growing government debt

Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, is riding on the growing popularity of hybrid vehicles as pure electric vehicle uptakes slo...

South Korean dockyards aim to expand their presence in the global tanker market dominated by Chinese players with vessels designed to transport or s...

The South Korean government is planning to sell off a 29.3% stake in Tokyo-listed game giant Nexon Co.’s holding firm NXC Corp. via a public b...

POSCO International Corp. has signed a 6 trillion won ($4.4 billion) deal to supply raw materials used to make copper foil, a battery component, to ...

Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest automaker, said on Friday that its third-quarter net profit rose fourfold from a year earlier thanks t...

Digital assets are important components of change in the infrastructure investment landscape today and are as essential as water and electricity, ex...

Despite the challenging economic environment, there are still plenty of opportunities for profit in commercial real estate, notably through debt i...

South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) will increase investing in real estate debt and listed real estate investment trusts (REITs) next...

South Korea’s public sector, barring extenuating circumstances, will build its information and communications (ICT) systems in private clouds ...

Sovereign wealth fund Korea Investment Corp. (KIC) is eyeing infrastructure and private debt in the era of higher-for-longer interest rates, while m...

Toray Advanced Materials Korea Inc. (TAK) broke ground on its new facility for carbon fiber production in Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province on Monday,...

South Korea has had notoriously long working hours for decades.Long hours – alongside high levels of education and an increase of women in the...

South Korea’s short-term corporate loan growth is picking up at a fast pace, stirring concern among some analysts who see parallels to the 200...

Brookfield Asset Management is seeking to sell off five-star hotel Conrad Seoul at more than 500 billion won ($369.5 million), tapping real estate i...

South Korea’s household debt continued to rise for the sixth consecutive month in September despite stricter regulations on mortgages, while b...

The Tesla Model Y reclaimed the top spot on the best-selling imported car list in South Korea last month for the first time since September 2022. Th...

South Korea’s corporate bond market is saddled with a massive amount of debt due later this year and a surge in banks' new bond issues, amid h...

South Korea will deploy at least 10% of a state-backed fund of funds (FoF) to venture capital investment dedicated to small startups every year, the...

South Korean financial markets lost ground on Wednesday with the 10-year government bond yield at a one-year high as US Federal Reserve policymakers...

The average fixed transaction price of DRAMs last month stayed at $1.30, maintaining its sluggishness in the $1 range for the ninth consecutive mont...

South Korea’s exports slowed their decline in September to their mildest drop amid a yearlong downturn, raising hopes for a recovery in Asia&r...

The South Korean financial markets were roiled by a fresh taper tantrum after the US Federal Reserve chair signaled further tightening last week, tr...

OCI Group-affiliated chemical company Unid announced on Thursday that it has completed the expansion of its Ulsan plant after investing 11 billion w...

Around 45,000 sellers on South Korea's Naver Smart Store as of June raked in annual sales of 100 million won ($72,250) or more, or 7.9% of the overa...

Lotte Energy Materials Corp., one of South Korea’s leading battery materials makers, plans to build a copper foil plant in the US to meet grow...

South Korean retail giants are advancing into Mongolia where Korean food and daily necessities are gaining in popularity among local consumers. Big-...

 Sampyo Railway Co., South Korea’s No. 1 railway turnout manufacturer, plans to launch a joint venture with an Indian company within the ...

South Korea’s Hanjin KAL Corp. will sell the assets owned by its Hawaii-based subsidiary Waikiki Resort Hotel Inc. to US company AHI-CLG LLC a...

South Korea’s top supermarket chain E-Mart Inc. launched its fourth hypermarket in Ulaanbaatar on Thursday with a stronger push for Korean bra...

Yasir Othman Al-Rumayyan, chairman of the world’s top oil company Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (Aramco) and governor of the kingdom’s sovereign...