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South Korea’s inflation accelerated further in May to the fastest pace since the 2008-09 global financial crisis on surging energy and food pr...

Standard & Poor's (S&P), an international credit rating agency, has lowered Korea Electric Power Corp.'s stand-alone credit profile to non-i...

South Korea’s central bank delivered a back-to-back interest rate hike for the first time in 15 years on Thursday to curb rampant consumer pri...

Samsung Electronics Co. further expanded its market share in the global TV market in the first quarter of this year, while LG Electronics Inc. deliv...

South Korea’s central bank chief said he will consider big-step interest rate hikes in the coming months to curb inflation in Asia’s fou...

South Korea’s new President Yoon Suk-yeol called an emergency meeting as the won currency tumbled to its weakest level since the 2008-09 globa...

South Korean leading security services provider SK Shieldus Co. has scrapped its plan to go public this month. Its bookbuilding gained tepid investo...

KT Corp., a major South Korean telecommunications company, unveiled its new digital transformation services using artificial intelligence, big data ...

South Korea’s lawmakers gave the nod to the nomination of veteran International Monetary Fund official Rhee Chang-yong as the country’s ...

One after another, South Korea’s household name conglomerates are establishing corporate venture capital (CVC) firms under their holding compa...

South Korea’s central bank on Thursday raised its policy interest rate in a surprise move as accelerating inflation is feared to bite into gro...

Shares of Naver Corp. and Kakao Corp. are expected to decline further after South Korea’s top two platform giants already lost 20 trillion won...

Grade-A offices saw their lowest-ever quarterly vacancy rate in the first quarter of 2022 since 2010, when Canada-based real estate investment manag...

South Korea’s major companies are drastically cutting their capital spending as heightened macroeconomic risks coupled with growing external u...

Activist fund Korea Corporate Governance Improvement Fund (KCGI) recently exited its investment in Hanjin KAL Co., the parent company of Korean Air ...

South Korea’s consumer prices in March grew at the fastest pace in more than 10 years on surging energy and commodity prices, while the centra...

Foreign investors in March sold a net 4.84 trillion won ($3.97 billion) worth of shares on South Korea's main bourse Kospi, their highest-ever mon...

South Korea’s central bank chief nominee said on Friday he will use interest rates to tackle household debt in Asia’s fourth-largest eco...

South Korea’s won currency on Monday hit its strongest point against the Japanese yen in more than three years on higher interest rates and co...

South Korea’s nominee for its new central bank governor stoked expectations that the Bank of Korea may raise interest rates less than predicte...

South Korea on Wednesday nominated veteran International Monetary Fund official Rhee Chang-yong as the country’s new central bank chief, who i...

South Korea’s three major digital banks are stepping up their credit loans to borrowers with low credit ratings, a disruptive business model s...

Samsung Electronics Co. is enjoying a dominant position in the foldable smartphone market, alongside the segment's explosive growth aided by afforda...

Shares of LG Energy Solution Ltd. on Friday fell to their lowest level since the top South Korean battery maker went public in January on market con...

Kakao Entertainment Corp., a unit of South Korea's top mobile messenger app, is in the final stages of talks to buy a controlling stake in SM Entert...

South Korea’s SK Group units focusing on investments in new eco-friendly industries are facing risks of credit rating downgrades.Investors hav...

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

Naver Z, a subsidiary of Naver Corp., announced on Friday the number of subscribers to its metaverse platform Zepeto now exceeds 300 million. ...

South Korea’s Hyosung Advanced Materials Corp. is expanding its carbon fiber production by adding a third line to meet the growing demand for ...

South Korean companies are expected to pay more for fundraising as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has chilled investor sentiment on corporate bo...