S.Korea’s birth rate decline accelerates to world’s lowest

The average birth rate in South Korea dropped to a fresh low of 0.84 last year, the world’s lowest, which population experts said will unlikel...

CVC, TPG, MBK, Affinity Equity in final bidding for JobKorea

Local and foreign private equity firms are among the final bidders for the entire stake of South Korea’s top recruitment portal JobKorea &ndas...

Founder of Korea’s top delivery app Baemin to donate over half his wealth

Kim Bong-jin, founder of South Korea’s top food delivery app Baedal Minjok, or Baemin in short, has committed to donating more than half of hi...

Korea’s EV battery trio controls half of global market ex-China

South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd. and two other major domestic electric vehicle battery makers have grown significantly, controlling more ...

Korea’s InfoPLUS sees growth potential in Vietnam’s fintech platform

Mirroring the other fast-growing economies in Southeast Asia, Vietnam is rapidly transitioning into a cashless society, with financial transactions ...

Korea’s Optrontec eyes growth in optical lens sales as EVs take off

Optrontec Inc., a small South Korean manufacturer and provider of optical filters, lenses and three-dimensional sensing technology, has been ramping...

Korean REIT backed by Amazon’s Japan warehouse eyes $280 mn IPO

A South Korean real estate investment trust (REIT) backed by Amazon’s largest logistics center in Japan and an office complex in Seoul is plan...

South Korea claims top spot in 2020 global shipbuilding orders

South Korean shipbuilders won the most shipbuilding orders worldwide in 2020, overtaking China and claiming the lead in the global shipbuilding indust...

Korea Post names new CIOs of savings, insurance arms

Korea Post has appointed new chief investments officers of both its savings and insurance units, in an internal reshuffle of senior managers at the ...

Renault vows action if Korean unit fails to improve productivity, cut costs

French auto giant Groupe Renault has warned of stern action against its struggling South Korean unit, urging it to improve productivity and cut cost...

GM Korea to cut production; carmakers call for govt action

The South Korean arm of General Motors Co. has become the country’s first automaker forced to cut production due to the global semiconductor c...

Korea to lift short-selling ban on large stocks; retail investors resist

South Korea’s financial regulator has decided to allow the short selling of large-cap stocks from May 3 despite opposition from retail investo...

Retail investors test Celltrion, HLB shares as Korea’s GameStop

Celltrion Inc. and HLB Inc., two leading South Korean biopharmaceutical shares, shot up on Monday as the main bourse’s key index climbed back ...

Korea’s top online flea market set to raise $180 mn in funding

Danggeun Market Inc., South Korea’s largest online flea market operator, is poised to raise up to 200 billion won ($180 million) in fresh fund...

S.Korea's short-selling ban may face second extension; longest to date

South Korea’s financial authorities and the ruling Democratic Party are likely to extend the country's ban on short selling for another three ...

IMF official warns against S.Korea’s short-sale ban

A senior official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday warned against the extended ban on stock short selling in South Korea, saying...

Korea posts worst economic contraction since 1998; down 1%

South Korea’s economic growth rate dropped by 1 percent last year, its worst performance since the 1998 Asian financial crisis when the coun...

GM Korea to curb production as global chip shortages worsen

GM Korea Co., a subsidiary of US auto giant General Motors Co., is slashing production rates due to a component supply disruption, the latest sign t...

S.Korea's online fashion platform eyes global expansion

Online fashion platform Musinsa Co., a familiar name among Gen Zers and millennials in South Korea, is ready to go global. This month, the Korean co...

Internet portal Naver in negotiations to buy Korea’s Jeju Bank

Naver Corp., South Korea’s top online portal, is interested in buying Jeju Bank, named for and based on the country's largest island, to secur...

Delivery Hero could face up to $1.4 bn in fines if it fails to sell Yogiyo

Food delivery giant Delivery Hero SE is facing some time pressure to sell South Korea’s No. 2 food delivery app Yogiyo, estimated at 2 trillio...

Korea requires major companies to disclose ESG activities from 2025

Big companies listed on South Korea’s major stock market will be required to disclose their business activities related to environmental, soci...

S.Korea’s VC fundraising hits all-time high in 2020

Venture capital funds in South Korea have raised their largest-ever amount of 6.6 trillion won ($6 billion) last year, supported by government polic...

KKR’s Asia real estate fund draws around $400 mn from Korea

South Korean institutional investors, including the National Pension Service, have committed around $400 million to KKR’s Asia real estate f...

NPS divides global securities division into equity, fixed income

The National Pension Service has divided up its global public market division into Global Equity and Global Fixed Income divisions as part of a plan...

KKR’s $3.9 bn Asia infra fund raises $130 mn from Korea

The Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU) and financial services firms in South Korea have committed $130 million to KKR & Co.’s inau...

S.Korea's cleaning and disinfecting appliance exports soar amid COVID-19 pandemic

Increased time spent at home due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic has led to the rise in exports of cleaning and disinfecting appliances, including ...

Yellow Umbrella Mutual seeks Korea's bond managers for $550 mn mandate

The Yellow Umbrella Mutual Aid Fund, a $12 billion savings arm for South Korea’s small business owners, is looking to mandate four domestic fi...

CPPIB owns one-quarter of Korea’s listed logistics REIT

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has emerged as the top shareholder in South Korea’s only listed logistics real estate inves...

Korea Resources seeks sale of Australia coal mine to slash debt

Korea Resources Corp. is planning to sell its 82.25% stake in a coal mine in Australia, as part of efforts to cut its debt totaling 6.7 trillion won...