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Naver Corp., South Korea’s dominant online platform, will focus on cutting costs and reducing new hiring to improve profitability as its disap...

LG Household & Health Care Ltd. has acquired a controlling stake in The Crème Shop Inc. as it seeks to expand its presence in the US beau...

FutureChem Co., a South Korean radiopharmaceutical company, is seeking the US Food and Drug Administration’s approval for clinical tests of it...

SK Telecom Co. is poised to show off its latest services at this year’s World IT Show slated for three days from April 20. At the large...

Sales of leisure vehicles in South Korea, primarily sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and minivans, exceeded half of domestic finished car sales in the ...

South Korean companies’ production in Shanghai is expected to remain disrupted long on the lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19, raising co...

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...

Shares of Naver Corp. and Kakao Corp. are expected to decline further after South Korea’s top two platform giants already lost 20 trillion won...

LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s second-largest electric vehicle battery maker, reported a lower-than-expected decline in quarterly profit...

South Korea’s entertainment behemoth SM Entertainment Co. will develop Saudi idols with Princess Haifa bint Mohammed Al-Saud as the kingdom ai...

South Korean companies listed on the main bourse Kospi broke records in terms of annual sales, operating profit and net profit last year. Some eco...

South Korean funds for overseas stock investments enjoyed the return of money to buy growth shares in the US on dips this year, while local investor...

Seven out of 10 South Korean companies predict they will swing to operating losses if global oil prices soar to $150 a barrel, a survey showed on Su...

LG Household & Health Care Ltd. was one of the most coveted shares on the Korean bouse in the past couple of years as the company basked in the ...

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 Korean entertainment stocks rallied as K-pop stars such as BTS and Twice return to the stage amid global economic reopening with growing hopes...

South Korean retail investors bought more exchange-traded funds (ETFs) than stocks on the country’s main Kospi in the last six months as the b...

South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. is eyeing the metaverse and robotics as keys to the global tech giant’s future. At the same time, it is ...

South Korea’s clothing original equipment manufacturers (OEM) are set to see a supercycle or a sustained period of expansion driven by robust ...

Blockchain-focused venture capital firm Hashed says it is determined to show how pervasive the digital ledger technology is in our society – t...

South Korea's Lotte Confectionery Co. has invested around 10 billion won ($8 million) in Canada’s edible insect protein producer Aspire Food G...

South Korea's contact lens brands accelerated their penetration into the global market estimated at $10 billion in 2021, thanks to the market's rebo...

South Korea’s major companies are in a sticky situation over their businesses in Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. Governments in the ...

South Korea’s gross national income (GNI) per capita hit a record high last year on strong economic growth, as well as the firm won currency a...

South Korea’s central bank expects consumer inflation to hit an 11-year high this year as oil prices jumped above the $100 a barrel level for ...

South Korea’s general trading companies, which usually work as middlemen linking buyers with sellers, are seeking to transform into eco-friend...

SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won will assume an additional post as a chairman of SK Telecom Co.The conglomerate’s holding company SK Inc. announ...

As the liquidity party is coming to an end, rising interest rates and falling asset values are highlighting concerns about household debt taken on b...

South Korea’s money supply increased at the fastest pace in history last year, exceeding liquidity growth in the eurozone, which accelerated i...

WeMade Co., a South Korean game developer, plans to retire 2% of its cryptocurrency WEMIX in the next two weeks to bolster its value for investors, ...