Korean conglomerates

Korean Air Lines Co. has raised 3.32 trillion won ($2.9 billion) from a new share sale as planned in the the largest-ever rights offering by a domes...

South Korea’s Shinsegae Group is entering the local beer market under the Lets Fresh Today brand as the retail giant is expanding its presence...

MBK Partners and two leading South Korean conglomerates – SK and CJ groups – have chalked up hefty returns from investments in Chinese l...

The National Pension Service remains overexposed to South Korean stocks even after its 42-day consecutive net selling, and the world's third-largest...

New corporate bond issuance in South Korea is on course to hit 9.2 trillion won ($8.3 billion) in February of this year, the highest amount issued f...

South Korea’s 36 insurance companies have invested a combined 70 trillion won ($63 billion) in overseas alternative investments as of the end ...

Korean Air Lines Co. has kicked off its 3.3 trillion won ($3 billion) rights offering, the biggest amount ever by any South Korean company, to help ...

New York-based EMP Belstar, of which about half of the top managers are of Korean origin, has recently hired as a non-executive director a former se...

Crude oil prices have rebounded by more than 20% since the start of the year, but their recovering prices have not yet translated into margin improv...

South Korea’s internet-only bank, K bank, is seeking to raise up to 600 billion won ($540 million) through a rights offering, attracting glo...

South Korea's ruling Democratic Party is set to pass a bill that will allow a dual-class share structure for unlisted companies next month amid grow...

Medivate Partners, South Korea’s life science-focused private equity firm, is set to secure more than 2.5 times its investment of around 60 bi...

The growth of South Korea's game industry this year is likely to be led by new titles created by cashing in on the intellectual property of popular ...

KTB Network Co., a South Korean venture capital firm, will renew its plans to go public this year, after its aggressive investments in both domestic...

Initial public offerings in South Korea are expected to top 20 trillion won ($18 billion) in value this year, the largest amount for a single year i...

South Korea's No. 1 fried chicken brand Kyochon F&B reported all-time high earnings last year, with its franchise restaurant outlets pulling in ...

A South Korean real estate investment trust (REIT) backed by Amazon’s largest logistics center in Japan and an office complex in Seoul is plan...

The global COVID-19 pandemic has shaken up South Korea's industry landscape, whereby in each of the country's core industries, such as airline, smar...

South Korean investors in the Drew Las Vegas development project are at higher risk of losing their investment of 300 billion won ($271 million) in ...

Match Group, the operator of the world’s largest dating app Tinder, has agreed to buy 100% of South Korea’s leading video chat startup...

South Korea-based MBK Partners has selected 14 Korean students who are starting their first semester of college next month as this year's recipients...

French auto giant Groupe Renault has warned of stern action against its struggling South Korean unit, urging it to improve productivity and cut cost...

South Korean banks have offered a combined $540 million in syndicated loans to fund overseas alternative investments, in which Korea Investment Corp...

The five leading banks in South Korea, including Kookmin and Shinhan, logged their first drop in net profit last year in five years, dented by shrin...

Korean auto parts makers have rarely been favored by stock investors as they were regarded as mere subcontractors, with their performance largely de...

South Korea’s major shipbuilding companies are set to benefit from rising newbuilding prices, brightening the outlook for an improvement in th...

Korean Air Lines Co. (KAL) posted a positive earnings surprise in 2020, reporting an operating profit of 238.3 billion won ($212 million) amid a dra...

The National Pension Service and other South Korean pension funds have offloaded a net 9.9 trillion won ($8.9 billion) worth of shares on the countr...

South Korean startups are at the forefront of the Korean food export boom as they boost global awareness of popular dishes such as spicy fermented c...

Two out of every three Koreans used over-the-top (OTT) media last year, with YouTube the favored platform from which to watch videos and other strea...