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The number of the trillion won club of South Korean manufacturing sector is set to nearly triple this year even as a resurgence in the COVID-19 is...

South Korea’s textile and chemicals conglomerate Hyosung Group has again reported stellar business results for the second quarter, continuing ...

LG Electronics Inc. posted record-high operating profit and revenue in the first half thanks to stella performance in TV and home appliance business...

South Korea's economy reported strong growth on healthy private consumption in the second quarter, keeping expectations of an interest rate hike lat...

South Korean companies with low credit ratings around BBB are suffering weaker demand in the primary market. A spread in the Delta coronavirus varia...

Displays are everywhere – refrigerators, automobiles, and even robots. And this display boom has sparked a fresh opportunity for 4by4 Inc., a ...

The share prices of South Korean metaverse companies have skyrocketed throughout this year, in an environment where fan meetings, press conferences ...

Some of the most cash-abundant firms across different industries in South Korea are issuing large amounts of bonds to raise even more funds amid a l...

South Korea’s central bank chief sent a strong indication of tightening later this year after the Bank of Korea (BOK) left its monetary policy...

KT Corp., a South Korea's telecom company, is set to raise $300 million in a dollar corporate bond at the lowest interest rate for its foreign curre...

South Korea-based 3D animation company SAMG Entertainment Co. is enjoying great success in China and Latin America thanks to its animation series' p...

South Korea’s largest steelmaker POSCO is emerging stronger from the pandemic-caused economic slowdown, with a record quarterly profit on robu...

LG Electronics Inc. on Wednesday reported a likely 66% jump in its second-quarter operating profit on the back of strong pent-up demand for home app...

Samsung Electronics Co. said its operating profit in the second quarter likely surged more than 50%, beating market expectations, thanks to its heal...

South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. expects to post significant revenue growth in its home appliance business in the second quarter, driven by p...

South Korean corporate bond markets are set to suffer from shrinking liquidity as institutional investors are turning cautious and refraining from m...

South Korea’s largest chemical producer LG Chem Ltd. plans to issue up to $1 billion in dollar-denominated green bonds to raise funds for its ...

The Bank of Korea needs to drop its accommodative monetary stance of the past two years and to begin raising interest rates from this year, the cent...

The US trade body’s approval of anti-dumping tariffs on tire imports from South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand is adding to the woes of Korea&rsqu...

A consortium of three South Korean private equity firms has acquired the domestic operations of the US sportswear brand Spyder for 60 billion won ($...

South Korea’s central bank governor on Friday flagged a tighter monetary policy for the second time in less than a month, fueling expectations...

South Korea's co-working space provider FastFive Co. announced on June 11 that it has raised 30 billion won ($27 million) from seven investors, brin...

Toss Bank in September will enter the race of internet-only banks in South Korea as the third player, competing against K Bank and Kakao Bank. Toss ...

Mando Corp., a South Korean auto parts maker under Halla Group, is splitting off the autonomous driving business into a separate entity to sharpen i...

Hyundai Motor Co.’s Santa Fe hybrid has earned higher ratings than Toyota Motor Corp.’s Highlander, one of its strongest rivals, in an e...

South Korea’s central bank governor on Thursday flagged a possible policy rate hike before the end of the year as the domestic economy recover...

South Korea-based Ably Corporation, the operator of fashion platform Ably, is seeking to raise around 40 billion won ($35.3 million), attracting a p...

As smartphones have become essential to everyday life, chat fiction -- storytelling in the form of fictional text messaging -- has become popular am...

Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., South Korea’s third-largest steelmaker, on Monday reported its largest quarterly operating profit in nearly five years...

Last year's South Korea-based earnings for some global IT firms were disclosed publicly for the first time only this year, following a revision to...