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Real estate is in the global investor spotlight amid skyrocketing inflation. However, not all property sectors or locations will offer the same infl...

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 major listed companies held record inventory assets as they piled up raw materials to deal with the global supply chain disrupti...

South Korea suffered the largest trade deficit for the first half of a year on surging energy prices and slowing exports, while consumer sentiment i...

Chief executives of Samsung Group’s technology units, led by Samsung Electronics Co., held an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss new techn...

DL E&C Co., a South Korean offshore plant and construction company, is suffering from its suspended projects in Russia, one of its key overseas ...

Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) of South Korea will keep its conservative stance in both private equity and private debt investment, whi...

Public Officials Benefit Association (POBA) of South Korea will keep its focus on steady cash flow while strengthening profitability, its Chief Inve...

Shares of Samsung Electronics Co. fell to a fresh 52-week low on Thursday despite posting record sales for the third consecutive quarter as investor...

Samsung Electronics Co. is losing its hegemony in the global semiconductor market as a sustained leadership vacuum has kept the world’s top me...

The South Korean steel industry’s top executives are anticipating a perfect storm amid the global push for carbon neutrality and supply chain ...

Some of the four shortlisted bidders for South Korea's SK On Co. recently went back to the drawing board to assess the value of the world's No. 5 el...

One Store Co., investment firm SK Square Co.'s homegrown app store, is gearing up for an initial public offering to be held in May. The local app st...

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...

South Korea’s major companies are drastically cutting their capital spending as heightened macroeconomic risks coupled with growing external u...

Global TV prices rose by a third last year and are expected to continue their uptrend this year, which could be a boon for the world’s two lar...

SEOUL—South Korea’s political division runs so deep now that the country can’t agree where the next president should liv...

South Korea’s nominee for its new central bank governor stoked expectations that the Bank of Korea may raise interest rates less than predicte...

South Korea’s three major digital banks are stepping up their credit loans to borrowers with low credit ratings, a disruptive business model s...

International sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine are set to have a material impact on South Korea’s three largest shipbuilders, ...

South Korea’s SK Group units focusing on investments in new eco-friendly industries are facing risks of credit rating downgrades.Investors hav...

The escalating conflict between Russia and Ukraine is posing both a risk and an opportunity for South Korea’s three largest shipbuilders, whic...

South Korean companies are expected to pay more for fundraising as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has chilled investor sentiment on corporate bo...

South Korea logged a trade surplus in February on strong exports after deficits in the previous two months, the recovery remained fragile, given Rus...

South Korea’s household debt hit a record on surging property prices, stoking concerns over a slowdown in private consumption in Asia’s ...

South Korea’s secondary battery makers face a risk from heavy reliance on Chinese raw materials, while the industry has sought measures to ens...

South Korean companies suffered from surging financing costs as corporate bond yields shot to eight-year highs. Affiliates of major conglomerates wi...

LG Electronics Inc. has overtaken Whirlpool Corp. as the world’s top manufacturer of home, kitchen and laundry appliances after posting record...

South Korea's HDC Hyundai Development Co. plans to raise more than 1 trillion won ($832 million) in funding backed by its real estate holdings as th...

South Korea's SillaJen Inc., once the largest stock on Kosdaq by market value, faces a higher risk of being kicked out of the country's junior stock...