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APR Co., South Korea's fast-growing beauty company, has outpaced the country's second-largest cosmetics firm LG H&H Co. in terms of market capitalization as legacy giants are missing out on the ...
South Korea and the United States have reached a trade agreement setting the new US tariff rate at 15%, down from the previously announced 25%, with revitalizi ...
The South Korean economy returned to firmer footing in the second quarter, expanding 0.6% from the previous three months, as a recovery in exports and domestic consumption helped offset weak ...
IMM Private Equity and five other South Korean private equity firms are set to invest a total of 800 billion won ($600 million) in Goodai Global Inc., a Korean beauty startup raising capital to ...
Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Jae-yong departed for the US on Tuesday, just days before the US-set Aug. 1 deadline for a trade deal, signaling Seoul’s strategic use of semiconductor investments ...
The drop amount, or gaming chip purchases, at South Korea’s major foreigner-only casino venues spiked to a record high of 3.42 trillion won ($2.5 billion ...
With the US-EU tariff deal sealed, South Korea is ramping up a last-ditch push to strike its own agreement before the US-set Aug. 1 deadline, playing high-stakes cards, including shipbuilding ...
Global private equity firm TPG has struck one of this year’s standout mid-cap deals in South Korea, selling Samhwa Co., a cosmetics packaging specialist, ...
The National Pension Service (NPS), South Korea’s state-run pension fund and the country’s largest institutional investor, has shortlisted four asset managers for a coveted mandate to oversee ...
Hanwha Ocean Co., South Korea’s third-largest shipbuilder, has bagged an order to build seven containerships, valued at about 2 trillion won ($1.4 billio ...
South Korean airlines are ramping up international routes, particularly to China, Japan and Southeast Asian countries, in a bid to boost profitability in the second half, capitalizing on a stronger ...
Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-largest carmaker under Hyundai Motor Group, is set to redefine mobility solutions with its modular electric platforms designed to transform into different types of ...