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Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, has slashed its outlook for second-half semiconductor sales revenue by a third ...

The South Korean won on Monday extended losses to a fresh low since the 2008-09 financial crisis as local financial markets lost ground, alongside t...

Warehouse development projects in South Korea, which boomed amid COVID-19, are facing challenges such as suspension of construction projects and ban...

South Korea’s headline inflation eased in August for the first time in seven months on a slower rise in oil prices, but the central bank is st...

Private equity firms have snapped up South Korean assets over the past two years, driving their valuations near historic highs in the liquidity-driv...

South Korea’s won has hit the weakest level since the 2008-09 global financial crisis on a mounting trade deficit while growing concerns over ...

South Korea’s inflation accelerated further last month to its highest point since the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis, adding to expectations t...

The South Korean won is expected to weaken to 1,400 against the dollar, a level not seen since the 2008-09 global financial crisis as the country&rs...

South Korea’s display equipment makers are suffering from the global supply disruption with forced delayed shipments of products to clients, i...

South Korea’s won hit a 13-year low, weakening past the psychologically important 1,300 per US dollar level for the first time since the 2008-...

South Korea’s major industries, especially the petrochemical and auto parts sectors, are suffering from surging global commodity prices, a wea...

As the global chip supply shortage shows signs of easing, South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. is working down its order backlog by...

South Korea’s inflation accelerated further in May to the fastest pace since the 2008-09 global financial crisis on surging energy and food pr...

Eight years ago today, the late Samsung Group leader Lee Kun-hee collapsed at his home following a heart attack, a harbinger of doom six years later...

South Korea’s central bank on Thursday raised its policy interest rate in a surprise move as accelerating inflation is feared to bite into gro...

Fears are growing over accelerating inflation in South Korea as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine boosted energy and raw materials prices. The cris...

Shares of Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. on Monday fell to their lowest levels in more than 52 weeks as investors engaged in panic selling on conce...

South Korean companies had dreamed of a post-COVID-19 earnings recovery as the globe geared up for economic reopening. But their hopes are now dampe...

South Korea is set to provide financial support of up to $1.7 billion to exporters in a move to minimize the impact of the escalating crisis in Ukra...

South Korean power utility KEPCO Co. reported its largest-ever operating loss of nearly 6 trillion won ($5 billion) in 2021, after it froze the elec...

South Korea’s central bank expects consumer inflation to hit an 11-year high this year as oil prices jumped above the $100 a barrel level for ...

South Korea’s shipbuilders are expected to get more orders on the escalating crisis in Ukraine as Europe is diversifying natural gas suppliers...

Global stock markets tumbled and oil prices hit their highest levels since 2014 on Tuesday as Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into b...

South Korea is slated to see a trade deficit for a second straight month in January for the first time since the 2008-09 global financial crisis on ...

Two decades after the onset of the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis, the state-run Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation (KDIC) is finally set to privat...

The diesel exhaust fluid crisis hitting South Korea across various industries lays bare the supply chain vulnerability of the country, which has hea...

South Korea is expected to ease the diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) shortage for the short term as China has decided to resume customs clearance procedur...

A South Korean electric equipment maker has decided not to seek any new orders as a spike in prices of commodities such as copper and supply disrupt...

The diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) shortage in South Korea stemming from China's suspension of urea exports is getting worse, as local DEF inventories a...

Sentiment on the South Korean IT sector has deteriorated on rising US interest rates and a severe shortage of electricity in China. The 10-year US T...