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South Korea's key insurers are rushing to increase their equity capital ahead of two new solvency regulations set to take effect from Jan. 1, 2023. ...

Global airlines are increasing flights to pre-pandemic levels as countries worldwide are opening up their borders to support the tourism sector, ram...

South Korea’s energy and raw materials imports have surged to all-time highs in value terms in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,...

Suresofttech Co., a South Korean developer of verification tools for software quality, has won a deal to check a key system in small-size reactors m...

Conservative candidate Yoon Suk-yeol was elected South Korea's next president on Wednesday, narrowly beating liberal contender Lee Jae-myung from th...

South Korea’s central bank is caught in a dilemma as it needs to raise interest rates to curb rising inflationary pressure in Asia’s fou...

WASHINGTON D.C. – Samsung Electronics Co. has hired Mark Lippert, former US ambassador to South Korea, as an executive in charge of corporate ...

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

South Korea’s government bond yields jumped to their highs in almost four years as lawmakers sought to raise a supplementary budget to up to $...

South Korea's HDC Hyundai Development Co. plans to raise more than 1 trillion won ($832 million) in funding backed by its real estate holdings as th...

South Korea is set to reform the local currency market as the country aims to reach MSCI Inc.’s developed market status for its domestic stock...

Korean companies raised capital of 231.5 trillion won ($193.2 billion) through stock and bond issuance in the domestic market in 2021, according t...

South Korean companies are ramping up their local bond issuances to finance expansion into low-carbon and contactless platform businesses, with stro...

The Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) is planning to sell up to $3 billion worth of new global bonds this week, tipped to be the largest-ever bond...

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) posted a 7.6% rate of return as of October 2021, according to a preliminary data report by its in...

Foreign investors ramped up their holdings of South Korean stocks 180 times in 30 years, increasing influence in the local financial markets and dom...

South Korea’s KTB Asset Management Co. and Hanwha Investment & Securities Co. have jointly invested 60 billion won ($50.7 mililion) in s...

South Korea’s Samyang Foods Co., the maker of the Hot Chicken Flavor Ramen, plans to issue its first corporate bonds ever as it is expanding b...

South Korea’s game developer Netmarble Neo decided to withdraw its initial public offering plan as sentiment in the primary market sours amid ...

The diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) shortage in South Korea stemming from China's suspension of urea exports is getting worse, as local DEF inventories a...

South Korea plans to buy back 2 trillion won ($1.7 billion) worth of government bonds in a move to stem a jump in market interest rates.The Ministry...

When SM Group, formerly known as Samla Midas Group, took over assets of bankrupt Hanjin Shipping Co., for 37 billion won ($32 million) at the end of...

South Korean investors maintained their buying spree in overseas equities and bond markets, with the balance of their holdings in both securities re...

SK Group will undergo a major governance reform with significant empowerment of the board of directors in making key management decisions. The group...

South Korea will sharply increase the adoption of hydrogen as a fuel of transportation, industrial plants and power generators to become the world's...

South Korea plans to require domestic power companies to consume more renewable energy resources for electricity production. The move is a part of t...

The South Korean government has expressed open concern about the recent request by the US Department of Commerce for more information on the global ...

South Korea’s benchmark bond yield hit the highest level in about two and a half years as expectations of tighter monetary policies at home an...

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

Hyundai Engineering Co., Hyundai Motor Group’s construction arm, started the process for an initial public offering (IPO) expected in the firs...