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The monthly export value of South Korea's ramen exceeded $100 million for the first time. According to the Korea Customs Service's trade statistics...

Despite the recent Line-Yahoo cacophony, South Korean entrepreneurs are continuing their advance into Japan to find the next big market.On Thursday,...

South Korean cosmetics brands are showing signs of a turnaround in China, with their sales in the neighboring country recovering from the slump over...

South Korea’s household lending growth hit a five-month high in April as mortgage loans increased amid signs of a recovery in the property mar...

South Korean game developer Netmarble Corp. is selling a stake in HYBE Co., the label behind global K-pop sensation BTS, for 219.9 billion won ($161...

South Korea’s homegrown fast-fashion brands are expected to continue making big strides at home as cost-conscious consumers shifted toward mor...

HMM Co., South Korea’s flagship sea carrier, announced on Tuesday that it achieved the Platinum rating from EcoVadis, a global environmental, ...

Hyundai Motor Group, the world’s third-largest automaker, is set to spend nearly $1 billion on Motional, its loss-making self-driving joint ve...

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp., under Hyundai Motor Group, suffered a drop in US car sales last month for a second month in a row, while rising sal...

There is potential distress in the U.S. multifamily housing sector today.  we believe there is a window of opportunity over the next 12-18 mont...

South Korea saw a record-high number of foreign tourists post-COVID-19 in the first quarter of 2024. The South Korean Ministry of Culture, Spor...

South Korea’s factory activity weakened in March on a fall in manufacturing output, stoking concerns about Asia’s fourth-largest economy...

Starfield, a chain of large shopping malls owned by Shinsegae, a South Korean retail company, announced on Friday that its 4th annual balloon festiv...

CJ Olive Young Corp., South Korea’s top beauty store chain, announced on Thursday that it will open Olive Young Hongdae Town, a specialty stor...

LG Electronics Inc. swept the top three spots in the major categories of the US Consumer Reports Best Washing Machines of 2024 evaluation.The evalua...

South Korea's Aekyung Industrial Co. announced on Tuesday that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Silicon2, a global K-beauty distri...

South Korea's micro secondary battery manufacturer Korchip set its IPO price at 18,000 won ($13.15), exceeding the upper end of the expected range (...

The South Korean won currency on Tuesday fell to its weakest level in 17 months, briefly touching the psychologically important 1,400 per dollar lev...

Fried chicken and hamburger franchises in South Korea have sharply bumped up their food prices following the parliamentary elections last week as th...

The Korean won weakened to its lowest level in 17 months against the dollar on Thursday, after stronger-than-expected US inflation data dented hopes...

South Korea’s major companies invest heavily in facilities to seek new growth engines and drive up their corporate value amid tough business c...

Samsung Electronics Co. plans to more than double its total semiconductor investment in Texas to about $44 billion to add an advanced semiconductor ...

Coupang Inc. is the only South Korea-native e-commerce platform with more monthly active users than China's e-commerce giants AliExpress and Temu in...

Just a few years back, cereals meant cornflakes eaten with milk during busy mornings in South Korea.Nowadays, however, cereals mean granola made of ...

South Korea’s Shinhan Bank is set to invest $180 million in HDFC Credila Financial Services Ltd., India’s largest education loan provide...

Samsung Electronics Co. snatched the crown from its archrival Apple Inc. as the top global smartphone seller last month thanks to brisk sales of its...

Kangwon Land Inc., the operator of South Korea’s only casino open to locals, has long been struggling with declining visitors.Located in a rem...

South Korea’s factory activity last month bounced back in three months thanks to strong recovery in the country’s semiconductor sector b...

The fad for licensed casual fashion brands appears to be cooling in South Korea, where American sports clubs, broadcasting networks and documentary ...

SK Hynix Inc., the global No. 2 memory chipmaker, is slated to invest more than 120 trillion won ($90.7 billion) by 2046 to build the world’s ...