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South Korea’s headline inflation dropped for a third straight month to a six-month low on declining oil prices, adding relief to the central b...

South Korea’s Hana Financial Group on Wednesday reported a dip in net profit in 2023, with record earnings at its flagship Hana Bank offset by...

South Korean banks are scurrying to suspend the sale of equity-linked securities (ELS) after the country’s financial regulator said it may con...

World Bank President Ajay Banga said on Thursday that South Korea needs to boost population growth by easing the fierce competition in education and...

Talks to sell South Korea’s No. 1 ocean carrier HMM Co. to Harim Group, a leading poultry processor, have made little progress amid disputes o...

Piccoma, a Japanese digital comics app, enjoyed its largest-ever transaction value last year in the home of manga, thanks to the growing popularity ...

South Korean banks are in a race to advance into Poland to support Korean companies rushing to build factories in the new offshore manufacturing hub...

South Korea’s Viva Republica Inc. has recently invited a handful of domestic brokerage companies to give presentations to revive its IPO plan....

South Korea’s central bank does not plan to buy more gold for its foreign exchange reserves, although the monetary authority has not purchased...

South Korea's Woori Bank announced on Thursday that it has issued $700 million (940 billion won) worth of foreign currency ESG (environmental, socia...

Woori Financial Group, South Korea’s fourth-largest financial holding company, will reinforce its wealth management service for high-net-worth...

South Korea’s fintech platform Toss Bank said on Thursday it has launched commission-free foreign exchange services for the first time as a do...

Under growing pressure from increased imports of cheap Chinese and Japanese steel products, South Korean steelmakers are considering filing an anti-...

South Korea’s central bank on Thursday hinted its policy rate may have peaked after leaving the rate unchanged for the eighth straight meeting...

Korean Air Lines Co. has recently partnered with Japan-based global logistics company Yusen Logistics for a cargo sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) ...

Yen-denominated deposits in South Korea slid for the first time in eight months as local investors took profits from the recent gains in the major c...

South Korea’s financial authorities have opened an official probe into local banks and securities firms’ potential misselling of equity-...

Gmarket, a major e-commerce website based in South Korea, likely turned to profit in the fourth quarter of last year, which would mark the first tim...

Bank of Korea (BOK) Governor Rhee Chang-yong has transformed the central bank into a dynamic monetary authority by cooperating with not only oversea...

Yen deposits at South Korean banks grew by the largest-ever monthly amount in November to a record $9.92 billion, central bank data show, as investo...

Hyundai Motor Co.'s sports utility vehicle Kona is the only Korean EV included on a list of 78 electric vehicle models eligible for French subsidies...

South Korea’s top mobile carrier SK Telecom Co. has launched an artificial intelligence-based telephone interpreting service in real-time for ...

South Korea’s AsungHMP Co. has bought a 34.2% stake in Asungdaiso Corp., which operates the country’s top dollar store chain Daiso, from...

Toho Co. has acquired a 25% stake in Fifth Season for $225 million, a move expected to be a win for not only the money-losing US-based producer-dist...

South Korea’s LG H&H Co. announced on Thursday that its sales in November this year in Megawari, a shopping event organized by Qoo10, th...

Four major banks in South Korea are enjoying healthy earnings from overseas businesses, particularly in Asian emerging markets.KEB Hana Bank posted ...

South Korea’s central bank chief on Thursday said interest rates will have to stay high for more than six months, leaving the door open for an...

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...

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 ...

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