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Mirae Asset Securities Co. on Monday issued $600 million worth of foreign currency bonds, marking the first foreign bond sale by a South Korean brok...

South Korean food company Daesang Corp. announced on Tuesday that it is launching the integrated brand "Sweevero" for alternative sweeteners like al...

South Korea’s central bank on Thursday hinted its policy rate may have peaked after leaving the rate unchanged for the eighth straight meeting...

Yen-denominated deposits in South Korea slid for the first time in eight months as local investors took profits from the recent gains in the major c...

SK Hynix Inc., the world’s second-largest memory chipmaker, has raised $1.5 billion in foreign currency bonds, with the debt offering four tim...

South Korea's low-cost carriers (LCCs) are enjoying a surge in demand as the country emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, while major carriers are st...

LG Display Co., the world’s leading manufacturer of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels, will raise 650 billion won ($494 million) by t...

Youngone Corp., a South Korean clothing manufacturer to global outdoor brands like The North Face and Patagonia, said on Thursday it has decided to ...

South Koreans expect inflation to slow over the next 12 months, providing relief to the central bank’s hawkish stance that policy rates should...

South Korea’s telecommunications companies, besieged by the onslaught of foreign over-the-top (OTT) players such as Netflix and YouTube, are g...

LG Electronics Inc. announced on Wednesday that it unveiled the 2024 model of the UltraGear gaming monitor, optimized for resolution and refresh r...

Yen deposits at South Korean banks grew by the largest-ever monthly amount in November to a record $9.92 billion, central bank data show, as investo...

South Korea’s direct investment in other countries fell for a fourth straight quarter to its smallest level in two and a half years, despite a...

The credit rating outlook on Hyosung Advanced Materials Corp. has been lowered one notch to Stable by South Korea’s two major credit rating ag...

South Korea’s fertility rate among newly married couples, who account for most of the country’s newborns, hit a trough last year, adding...

Hanwha Aerospace Co. has won a $2.4 billion armored vehicle supply deal to Australia, adding to expectations that the South Korean defense industry ...

A recovery in semiconductor exports led an increase in South Koreans’ income in the third quarter, although the earnings growth momentum may n...

Seoul-based Pebblestone Asset Management Co. and US real estate investor AEW Capital Management have completed the acquisition of a logistics ce...

South Korea’s central bank chief on Thursday said interest rates will have to stay high for more than six months, leaving the door open for an...

Office vacancy rates in South Korea’s capital city of Seoul fell to their lowest level this year last month as people returned to work follo...

Baemin, the top food delivery platform in South Korea, will exit Vietnam on Dec. 8 after four years of operations there amid fierce market competiti...

Current tenant demand for data centers has never been stronger and is growing at an unprecedented rate. Investors have started to take notice and ma...

Samsung Electronics Co. will launch low latency wide (LLW) DRAMs next year, designed to improve the power efficiency of artificial intelligence appl...

K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment Co. invested 1 billion won ($774,353) in a local app development startup valued at 20 billion won in June 2022 via...

Investors should carefully watch out for the probability of recession and how it will impact asset allocation strategies next year, experts said at ...

Investors are experiencing the third “sea change,” facing the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes and its impact on economies and busines...

SK Energy Co., a unit of South Korean oil refiner and battery maker SK Innovation Co., is spinning off its crude oil storage and shipment business t...

Imported passenger cars are expected to see their first retreat in four years in South Korea on the growing popularity of domestic luxury models suc...

South Korea, one of the most lucrative markets for Costco Wholesale Corp., appears to be losing its appeal in the face of China’s rapid ascent...

LG Electronics Inc. plans to open LG Advanced Cold Climate Heat Pump Laboratory in Alaska, the US for the development of heating, ventilation, &...