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The proposed merger of Korean Air Lines Co. and Asiana Airlines Inc. has moved one step closer to completion with approval by South Korea’s an...

South Korea will create a roster of engineers in its core business sectors to monitor their travel in and out of the country. The decision aims to...

South Korean money inflows to Chinese stocks exceeded investment in North America as sluggish US shares spurred investors to bet on a recovery in th...

South Korean entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM Co. has put its plan to split off its content business on the shelf in the face of growing opposition f...

The city of Seoul launched Invest Seoul on Feb. 7, an investment promotion agency (IPA) to attract foreign investment and overseas companies. The ca...

Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. has said it signed a contract on Jan. 26. to develop the H1HH1 block in Starlake, a new urban town in no...

South Korea is slated to see a trade deficit for a second straight month in January for the first time since the 2008-09 global financial crisis on ...

The initial public offering of South Korea's LG Energy Solution Ltd. drew a record 11,500 trillion won ($9.65 trillion) in bids from institutional i...

Mirae Asset Financial Group, South Korea’s capital market giant, is set to enter the digital asset business, starting with a digital asset cus...

Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) has named its former Financial Investment Department head Park Man-soo as its new chief investment officer,...

South Korea's leading telecom operator KT Corp. has entered into a strategic alliance with the country's No. 2 lender Shinhan Bank, involving a $370...

Korean Air Lines Co. and Asiana Airlines Inc. are wary of the fate of their proposed merger after the European Union blocked the combination of Sout...

Retail conglomerate E-Land Group completed selling its first overseas logistics center in Shanghai for about 1.4 billion Chinese yuan ($2.2 billion)...

GS announced the establishment of a corporate venture capital (CVC) firm Sunday, the first of its kind for a holding company in Korea. The announcem...

Korean Air Lines Co. faces growing pressure from the country’s antitrust regulator to drastically adjust its post-merger integration plans aft...

Foreigners sold a net 25.9 trillion won ($21.8 billion) worth of South Korean stocks on the main Kospi from Jan. 1 to Dec. 23 of this year, marking ...

Korean Air Lines Co. is expected to benefit from China’s ban on conversion of airliners into freighters since the measure is likely to further...

South Korea’s three major shipbuilders have swept global orders for LNG carriers, more profitable than oil tankers and container ships, amid s...

Mirae Asset Global Investment Co., South Korea’s leading asset manager, has participated in a $260 million Series B funding for Jokr, a New ...

Representatives of South Korean auto parts makers on Friday called on the government to increase their financial support of the sector, including ta...

Foreign-invested enterprises (FIEs) to be set up in Seoul, South Korea from 2022 will receive increased incentives and reduction in office rent, acc...

Shinhan Financial Group has acquired BNP Paribas Cardif General Insurance, the non-life insurance unit of French banking group BNP Paribas in a move...

South Korea's top financial regulator is considering allowing banks to provide basically all financial services in single apps, emulating fintech pl...

Ssangyong Motor Co., the troubled South Korean sport utility vehicle manufacturer, is struggling to find a new owner amid doubts as to whether the e...

South Korea's telecom giant KT Corp., mid-sized builder Hoban Construction Co. and about 10 private equity firms have submitted letters of intent to...

South Korean government’s toughening stance on household loans is having a direct impact on the fast-growing internet banks in the country. Th...

South Korea's new household lending rules, set to be unveiled next month, will center on tightening the assessment of borrowers' repayment capabilit...

Kakao Group’s payment services unit Kakao Pay Corp. has pushed back its IPO to November due to growing concerns regarding the impact of regula...

South Korea is considering curbing margin loans offered by brokerage companies to stock investors, as part of the government efforts to rein in soar...

The credit rating outlook for Korean Air Lines Co. (KAL) and its parent Hanjin KAL Corp. has been upgraded amid expectations that passenger flights ...