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South Korea’s telecommunication stocks are getting a boost from foreign investors’ net purchases. Telecom shares, which are relatively...

US hedge fund Dalton Investments LLC has urged SK Inc., the holding company of South Korea’s SK Group, to focus more on share buybacks and can...

South Korea’s incoming government will scrap the country’s ambitious goals of expanding renewable energy sources to 70% of the electrici...

Seoul based-Glenwood Private Equity, founded in 2014, has been quietly building its presence in the South Korean M&A market, chasing assets deem...

South Korea’s automakers were on high alert as President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol pledged to ban new registrations of internal combustion engine ca...

A growing number of LG Group units have unveiled their dividend policies for the next three years for the first time in their history, as they are d...

WASHINGTON D.C. – Samsung Electronics Co. has hired Mark Lippert, former US ambassador to South Korea, as an executive in charge of corporate ...

IMM Private Equity is set to acquire a 1.73 percent stake in Samsung Life Insurance Co., according to investment banking sources on Jan. 27. The sta...

South Korean companies are ramping up their local bond issuances to finance expansion into low-carbon and contactless platform businesses, with stro...

South Korea’s central bank is almost certain to raise interest rates on Friday to curb inflation and household debt as the US Federal Reserve ...

POSCO Co., the world’s sixth-largest steelmaker, reported record earnings in 2021, adding to the bullish outlook, as China sustained a policy ...

Come next year, Korea’s online game developers are poised to release a number of games on blockchain platforms.The companies have lined up the...

Representatives of South Korean auto parts makers on Friday called on the government to increase their financial support of the sector, including ta...

South Korea’s game developer Netmarble Neo decided to withdraw its initial public offering plan as sentiment in the primary market sours amid ...

WASHINGTON D.C. – South Korea’s major business conglomerates are heading to Washington D.C. to run offices handling regulatory and gover...

POSCO, the world’s fifth-largest steelmaker by output, has reaped the rewards of a $1.1 billion investment it made in Australia’s Roy Hi...

South Korean Simone Acc. Collection Ltd., the world’s No. 1 handbag maker, plans to spend 30-40% of net profit for dividends after a listing n...

South Korean steel giant POSCO has hired Stephen Biegun, former US deputy secretary of state, as its adviser for its American business.POSCO America...

South Korea’s Hyosung Group is looking to the US market for growth as the textile and chemicals conglomerate is expanding facilities in Americ...

South Korea’s household debt was estimated to have exceeded $1.5 trillion to reach a record high last month, and tighter monetary policies at ...

South Korea’s central bank chief sent a strong indication of tightening later this year after the Bank of Korea (BOK) left its monetary policy...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Bank of Korea (BOK) Governor Lee Ju-yeol will meet during a Group of 20 (G20) gathering of finance ministe...

SK Inc.’s real estate investment trust (REIT) affiliate plans to raise as much as 300 billion won ($266 million) via an initial public offerin...

South Korean companies have posted their best-ever quarterly sales and operating profits, emerging from a year-long slump caused by the global COVID...

Samsung Electronics Co. has announced that it will pay record-high dividends to its shareholders this year and raise dividends further in coming yea...

South Korea’s benchmark index Kospi hit a new intraday high on Dec. 28 at 2,834.59 points, just two days before wrapping up the year. However,...

The Bank of Korea has raised its growth forecast for this year and next, citing advances in vaccine development and a rebound in exports, after keep...

Global tech giant Google’s in-app payment policy has been coolly received by South Korea’s leading platform companies, fueling criticism...

KT&G Corp. has been a laggard on the main bourse for the most part of the year despite its solid financial health, putting South Korea’s dom...

The Bank of Korea (BOK) left the benchmark rate unchanged at a record low of 0.5% as expected on July 16, citing the slowing economy and the overheate...