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South Korea’s automobile export value in the first six months of this year hit the highest-ever $35.7 billion for a half-year period, mainly d...

South Korea’s current account swung to the black in May from a deficit the prior month, thanks to a surplus in the goods account for the secon...

South Korea will raise the country’s visa quota for skilled foreign workers by 15 times from the previous level to ease chronic labor shortage...

Last year an engineer working for the blockchain gaming company Sky Mavis thought he was on the cusp of a new job that would pay more money.A recrui...

South Korea’s top travel and accommodation platform Yanolja Co. aims to nearly treble the number of foreign tourists to the country through it...

South Korea’s leading chemicals company LG Chem Ltd. is slated to secure about 2 trillion won ($1.6 billion) by selling a minority stake in it...

South Korea’s LG Electronics Inc. has received nearly 600 billion won ($470 million) in dividends from its overseas operations in the first qu...

Foreigners bought a record $11.43 billion in South Korean stocks and bonds in May, boosting the value of the won versus the dollar amid the greenbac...

South Korea is set to raise the annual cap for individuals' overseas fund transfers without prior notice from $50,000 to $100,000, thereby easing th...

South Korean government has set a goal to expand medical service exports by attracting 700,000 foreign patients and receiving 70 applications of ove...

South Korean ride-hailing platform TADA, operated by VCNC, announced on Thursday the introduction of an English language service to its app, in a mo...

South Korea’s main bourse Kospi on Tuesday hit its highest closing since June last year, boosted by foreigners’ net buying in semiconduc...

South Korea is embroiled in a heated debate on a program to recruit domestic helpers from Southeast Asia at lower rates than those paid to their Kor...

Historically, Hyundai Motor Co.'s labor union has been among the most hardline in South Korea's corporate wage negotiations.Despite the relatively l...

South Korea’s net international investment position (NIIP) increased in the first quarter on the country’s record-high direct investment...

Foreigners reported a record purchase of South Korean shares despite a global economic slowdown, as money moved from the US and Europe into emerging...

SINGAPORE—Chinese police have detained a South Korean soccer player on allegations of bribery, the latest in a spate of enforcement actions af...

F&F Co., a South Korean outdoor fashion retailer, has notched a success selling US Major League Baseball (MLB) apparel in China. This comes desp...

Foreign investors' appetite for South Korean stocks remains insatiable, mainly for semiconductor heavyweights, underscoring their high expectations ...

South Korea's Minister of SMEs and Startups Lee Young on Monday said the country will launch its 18th office for small and medium enterprises (SME) ...

Doosan Tower, the most visible shopping mall in the Dongdaemun fashion market, is finally making a comeback. The number of foreign visitors seeking ...

South Korea's securities companies on Thursday lowered their target stock prices for retailer Shinsegae International given its sluggish first-quart...

The number of workers in South Korea's manufacturing sector is expected to drop by 240,000 over the next 10 years, a report says, caused by the decl...

Samsung Electronics Co.'s biggest labor union under one of South Korea’s two major trade unions is objecting to the latest wage deal signed la...

On a shiny Monday morning, the Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art nestled on the slope of Mt. Namsan in a quiet Hannam neighborhood in Seoul was flanked b...

Seoul is slated to welcome domestic helpers from Southeast Asia later this year to ease the burden of childcare and address issues surrounding Korea...

Foreign companies investing in the fields of semiconductor, display and secondary batteries, which are part of South Korea's national strategic tech...

Global luxury brand Louis Vuitton will premiere a fashion show in Seoul this weekend, expecting to attract leaders from the global fashion, culture ...

The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) has announced a new partnership with BC Card and the Korea Easy Payment Foundation to introduce a mobile paymen...

South Korean department stores are set to launch various programs such as a festival and sales of K-pop star merchandise to attract foreign tourists...