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  • Thursday, 16 March, 2023
    Asia-Pacific
    Japan and South Korea resolve trade dispute as leaders hail ‘new era’

    Breakthrough after first leaders’ summit in 12 years follows compensation fund for victims of wartime forced labour

  • Monday, 6 March, 2023
    South Korea Politics & Policy
    US hails South Korea and Japan for plan to compensate forced labour victims

    Rights groups denounce proposal as Pacific countries ease trade tensions amid push for regional co-operation

  • Friday, 3 March, 2023
    Semiconductors
    US chip subsidies alarm Korean companies with tough conditions

    Requirement to share some excess profits seen as dangerous precedent

  • Wednesday, 1 March, 2023
    InterviewLG Energy Solution
    South Korea’s EV battery leader bets on US growth to dethrone China rival

    LG Energy Solution sees most potential in North American market

  • Sunday, 26 February, 2023
    News in-depth
    K-pop’s movers and shakers fight to create dominant music agency

    Hybe, which represents boy band BTS, is in a battle for control of former industry leader SM Entertainment

  • Thursday, 16 February, 2023
    BTS agency Hybe in corporate battle over K-pop talent stream

    South Korean media rivals compete for control of SM Entertainment agency

  • Friday, 10 February, 2023
    Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
    Samsung shifts upmarket to tackle sagging phone sales

    Premium Galaxy S23 models come as Korean handset maker struggles to compete with lower-cost Chinese rivals

  • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
    North Korea
    Chinese broker exposed by FT investigation into North Korea oil trade arrested

    South Korean authorities detain shipping agent amid fears of flight risk after activities revealed

  • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
    Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
    Samsung defies pressure to rein in chip investment through downturn

    Analysts still expect world’s biggest memory chip maker to slash output to counter supply glut and price falls

  • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
    LexJune Yoon
    The Lex Newsletter: South Korean banks just got interesting Premium content

    Timing is right for shareholders to extract better terms from local lenders

  • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
    Inside BusinessChristian Davies
    Kepco debt crisis exposes South Korean vulnerabilities

    Reliance on power company for national strategic objectives risks impeding transition to greener energy

  • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
    MSCI Inc
    South Korea eases market rules to court foreign investors

    World’s 10th-largest economy pushes to win developed status for inclusion in MSCI world index

  • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
    KT&G Corp
    Activist fund takes aim at South Korean tobacco maker KT&G over dividends

    Singapore-based Flashlight Capital calls for group once targeted by Carl Icahn to return $1.86bn to shareholders

  • Sunday, 15 January, 2023
    News in-depthKorea Electric Power Corp
    Energy crisis roils Kepco and local debt market

    South Korean utility resorts to bumper bond issuance as it struggles to cope with rising costs

  • Monday, 9 January, 2023
    InterviewPharmaceuticals sector
    SK Bioscience says ‘national pride’ prevents China from accepting foreign Covid jabs

    South Korean vaccine maker looks elsewhere to expand overseas business

  • Friday, 6 January, 2023
    Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
    Samsung profits fall 69% as demand for semiconductors slumps

    World’s biggest memory chipmaker has been ramping up production despite price falls and supply glut

  • Thursday, 29 December, 2022
    Semiconductors
    South Korean chip production slumps as inflation hits electronics demand

    Samsung set to increase capital spending to grab market share in downturn, say analysts

  • Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
    Exchange traded funds
    South Korea’s Mirae builds up in European ETF industry

    Group buys market maker GHCO in space dominated by near-duopoly

  • Friday, 16 December, 2022
    North Korea
    Fuel transfer from South to North Korea sheds light on sanctions evasion

    Rare spotting of ship-to-ship delivery illustrates difficulty of enforcing energy isolation of Pyongyang

  • Monday, 12 December, 2022
    Cryptocurrencies
    South Korea’s hunt for crypto fugitive Do Kwon leads to Serbia

    Prosecutors seek co-operation with Belgrade as search intensifies for Terraform chief

  • Sunday, 4 December, 2022
    InterviewPOSCO
    Posco chief warns strong dollar is dragging down profits

    South Korea’s largest steelmaker grapples with weaker demand as global economy cools

  • Friday, 25 November, 2022
    Exchange traded funds
    Hong Kong’s CSOP AM sets sights on South Korea’s retail ETF market

    Move would make it the first Chinese firm to enter the local ETF space

  • Wednesday, 23 November, 2022
    LexJune Yoon
    The Lex Newsletter: China will soothe zero-Covid misery with Korean media Premium content

    Relaxation of curbs on film and gaming companies coupled with lockdown restrictions herald revival for pandemic trade

  • Thursday, 17 November, 2022
    Saudi Arabia
    Saudi Aramco leads Riyadh’s $30bn investment push into South Korea

    Deals announced by Saudi Arabia as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits Seoul

  • Friday, 11 November, 2022
    How a liquidity crunch in South Korea began at Legoland

    Policymakers struggle to contain defaults as rate rises put pressure on emerging markets

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