Korea’s double-edged economy: Chips boom and stocks soar, yet households feel poorer

A stronger‑than‑expected economy powered by the semiconductor supercycle and a blistering stock market rally tells one story for South Korea, but th...

Alternative asset giant Starwood to open office near NPS as Jeonju emerges as K-Wall Street

Global alternative investment manager Starwood Capital Group is set to establish a presence in the South Korean city of Jeonju, where the National P...

Bank of Korea holds policy rate steady at 2.50%, ups 2026 growth outlook to 2.6%

South Korea’s central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 2.50% Thursday in a widely anticipated move, signaling caution as inf...

Krafton could face potential earnout payment of up to $250 mn after Subnautica 2 success

Krafton Inc. may pay up to $250 million, about 35% of its operating profit last year, as the successful launch of Subnautica 2 by its US subsidiary ...

Japan’s PALTAC, CBGM, OHYAMA seek new buyers in Korea amid rising cross-border dealmaking

Japanese retail groups with century-long histories are seeking Korean buyers, a sign that Japan’s record mergers and acquisitions boom is resh...

BOK expected to hike rates twice to 3.0% by year-end, KED survey shows

The Bank of Korea (BOK) is forecast to raise its policy rates at least twice to 3.0% this year, with South Korea’s resilient growth giving pol...

Korea mulls lifting big-box retailers’ dawn delivery ban to create level playing field vs online retailers

South Korea is considering its most significant overhaul in more than a decade of regulations governing supermarket chains, as lawmakers debate whet...

South Korea overtakes US as world’s No. 2 cosmetics exporter

South Korea has overtaken the US to become the world’s second-largest cosmetics exporter as the growing popularity of K-beauty products in glo...

Korea’s Growth Fund sells out upon debut, driven by retail FOMO; Kosdaq surges 5%

South Korea’s latest state-backed retail investment vehicle sold out within minutes of launch on Friday, underscoring a surging appetite among...

NPS likely to hike domestic equity ceiling amid policy dispute; moves aimed at averting forced $99 bn stock sell-off

The South Korean government is weighing lifting the National Pension Service’s domestic equity cap as the soaring stock market pushes the fund...

Korean game publishers break out as global hits, console bets pay off

South Korea’s game companies are finding growth in places once outside their comfort zones.After years of relying on domestic mobile gamers an...

US finalizes 3.7% countervailing duties on steel imports from POSCO; pressure builds on Korean exporters

South Korea’s steelmakers are facing mounting pressure in the US market after Washington finalized higher countervailing duties on POSCO&rsquo...

S.Korea rattled by bonus disputes amid workers’ growing calls for greater share of profits

On Friday, several senior executives from Samsung Electronics Co. rushed to a union office at the company’s semiconductor complex in Pyeongtae...

Korea Investment & Securities’ broad-based gains drive record quarter

Korea Investment & Securities Co. (KIS) posted its strongest-ever first-quarter profit, extending a banner run as a roaring domestic stock marke...

Dessert cafes thrive as South Korea’s hard-drinking culture loses its grip

For many South Korean office workers, a night out with colleagues once followed a familiar script: dinner, rounds of soju and beer, then a second st...

Korea’s venture fund boom fuels convertible bonds with little upside

A flood of money into South Korea’s Kosdaq venture funds is reshaping a niche corner of the country’s convertible bond market, turning s...

Korean shipyards on high alert as US security warning threatens naval maintenance deals

South Korea’s shipbuilders have been on heightened alert after the US Navy reportedly raised concerns that sensitive military information coul...

Chungho Nais sale faces fresh questions amid Carlyle talks

The planned sale of Chungho Nais Co. is facing fresh uncertainty after the South Korean water purifier maker reported a sharp decline in profit, rai...

Samsung to advance mega-fab expansion by 6 months to get ahead in capacity race; SK Hynix follows suit

Samsung Electronics Co. is accelerating construction of a new mega-fab at its Pyeongtaek semiconductor complex by at least six months as South Korea...

The man behind Mirae Asset’s big bets has another one: Global investment platform

Park Hyeon-joo has rarely followed the consensus.For much of his career, the founder and chairman of Mirae Asset Group has pursued investment ideas ...

Premier Partners, UCK top Korean scientists’ fund’s 5-year exited PE returns

Funds managed by two South Korean private equity firms – Premier Partners and UCK Partners – delivered the highest returns among Korea S...

Injecting new life: Skin boosters reinvigorate K-beauty exports

K-beauty is finding its next global growth engine in skin boosters. As demand for anti-aging procedures climbs, these injectables are expanding the ...

K Shipbuilding sale stalls as seller questions sole bidder’s offer

The sale of K Shipbuilding Co. has hit a late-stage snag, as creditors and sellers question whether the only remaining bidder has the right structur...

Defense boom propels Hanwha to No. 5 in Korea’s corporate pecking order

South Korea’s corporate pecking order is being redrawn by a surge in defense demand and buoyant capital markets, propelling Hanwha Group to th...

Korea’s power plays: Most coveted stocks amid AI boom, creating K-energy value chain

Electricity, long regarded as a staid utility, is fast becoming the most coveted input in the age of artificial intelligence, driving a sharp re-rat...

Shinsegae, Lotte, Hyundai department stores cash in on stock rally, weak won

South Korea’s major department store operators are enjoying their strongest run in decades, helped by a chip-led stock market rally that has l...

Netflix secures major win in $52 mn S.Korean court tax case

Netflix Inc. has won a key ruling in a long-running tax dispute with South Korea, after a Seoul court ordered cancellation of most of a corporate ta...

Novo Holdings makes 1st commitment to Korean PEF as global pharma capital targets K-bio

Novo Holdings A/, the investment arm controlling Danish multinational pharmaceutical firm Novo Nordisk A/S, has made its first commitment to a South...

Korea's industry minister calls Samsung strike 'unimaginable'

Kim Jung-kwan, South Korea’s minister of trade, industry and energy, criticized Samsung Electronics Co.'s labor unions over a threatened strik...

H&Q, STIC top Korea Teachers’ Pension’s 5-year exited PE returns

Funds managed by two South Korean private equity firms – H&Q Korea and STIC Investments Inc. – generated the highest returns among t...