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HD Hyundai Electric Co., Alteogen Inc. and Enchem Co. are expected to be invited to join Morgan Stanley Capital International’s Korea Index when the global stock index provider conducts regular index rebalancing next month, according to Samsung

First, it was groceries. Then came fried chicken and hamburgers. Now, it’s seasoned seaweed products, chocolate and ice creams.As in other countries, food prices in South Korea keep going up -- with everyone biting their nails, hoping for moder

The South Korean won currency on Tuesday fell to its weakest level in 17 months, briefly touching the psychologically important 1,400 per dollar level, as foreign investors sold the country’s assets on the growing concerns over a wider Middle E

South Korean brokerage firms are ramping up sales of long-term bonds to refinance their loans by repaying short-term debts in hopes of a rate cut by the US Federal Reserve.KB Securities Co. held bookbuilding on Monday to sell 200 billion won ($143 mi

Fried chicken and hamburger franchises in South Korea have sharply bumped up their food prices following the parliamentary elections last week as the ruling party's crushing defeat raised expectations the government might loosen its grip over consume