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Shares of Samsung Electronics Co. fell to a fresh 52-week low on Thursday despite posting record sales for the third consecutive quarter as investor...

The incoming Yoon Suk-yeol administration will lend extra support to the startup ecosystem – biotech and artificial intelligence firms in part...

Samsung Electronics Co. is losing its hegemony in the global semiconductor market as a sustained leadership vacuum has kept the world’s top me...

The South Korean steel industry’s top executives are anticipating a perfect storm amid the global push for carbon neutrality and supply chain ...

Affinity Equity Partners is in the process of raising 700 billion won ($565 million) to recapitalize South Korea's Serveone Co. in an attempt to rec...

Musicow Inc., South Korea's first music copyright trading platform, will come under regulatory scrutiny, after the country's top financial regulator...

Some of the four shortlisted bidders for South Korea's SK On Co. recently went back to the drawing board to assess the value of the world's No. 5 el...

One Store Co., investment firm SK Square Co.'s homegrown app store, is gearing up for an initial public offering to be held in May. The local app st...

Mirae Asset Venture Investment Co. is forecast to rake in more than 400 billion won ($325 million) for its investment in Moloco Inc. Mirae As...

South Korea’s logistics centers are ramping up the financial pressure on real estate investment firms. Previously a favored property type, i...

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...

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

South Korea’s Hanwha Solutions Corp. is set to split off its advanced materials business and sell a stake in the unit to raise $491 million fo...

Global TV prices rose by a third last year and are expected to continue their uptrend this year, which could be a boon for the world’s two lar...

SEOUL—South Korea’s political division runs so deep now that the country can’t agree where the next president should liv...

Daol Financial Group of South Korea, formerly known as KTB Financial Group, announced on March 25 the change in the company's name. Daol, a Korean w...

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's outbound direct investment in 2021 soared 32.8% from the year previous to a record-high $75.9 billion, led by financial investors and ...

South Korea’s Hana Financial Group has joined the race to buy English Premier League club Chelsea in a consortium with British property develo...

International sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine are set to have a material impact on South Korea’s three largest shipbuilders, ...

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

The Financial Services Commission (FSC) and the Korea Exchange (KRX) jointly announced a revision to their corporate governance report guidelines on...

The escalating conflict between Russia and Ukraine is posing both a risk and an opportunity for South Korea’s three largest shipbuilders, whic...

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

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

South Korea’s largest auto parts maker Hyundai Mobis Co. plans to spend up to 8 trillion won ($6.7 billion) over the next three years on its f...

South Korea’s household debt hit a record on surging property prices, stoking concerns over a slowdown in private consumption in Asia’s ...

South Korea’s secondary battery makers face a risk from heavy reliance on Chinese raw materials, while the industry has sought measures to ens...

South Korean companies suffered from surging financing costs as corporate bond yields shot to eight-year highs. Affiliates of major conglomerates wi...

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