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When South Korean major convenience store chain CU opened its first branch in Malaysia on April 1, there was a queue of more than 100 meters to get ...

DL Chemical Co., South Korea's leading petrochemical company, has acquired Texas-based specialty chemical manufacturer Kraton Corp. for $2.5 billion...

Dunamu Inc., the operator of South Korea’s top cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, became a decacorn, a company valued at over $10 billion.Dunamu h...

South Korea-based Birdview, the operator of leading cosmetics platform Hwahae, is aiming to make a trading debut as early as the first half of nex...

The credit rating outlook for Korean Air Lines Co. (KAL) and its parent Hanjin KAL Corp. has been upgraded amid expectations that passenger flights ...

Kakao Corp. will accelerate its overseas expansion as part of its recently announced reform plan to strengthen fair business practices.Kakao said on...

Earlier this month, Singapore reached a Covid-19 milestone: The fully vaccinated portion of the population crossed 80%. But instead of moving ahead wi...

South Korea's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) on Tuesday imposed a fine of 207.4 billion won ($180 million) on Google, alongside a correction order, aft...

The COVID-19 pandemic has dampened South Korea's growth potential between this year and the next by 0.2 percentage points to its historic low of 2.0...

Seoul office building prices rose at their strongest rate in 10 years in the second quarter of this year, driven by domestic investors as the Seoul ...

South Korea’s government delayed a sale of foreign exchange stabilization fund bonds to next month, disrupting local companies’ plans to...

South Korea’s semiconductor substrate producers including LG Innotek and Samsung Electro-Mechanics are benefiting as a global wafer shortage...

Affinity Equity Partners is putting Burger King's operations in South Korea and Japan up for sale, after the US hamburger franchise overtook its big...

South Korea’s consumer inflation remained at a nine-year peak in August, adding to expectations that the central bank will raise interest rate...

LG Electronics Inc., one of the world’s largest TV makers, is leading the TV industry’s shift toward organic light-emitting diode (OLED)...

South Korea’s platform giant Naver Corp. is on the move to claim the throne in the sneaker resale market, up against other fashion platforms s...

South Korean companies rushed to issues bonds as the Bank of Korea is expected to raise interest rates further, ramping up financing costs. Some war...

The Bank of Korea has ended its ultra-easy monetary stance by bumping up the base interest rate by 25 basis points from a record-low 0.5% on Thursda...

Rising copper prices on a global economic recovery helped a South Korean non-ferrous metal product maker Poongsan Corporation improve its earnings, ...

Hyundai Motor Group’s long-term ambition to create a full-fledged hydrogen value chain, from fuel cell production to hydrogen-powered logist...

The rising inflationary risk in the US, fueled by strong recovery from the pandemic-induced slowdown, is likely to be short-lived and modest, and in...

The South Korean won skidded to an eleven month-low as foreign investors extended a selling spree in the local stock markets, adding to expectations...

Major department stores in South Korea such as Shinsegae Department Store and Hyundai Department Store Co. have seen their earnings improve signific...

The commercial real estate market in Seoul saw the fastest rate of price growth among all the gateway cities in the world over the past 12 months, w...

Six out of 10 South Koreans believe their children will be financially worse off than their parents, marking the highest number for the country sinc...

South Korea’s incoming financial regulatory chief says his policy priority is on limiting economic and financial risks stemming from higher ho...

South Korea's eight leading brokerage companies, including Mirae Asset Securities Co. and Hana Financial Investment Co., are estimated to have booke...

Samyang Group, a South Korean food and chemicals producer, aims to manage 30% of its total assets overseas by 2025, while fostering nutrition, medic...

MBK Partners, a North Asia-focused private equity firm, is seeking to exit Japan's largest golf course operator Accordia Next Golf to capitalize on ...

Lotte Group plans to resume a $4.4 billion petrochemical project in Indonesia next year as it aims to expand the business in Southeast Asia where de...