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SEOUL—As the rest of the world ages, South Koreans are getting younger.South Korea’s parliament passed laws Thursday abolishing the trad...

LS Cable & System Ltd., South Korea’s top wire and cable producer, signed a formal contract worth 150 million euros ($159 million) to supp...

Hong Kong-based Baring Private Equity Asia has broken a deal to buy a majority stake in the world’s largest polyimide film manufacturer PI Adv...

South Korea's financial authorities have decided to increase the size of the Fintech Innovation Fund from 500 billion won($379 million) to 1 trillion ...

JSCO Holdings said on Thursday that it has signed a comprehensive memorandum of agreement (MOA) with EVE Mining & Development Corporation (EVM) ...

South Korean private equity firm Hahn & Co. has completed a 1.6 trillion won ($1.2 billion) deal to wholly acquire the industrial film business ...

The Korea Automobile Importers & Distributors Association (KAIDA) announced on Monday that along with the easing of a supply shortage of auto se...

LS Mtron, the industrial machinery and core component arm of Korea's LS Group, on Monday said it concluded a contract worth 500 billion won ($387.4 ...

Korea last month saw its first rise in foreign exchange reserves in four months amid monetary authorities selling the greenback to avert a sharp dep...

MBK Partners Ltd., alongside Deutsche Bank AG and other four investment firms, has acquired $1.3 billion worth of distressed debts in auto-parts sup...

South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution Ltd. and General Motors Co. plan to inject an additional $275 million in a US electric vehicle battery...

BB.Q Chicken, the country’s leading franchise, said on Friday it opened its second restaurant in Manhattan on Dec.1. This restaurant is BB.Q...

Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE), the holding company of the world’s top shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, said ...

South Korea’s manufacturing sector faces ballooning losses across industries as the trucker strike entered its eighth day on Thursday, disrupt...

The average household debt in South Korea has exceeded 90 million won ($69,284). While the figure appears to be high by Korean standards, average ho...

South Korea’s exports reported a decline for a second straight month in November on sluggish semiconductor sales, darkening the outlook for As...

South Korea’s leading bottled mineral water brand Jeju Samdasoo has begun exports to India, shipping 45 tons of the water there from the resor...

SK On, the electric battery affiliate of Korea's petroleum, alternative energy and oil exploration corporation SK Innovation, has secured 1.3 trilli...

National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea said Tuesday it saw a cumulative loss of 7.1% on investment, or 68 trillion won ($51.3 billion), betwe...

Hyundai Motor Group, South Korea’s top automaker, and SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest electric vehicle battery manufacturer, will b...

South Korea's cable TV provider LG HelloVision and security company S-1 Corp.  announced they will jointly develop a home-based platform using ...

JW Pharmaceutical announced on Wednesday that it has relocated its US research center to Boston from San Diego. JW Theriac was first establishe...

The Organisation for Economic Development and Co-operation (OECD) has cut its forecast for South Korea's economic growth next year to 1.8%, down fro...

South Korea’s SK Energy Co., refiner giant SK Innovation Co.’s petroleum production subsidiary, said on Tuesday it will join forces with...

LG Chem Ltd., South Korea’s largest chemicals maker, said on Tuesday it is building a $3.2 billion cathode plant in Tennessee, its first facto...

The total number of registered eco-friendly vehicles in South Korea surpassed 1.5 million as of end-October, up 38.3% from 1.1 million compared to a...

"The Astronaut," the first solo album of K-pop megaband BTS member Jin, has sold over 1 million copies in the 16 days since its launch.Released on O...

South Korea’s Lotte Chemical Corp. is poised to decide to raise more than 1 trillion won ($745.4 million) of capital at its board meeting this...

South Korea's information and communications technology (ICT) corporation LG CNS, which seeks an initial public offering (IPO), has set a company re...

SHIFT UP Corp., known for its subculture games, is eyeing an initial public offering (IPO.) The game design and development studio confirmed th...