growth contraction

South Korea's e-commerce giant Coupang Corp. had a successful trading debut in New York on Thursday as its shares soared by 41% in their first sessi...

South Korean platform giant Naver Corp. is seeking growth opportunities abroad to avoid regulatory constraints that hinder its operations at home. T...

LG Electronics Inc. is aggressively expanding its automobile components business in the North American market – a move that is expected to hel...

The National Pension Service boosted investments in private equity deals involving high-growth internet and software companies last year, while dive...

Mirroring the other fast-growing economies in Southeast Asia, Vietnam is rapidly transitioning into a cashless society, with financial transactions ...

Optrontec Inc., a small South Korean manufacturer and provider of optical filters, lenses and three-dimensional sensing technology, has been ramping...

With an aim to bolster its alternative portfolio, the National Pension Service has taken bold new steps over the past few years, including launching...

South Korea’s economic growth rate dropped by 1 percent last year, its worst performance since the 1998 Asian financial crisis when the coun...

South Korea-based Kumho Petrochemical Co. stunned the market last year with a positive earnings surprise in the third quarter of 2020. The company...

South Korea’s tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. has flagged that its fourth-quarter operating profit likely rose by nearly a third from a yea...

South Korea’s game market size is projected to exceed 18 trillion won ($16.6 billion) this year, driven by game enthusiasts who have remained ...

SK Holdings is in the early stages of negotiations to acquire France’s biologic contract manufacturing organization (CMO) Yposkesi, in a move ...

Once considered just one of many Asian entertainment products, Korean dramas, games, music and webtoons – collectively known as K-content &nda...

The Bank of Korea has raised its growth forecast for this year and next, citing advances in vaccine development and a rebound in exports, after keep...

South Korea’s largest automaker Hyundai Motor Co. and London-based chemicals company INEOS have teamed up to explore new business opportunities ...

South Korea's stock market is seeing a shift in buying trends from foreign investors who are increasingly beefing up investments in cyclical stocks wh...

Samsung Biologics Co. has become the world’s No. 1 contract manufacturing organization (CMO) this year and aims to also lead both the contract d...

Kyochon F&B, South Korea’s No.1 fried chicken franchise operator, will increase its number of overseas outlets by more than tenfold by 2025 ...

Hyosung Group, a South Korean textile and chemicals conglomerate, is accelerating efforts to sell assets and list major subsidiaries on the local bour...

South Korea's real gross domestic product contracted 3.2% quarter on quarter, posting 448.2 trillion won ($378.1 billion) in Q2, according t...

South Korean retail investors, who turn their eyes overseas for higher returns, are heavily buying into US growth stocks amid growing fears of tech st...

The Bank of Korea revised down its 2020 growth forecast for the South Korean economy to a negative 1.3% from the previous 0.2% contraction on August 2...

South Korea’s money supply grew at a quicker pace in June than it has in a decade, as foreign investors, who shunned risky assets just following...

South Korea's economy is likely to shrink less than expected this year, thanks to its successful response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to th...

Samsung Electronics Co. is seen narrowing its chip business revenue with Intel Corp. as the global semiconductor market continues to grow despite the ...

Industrial and multifamily real estate sectors are poised to benefit from a growing trend of renting spaces in the long term after supply growth slowe...

The pace of growth in overseas alternative investments by South Korean securities companies has been “too rapid” over the past 18 months and brought t...

South Korea’s office building market is poised to continue its record-breaking growth, buoyed by heavy money inflows from overseas investors and the c...

Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) is looking into whether Elliott Management’s recent move against the South Korean government constitutes a conflict...

Low foreign ownership, swelling assets at South Korean institutional investors and small office space per worker all point to growth potential for...