KB Financial Vice Chairman Yang named sole chairman candidate
KB Financial Group Inc. has chosen Yang Jong-hee, its vice chairman, as the sole candidate for its next chief in charge of South Korea’s leadi...
S.Korea to receive $1 bn in unpaid bills from Uzbek gas project
South Korean firms are poised to receive $1 billion in unpaid bill that has accumulated since 2017 from Uzbekistan’s Surgil gas project as the...
SK Ecoplant to build data center linked to landing station in Pohang
South Korea's SK Ecoplant is set to establish, for the first time in South Korea, a global data center linked to a landing station in Pohang, North ...
S.Korea posts current surplus on bigger import decline in July
South Korea maintained a surplus in the current account balance for the third consecutive month in July, driven by its positive goods trade balance ...
POSCO to lead Korea-Australia hydrogen, minerals partnership
POSCO Group, South Korea’s largest steelmaker, will lead the country's efforts to cement a partnership with Australia in a broader range of ar...
S.Korea inks FTA with Philippines, boon to Korean car exports
South Korea has signed a free trade pact with the Philippines, which is expected to bolster Korean car exports to the Southeast Asian country with a...
S.Korea's Eximbank, Australia's EFA sign MOU on mineral supply chains
The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Eximbank) on Thursday in Seoul signed a memorandum of understanding with Export Finance Australia (EFA) on cooperat...
Korea Inc. to focus more on India, Vietnam as biz partners
South Korean companies are set to concentrate more on business with emerging markets including India and Vietnam than Asian major countries such as ...
S.Korea’s web novel sector hits $750 mn in value: Study
South Korea's rising web novel industry, which has seen popular works like "Reborn Rich" and "The Red Sleeve" made into TV series, has exceeded 1 tr...
Korea warns foreigners of stricter rules on illegal short selling
South Korea’s financial watchdog urged foreign brokerage firms to strengthen their internal control systems to ban illegal short selling on th...
Snack maker Orion earns dividends from Vietnam for 1st time
South Korea’s confectionery and snack manufacturer Orion Corp. collected dividends from its Vietnamese unit for the first time as the company ...
High price, quality issues slow Kia EV9 sales in Korea
Kia Corp., South Korea’s No. 2 automaker, is struggling to sell its flagship large all-electric sport utility vehicle EV9 at home as high pric...
LG seeks outside innovators' ideas on new growth drivers at Superstart Day
LG Group, South Korea’s fourth-largest business group, is actively embracing collaboration with outside innovators to foster its new growth dr...
Samsung releases Galaxy Z Fold5 Thom Browne edition
Samsung Electronics Co. announced on Thursday that it will unveil the Galaxy Z Fold5 Thom Browne edition, a foldable smartphone created in collabora...
S.Korean food company hy boosts cosmetics unit
South Korea’s hy, formerly Korea Yakult, has launched cosmetics made with fermented products using its self-developed lactic acid bacteria, ex...
S.Korea's Lotte Group helps SMEs penetrate Indonesian market
South Korea's Lotte Group through Friday is holding the event Korea Expo in Jakarta in the Indonesian capital with the Korea Trade-Investment Promot...
Korea's National Geographic Apparel steps up push into China
South Korean fashion company The Nature Holdings Co. is set to expand the presence of its outdoor clothing brand National Geographic Apparel in Chin...
Korean startups join hands amid dwindling funding, acceleration support
Collaboration is becoming active among peer startups in South Korea to create synergy between different technologies and accelerate an early stage s...
Over 130 Chinese travel industry officials visit S.Korea
Since the Chinese government allowed its citizens to participate in group tours to South Korea last month, Chinese travel industry representatives h...
Disney Plus movin’ on up in Korea with hit K-drama series 'Moving'
Disney Plus, a global over-the-top (OTT) streaming service provider, is rapidly enhancing its presence in South Korea, with its latest original seri...
S.Korea's Boryung gets gov’t OK for diabetes drug Trubuddy
South Korea’s Boryung Corp. on Tuesday said it received approval from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety for its new compound diabetes drug ...
China, beneficiary of Korea’s surging EV cell material exports
South Korea’s exports of cathodes for secondary batteries are surging with the booming electric vehicle industry, but the country’s trad...
10 mn-subscriber YouTuber Mark Wiens to showcase K-food
Renowned food influencer Mark Wiens is set to showcase the allure of gastronomic journeys in South Korea. According to the Korea Tourism Organizatio...
Jackpot seekers boost Grand Hyatt Jeju's Aug sales to record high
Grand Hyatt Jeju within Jeju Dream Tower Integrated Resort posted its highest-ever revenue of 14.3 billion won ($10.8 million) in August, Lotte Tour...
S.Korea's airline industry waging fierce price war in fall
South Korea's airline sector is meeting high travel demand during the extended Chuseok (Thanksgiving) holidays late this month by aggressively offer...
Korea’s inflation rebounds in August on extreme weather
South Korea’s headline inflation re-accelerated at the fastest rate in four months above 3% in August after the extreme summer weather hiked a...
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Expected to Meet Putin in Russia
WASHINGTON—North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is expected to travel to Russia soon to meet with President Vladimir Putin, U.S. officials said Mon...
S.Korea woos Chinese visitors via temporary e-visa fee exemption
South Korea has waived e-visa issuance fees through year's end for Chinese visitors on group tours.This is in response to the travel industry's re...
Korea ranks 3rd on global dominant product list to tie Japan
TOKYO -- South Korea has ranked third among countries having the world’s most dominant products. In six categories, including smartphones, mem...
S.Korea's Posco International secures graphite in Africa
South Korea's POSCO International Corp. is broadening its footprint in Africa's secondary battery raw material sector, with plans to secure an annua...
