Kakao Mobility’s 40% stake up for sale again; Hyundai, Delivery Hero tapped as buyers

A 40% stake in Kakao Mobility Corp., South Korea’s most popular taxi-hailing app operator, is up for sale again with Hyundai Motor Group and G...

S.Korea, UK strike upgraded trade deal, expanding market access on both sides

South Korea and the UK have agreed to upgrade their bilateral free trade agreement, a move Seoul expects will unlock fresh export momentum in automo...

GEPS seeks brokerage firms for global equities, bonds trading in H1, 2026

South Korea’s Government Employees Pension Service (GEPS) is seeking brokerage firms to handle overseas asset trading for the first half of 20...

SK seeks to sell AI data center stake for up to $1.4 bn with KKR interested

SK Group, South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate, is seeking to sell up to a 49% stake in an artificial intelligence data center it is buil...

After stellar 2025 performance, Kospi’s bull run likely to hit 5,000 in 2026: EpicAI

South Korea’s brokerages are growing increasingly confident that the country’s benchmark Kospi stock index will surge toward 5,000 next ...

South Korea names former lawmaker Kim Sung-joo to lead NPS

South Korea has appointed Kim Sung-joo, a former lawmaker from the ruling Democratic Party and a longtime health policy specialist, as chairman and ...

Stray Kids extend their historic run with another Billboard year-end victory

Stray Kids have reaffirmed their status as a global top artist, claiming the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s 2025 World Albums Year-End chart for th...

Korean pension fund NPS weighs role in naming financial firms’ directors as regulator pushes governance overhaul

South Korea’s financial watchdog is set to prod the state-run pension fund, the National Pension Service (NPS), to make active use of its shar...

Korean films No Other Choice and KPop Demon Hunters each earn 3 Golden Globe nominations

Two Korean titles — Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice and Netflix’s animated feature KPop Demon Hunters — have each captured ...

K-Beauty sweeps Amazon best-sellers list during US Black Friday

South Korea's beauty brands have outperformed global cosmetics giants to dominate sales rankings on Amazon.com during the US Black Friday shopping b...

Seoul’s won-stability push drives Korean firms offshore for bonds

South Korea’s state-run banks and companies are expected to ramp up foreign currency bond issuance in 2026 after the government sharply increa...

LG to supply AI infrastructure solutions to Microsoft worth billions of dollars annually

LG Group’s key units, including LG Electronics Inc. and LG Energy Solution Ltd., signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Microsoft Cor...

Samsung E&A, Veolia, Quantum Capital vie for Malaysia’s top waste management firm Cenviro valued at $1 bn

South Korea’s Samsung E&A Co., formerly Samsung Engineering Co., is seeking to acquire a controlling stake in Malaysia’s largest was...

Korean bond yields break above 3%, shutting issuers out of market

South Korea’s government bond market has entered a fresh bout of volatility, with yields climbing above 3% even as global peers' yields remain...

KPop Demon Hunters’ Golden tops YouTube Korea in 2025

KPop Demon Hunters dominated YouTube Korea in 2025, with its hit track Golden emerging as the most-viewed song of the year. In the creators category...

South Korean economy grows at fastest pace in almost 4 years in Q3

South Korea’s economy expanded at its fastest pace in almost four years in the third quarter, growing 1.3% from the previous quarter, after st...

Samsung emerges as top HBM supplier for Google's AI chips with 60% share

Samsung Electronics Co. has ramped up high-bandwidth memory (HBM) shipments in the second half of this year, bringing its share of semiconductor use...

Seoul sets 30% top rate for dividend income above $3.4 mn

South Korea’s ruling and opposition parties have agreed to create a new top bracket for dividends earned from domestic stock, applying a rate ...

LG Electronics, LG Chem appoint new CEOs in generational leadership change

LG Group, South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate, has launched a sweeping generational shift at the top of its flagship businesses, replaci...

BOK signals end of rate cut cycle after holding rates steady

The Bank of Korea (BOK) on Thursday signaled its rate-cutting cycle is nearing an end, keeping the policy rate unchanged at 2.50% for the fourth con...

Offshore investors boost appetite for Korean real estate; Singapore funds at forefront

A softening won and lower interest rates are raising foreign appetite for South Korean commercial real estate, with Singaporean heavyweights  -...

S.Korea’s top shipyards ride container ship boom as China stumbles

South Korea’s shipbuilder giants are enjoying their strongest container ship cycle in nearly two decades, with this year’s order tally a...

Korean regulator moves to discipline MBK amid Homeplus investment dispute

South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) on Nov. 21 issued MBK Partners a prior notice of disciplinary action, including a potential ...

BOK to hold rates steady as won currency tumbles, economy recovers

South Korea’s central bank is expected to leave interest rates unchanged as the won currency continued to depreciate and Asia’s fourth-l...

AI bubble alarm slams S.Korean stocks, but analysts call to buy on dips

South Korean stocks tumbled on Friday as renewed anxiety over a potential artificial-intelligence bubble rippled through global markets, triggering ...

Korea Inc. braces for ‘new normal’ of weak won as majority sees 2026 FX above 1,400 won

South Korean companies are drawing up next year’s business plans on the assumption that the foreign exchange rate will remain above 1,400 won ...

South Korea, UAE to jointly pursue nuclear energy exports; Seoul to join Stargate UAE project

South Korea and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed to jointly pursue nuclear energy exports to third countries, while Seoul is also poised t...

KPop Demon Hunters OST Locks In Another Top-3 Week on the Billboard 200

This week, the OST for Netflix’s global animated hit KPop Demon Hunters once again showcased its remarkable staying power, holding firm at No....

Golden from KPop Demon Hunters slips to No. 2 on UK Singles Chart

As the year-end chart race intensifies, Golden from Netflix’s animated film KPop Demon Hunters continued to resonate with UK listeners, landin...

NCSOFT bets big on AI, cloud with debut of Horizon universe-based MMORPG

NCSOFT Corp., a leading South Korean game developer and publisher, has unveiled Horizon Steel Frontiers, the first MMORPG set in Sony Interactive En...