Seoul rallies corporate titans in all-out bid to ward off US tariffs

South Korea is mounting a last-ditch effort to finalize a tariff agreement with the US ahead of the Aug. 1 deadline, with direct backing from the co...
South Korea is mounting a last-ditch effort to finalize a tariff agreement with the US ahead of the Aug. 1 deadline, with direct backing from the co...
LG Energy Solution Ltd. on Wednesday announced a $4.3 billion deal to supply lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries to a foreign client, identified ...
South Korea’s government and ruling Democratic Party on Tuesday agreed to raise the top corporate tax rate and lower the capital gains thresho...
Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong departed for the US on Tuesday, just days before the US-set Aug. 1 deadline for a trade deal, si...
Korea Investment & Securities Co. (KIS), the brokerage unit of Korea Investment Holding Co., is exploring a strategic partnership with US privat...
South Korea is considering creating a 150 trillion won ($110 billion) national fund to support high-tech industries as part of President Lee Jae-myu...
Celltrion Inc., South Korea’s biosimilar-developing leader, is closing in on its first US acquisition, which is expected to enable the company...
US private investment firm Bain Capital is poised to acquire HS Hyosung Advanced Materials Corp.'s tire steel cord business in a deal estimated...
With the US-EU tariff deal sealed, South Korea is ramping up a last-ditch push to strike its own agreement before the US-set Aug. 1 deadline, playin...
The drop amount, or gaming chip purchases, at South Korea’s major foreigner-only casino venues spiked to a record high of 3.42 trillion won ($...
South Korea’s LIG Nex1 Co. will lead development of the country’s next-generation missile defense system, beating out longtime rival Han...
Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s top memory chipmaker, has clinched a landmark contract chipmaking deal worth $16.5 billion from Tesla Inc...
South Korea’s senior government officials said on Friday that agricultural products, including politically sensitive items such as rice and be...
South Korea’s four largest financial holding groups posted stellar profits in the second quarter, bolstered by a sharp increase in non-interes...
KB Asset Management Co. has been named the preferred buyer of Signature Tower in what would be a landmark office property deal in South Korea this y...
SK Nexilis Co., the world’s largest copper foil maker, has decided to move past a years-long rift with former key client LG Energy Solution Lt...
South Korean President Lee Jae-Myung met with Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong on Thursday amid growing speculation that Seoul may leve...
The United States has abruptly postponed high-level trade talks with South Korea, raising concerns in Seoul that it is slipping down Washington&rsqu...
CJ ENM Co., South Korea’s largest film studio and distributor, has established a subsidiary in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – the first Middle E...
The South Korean economy returned to firmer footing in the second quarter, expanding 0.6% from the previous three months, as a recovery in exports a...
Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday reported its first double-digit profit fall in five years in the second quarter despite posting record second-quarter ...
HYBE America Co., the US subsidiary of South Korea's entertainment titan HYBE Co., will produce a K-pop-themed film in collaboration with Paramount ...
K Shipbuilding Co., once a rising star in South Korea’s shipbuilding industry under the STX Group, is returning to the auction block – t...
South Korea’s push to launch won-based stablecoins is taking shape as the ruling Democratic Party unveiled proposed legislation to promote cry...
HD Hyundai Co., South Korea's largest shipbuilding group, has kicked off a joint shipmaking project with US partner Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO), a...
US auto giant General Motors Co. is regarding its South Korean factories as central to its global supply chain, particularly for compact SUVs and el...
South Korea’s internet pioneers, Kakao Corp. and Naver Corp., are ramping up overseas investments in artificial intelligence startups, shiftin...
South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate LG Group has made its artificial intelligence chatbot, ChatExaone, available to external users, sign...
For many foreign visitors to South Korea, a trip to the beauty retailer Olive Young is as essential as sampling kimchi or touring Gyeongbokgung Pala...
Hanwha Philly Shipyard has secured a 348 billion won ($250 million) order to build a liquified natural gas (LNG) carrier for Hanwha Shipping LLC, ma...