilJedang Corp. on April 21 began shipment of its new Hetbahn instant rice products for US consumers from...

South Korea’s distilled spirit soju is alluring more young drinkers in Japan, the home of its rival liquor shochu, as K-content such as drama ...

South Korean individuals are likely to become the first non-resident direct stock investors in India, after the South Asian country lifted the ceili...

South Korea's SK Networks Co. is looking for an acquisition worth over 1 trillion won ($816 million) to accelerate its shift away from trading and r...

The sale of troubled sport utility vehicle maker Ssangyong Motor Co. is likely to be a duel between chemicals conglomerate KG Group and SBW Group, a...

South Korea’s instant noodle stocks, such as Ottogi Co., Nongshim Co. and Samyang Foods Co. are rebounding amid expectations of performance im...

South Korea’s entertainment behemoth SM Entertainment Co. will develop Saudi idols with Princess Haifa bint Mohammed Al-Saud as the kingdom ai...

South Korea’s KG Group, a chemicals conglomerate, and Cactus Private Equity, are joining the race for Ssangyong Motor Co., up for sale again n...

South Korean exporters such as Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. are jittery as the country’s won currency hit its strongest level versus the Ja...

  Most new asset management firms in South Korea end up lagging the competition due to their smaller sizes. They suffer from operating losses ...

South Korea plans to open temporary settlement lines between domestic banks and their units in Russia in order to help companies hit by multinationa...

Hyundai Motor Co.'s car exports to Russia have dwindled by nearly half in the latest indication that global automakers are feeling the pinch due to ...

South Korea’s three defense-related companies have signed a combined 3.71 billion Saudi riyal ($989 million) contract to supply ammunition and...

South Korea's contact lens brands accelerated their penetration into the global market estimated at $10 billion in 2021, thanks to the market's rebo...

When Seoul-based private equity firm Hahn & Co. acquired K Car Co. from SK Group in 2018, the No. 1 used car retailer in South Korea controlled ...

Suspended land, air and sea routes to and from Russia are putting South Korean exporters – from Samsung Electronics Co. and Hyundai Motor Co. ...

South Korea won an exemption from the United States' expanded export restrictions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, the country’s trade ...

South Korean content shares finished Friday’s trade higher, buoyed by expectations of resumed exports to China and news that Disney+ will rele...

Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc., South Korea’s two major exporters, are jittery about global shipping lines’ decision to...

South Korea logged a trade surplus in February on strong exports after deficits in the previous two months, the recovery remained fragile, given Rus...

Korea Investment & Securities Co. will arrange senior and mezzanine loans for Paris-based PAI Partners to fund its acquisition of Tropicana an...

South Korean companies had dreamed of a post-COVID-19 earnings recovery as the globe geared up for economic reopening. But their hopes are now dampe...