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South Korea’s new President Yoon Suk-yeol called an emergency meeting as the won currency tumbled to its weakest level since the 2008-09 globa...

South Korean leading security services provider SK Shieldus Co. has scrapped its plan to go public this month. Its bookbuilding gained tepid investo...

South Korea’s lawmakers gave the nod to the nomination of veteran International Monetary Fund official Rhee Chang-yong as the country’s ...

National Pension Service (NPS) of South Korea, the world's third-largest pension fund with 948.7 trillion won ($768.9 billion) in assets under man...

One after another, South Korea’s household name conglomerates are establishing corporate venture capital (CVC) firms under their holding compa...

South Korea’s central bank on Thursday raised its policy interest rate in a surprise move as accelerating inflation is feared to bite into gro...

Shares of Naver Corp. and Kakao Corp. are expected to decline further after South Korea’s top two platform giants already lost 20 trillion won...

South Korea’s major tech companies such as Netmarble Corp., NCSoft Corp., Kakao Corp. and DoubleUGames were selected among the world’s m...

Grade-A offices saw their lowest-ever quarterly vacancy rate in the first quarter of 2022 since 2010, when Canada-based real estate investment manag...

Dongwon Group, South Korea’s leading seafood and logistics conglomerate, will undergo corporate restructuring with Dongwon Industries Co. emer...

South Korea’s major companies are drastically cutting their capital spending as heightened macroeconomic risks coupled with growing external u...

South Korea’s consumer prices in March grew at the fastest pace in more than 10 years on surging energy and commodity prices, while the centra...

Foreign investors in March sold a net 4.84 trillion won ($3.97 billion) worth of shares on South Korea's main bourse Kospi, their highest-ever mon...

South Korea’s central bank chief nominee said on Friday he will use interest rates to tackle household debt in Asia’s fourth-largest eco...

KT Corp., a major South Korean telecommunications company, is considering changing into a holding company structure in an effort to boost the compan...

South Korea’s won currency on Monday hit its strongest point against the Japanese yen in more than three years on higher interest rates and co...

South Korea’s nominee for its new central bank governor stoked expectations that the Bank of Korea may raise interest rates less than predicte...

Major South Korean companies such as Samsung Electronics Co. and Hyundai Motor Co. have accumulated more cash than ever before amid growing uncertai...

South Korea on Wednesday nominated veteran International Monetary Fund official Rhee Chang-yong as the country’s new central bank chief, who i...

South Korea’s three major digital banks are stepping up their credit loans to borrowers with low credit ratings, a disruptive business model s...

Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) of South Korea posted a 8.61% rate of return in 2021, the pension fund announced on March 15. It has ear...

Shares of LG Energy Solution Ltd. on Friday fell to their lowest level since the top South Korean battery maker went public in January on market con...

South Korea’s SK Group units focusing on investments in new eco-friendly industries are facing risks of credit rating downgrades.Investors hav...

POSCO, the world’s sixth-largest steelmaker, on Wednesday launched a holding company to develop the group into an eco-friendly future material...

South Korean companies are expected to pay more for fundraising as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has chilled investor sentiment on corporate bo...

Kim Jung-ju, the founder of global gaming giant Nexon Co. died in late February. He was 54.NXC Corp., the holding company of Nexon, announced on T...

Hyundai Motor Co.'s IONIQ 5 and Kia Corp.'s EV6 have been recognized as the most competitive electric sport utility vehicles by Auto Zeitung, a high...

South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co. is changing its name to HD Hyundai as the holding company of the world's largest shipbuild...

South Korea’s household debt hit a record on surging property prices, stoking concerns over a slowdown in private consumption in Asia’s ...

South Korean companies are revising their business plans for this year as soaring oil prices slam Asia’s fourth-largest economy. Inflation is ...