foreign entities of concern

Hanwha Group’s agreement to buy a controlling stake in Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) Co. for 2 trillion won ($1.4 billio...

South Korea’s main bourse Kospi dropped 1.81% to finish at 2,290.00 on Sept. 23, hitting a new low closing for the year amid growing woes over...

The US decision to remove tax incentives for cars produced outside North America may violate World Trade Organization (WTO) provisions and could be ...

South Korea's National Tax Service (NTS) and the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea (AMCHAM) held a meeting on Sept. 16 to discuss favorable ta...

South Korea’s SK Telecom Co. is undervalued relative to its robust earnings and steady dividend payouts and needs to boost new AI-driven growt...

South Korean firms wholly owned by foreign companies sent more than 1.1 trillion won ($800 million) back home for the fiscal year of 2021 in aggrega...

South Korea’s leading tire maker Hankook Tire & Technology Co. has one business strategy that sets it apart from its local rivals: Build m...

South Korea’s headline inflation eased in August for the first time in seven months on a slower rise in oil prices, but the central bank is st...

South Korea logged a record monthly trade deficit in August with the longest spree of shortfalls in more than 14 years, while domestic consumption, ...

South Korea is set to raise the quota of foreign workers by 10,000 this year to address labor shortage issues in the country’s shipbuilding, m...

When a country’s currency weakens, foreign investors flee the local markets as a softer foreign-exchange rate usually means fragile economic f...

South Korean shared electric scooter platforms are taking over their smaller rivals or entering new markets as beefed-up safety guidelines on two-wh...

South Korea’s agricultural product prices are expected to increase this year as the agriculture industry is suffering chronic labor shortages....

South Korea will introduce an internship visa program for foreigners studying at overseas universities to ease a shortage of talent in the fields of...

South Korea has postponed the introduction of a new law aimed at expanding its authority beyond Korean entrepreneurs, people familiar with the matte...

South Korea plans to spend more cash on attracting foreign investments in high-tech and core supply chain industries as foreign direct investment to...

South Korea's oil refining margin, a key indicator of refiners' profitability, dropped below $20 over the past month amid global recession fears. Ho...

A selloff in risk assets in South Korea is intensifying as foreigners turned net sellers of Korean bonds for the first time in 18 months in June whi...

Hit by shrinking liquidity around the globe, startups in South Korea are coming up with different ways to cut costs, most notably in human resources...

South Korea’s leading telecom operator KT Corp. will offer a broader range of services for foreign subscribers ahead of an expected surge in f...

Danble, operated by Tailor Town, is an online fashion platform serving the often-overlooked market of men’s fashion for those in their 30s and...

South Korea’s display equipment makers are suffering from the global supply disruption with forced delayed shipments of products to clients, i...

Woori Card Co. is set to start the installment finance business in Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy as the credit card unit of Sout...

South Korea’s biotechnology firms – public and private alike –  are facing increasingly negative financial conditions. T...

South Korea’s shares on Friday rebounded after tumbling in the previous two straight sessions, outperforming their peers in Asia, but few expe...

Two listed oil refining companies in South Korea saw a combined 1.6 trillion won ($1.2 billion) wiped off their market cap on Wednesday, after the m...

Foreign investors’ stockholdings in South Korea have plunged to their lowest level in nearly 13 years, dealing a heavy blow to the domestic st...

South Korean private equity firms that plan to inject a total of 1.2 trillion won ($1 billion) into SK Ecoplant Co. are having a hard time raising t...

South Korea’s manufacturing sector faces ballooning losses across industries as the trucker strike entered its seventh day on Monday, disrupti...

Two leading South Korean materials companies PI Advanced Materials Co. and NexFlex Co. have drawn final bids mainly from foreign rivals and private ...