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Korea Investment Corp. (KIC) posted a 7.12% return on total asset investments in the first eight months of this year, recouping about 40% of last ye...

The eighth round of negotiations for modernizing the Korea-Chile Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will take place in Seoul from November 29 to December 1....

South Korean investors are growing more interested in global high-yield bond funds, betting that the US Federal Reserve is likely to end its interes...

Eastspring Asset Management Korea Co., the Korean operation of Prudential plc’s asset management unit, is up for sale for about 100 billion wo...

South Korea's LG H&H Co. announced on Tuesday that it will boost marketing of its premium makeup brands "Glint by VDIVOV" (Glint) and "freshian"...

Shares in EcoPro Materials Co., South Korean battery materials maker EcoPro Group’s unit that went public on Nov. 17, are skyrocketing as reta...

South Korea is set to increase its visa quota for non-professional foreign workers to a record high and expand the sectors in which they can work to...

The global automobile market is on track to recover to pre-pandemic levels this year and is expected to grow at a moderate pace amid a prolonged eco...

DAEGU, South Korea – L&F Co., South Korea’s major cathode supplier seeking to transform into a comprehensive battery materials produ...

South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co. announced on Monday that it secured an order for one very large ammonia carrier (VLAC) from a shipowner in Oceania fo...

Apple Inc. said on Monday that it will open its sixth store in South Korea on Dec. 9. The new store will be located in the Starfield Hanam shop...

South Korea’s health ministry will allocate 261.6 billion won ($200.2 million) for two funds over the next four years to boost private sector ...

Chinese shares listed on the Hong Kong bourse have fallen sharply so far this year, placing the city’s main stock index, the HSCEI, among the ...

Competition to acquire HMM Co., the top container line in South Korea, is intensifying as the bidders are offering almost the same prices for the de...

Lotte Fine Chemical Co., South Korea’s largest ammonia producer, will spend a total of 129 billion won ($99 million) in an aim to become the w...

South Korean retailers and fashion outlets are seeing record-breaking sales during their big discount events this month, but industry watchers said ...

South Korea’s sovereign wealth fund, banks and other private sector companies plan to pour £21 billion ($26.3 billion) in renewables, in...

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. said on Thursday it has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Hyundai Engineering & C...

BATAM – State-run Incheon International Airport Corp. (IIAC) is accelerating the growth of Hang Nadim International Airport in Batam, Indonesi...

South Korean convenience store chain CU announced on Thursday that it surpassed 500 global stores, achieving an annual footfall of 100 million overs...

LONDON – British offshore wind power developer Corio Generation and energy giant BP Plc have agreed to invest a combined 1.5 trillion won ($1....

South Korea’s low-cost carriers (LCCs) may have to shelve plans to launch service to Indonesia after the two countries failed to reach an agre...

South Korea's Hanwha Systems Co. announced on Wednesday that it plans to launch its own small synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite by the end of...

LONDON – South Korea and the UK have agreed to upgrade their bilateral relationship and closely cooperate in the defense, security and busines...

SEOUL—North Korea appeared to launch its homegrown spy satellite late Tuesday, South Korea’s military said, a much-anticipated attempt a...

South Korea’s largest hotel group Lotte Hotels & Resorts is pinning high hopes on kimchi as a new revenue source amid intensifying competi...

South Korea’s SeAH Steel Holdings Corp. said on Tuesday it has signed a five-year contract to provide 200,000 tons of steel pipes to Abu Dhabi...

Hankook Tire & Technology Co., South Korea’s top tire manufacturer, is launching a local corporation in Taiwan to directly sell tires in t...

South Korea’s semiconductor exports accelerated their recovery in the first 20 days of November, data showed on Tuesday, adding to hopes that ...

Corporate governance and management transparency have long been the big issues influencing the so-called Korea Discount, alongside labor strife and ...