Samsung Electronics Co. has recently notified major clients of an increase in DRAM prices by 15-30% for the fourth quarter, alongside a 5-10% hike in NAND flash prices, according to semiconductor ...

East Asia-focused Orchestra Private Equity has acquired Mammoth Coffee Lab, a fast-growing South Korean low-cost coffee franchise operator, deepening its foray into the country’s food and beverage ...

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are drawing a growing number of South Korean individual investors seeking a broader exposure to equities, accounting for half of trading volume on the Korea Exchange (KRX) ...

Golf clubs and apparel at a department store in Seoul South Korea’s golf equipment and apparel markets enjoyed a boom during COVID-19. But they are facing a downturn this year amid the growing ...

Chinese battery materials suppliers are rushing to expand their production bases in South Korea, mainly in partnership with domestic companies. Such moves are seen as an effort to get around the US ...

South Korean sportswear brand Fila Holdings Corp. posted a loss in the fourth quarter of last year, hit by the downturn in the apparel industry and its withdrawal from the US market. Buoyed by the ...

South Korea, grappling with a fast-aging population, has relaxed development and ownership rules for senior housing, opening the sector to foreign healthcare real estate investment trusts (REITs) and ...

South Korea’s Hanwha Group is seeking to sell the Korean operations of US premium burger chain Five Guys, two years after the brand’s high-profile local debut led by group scion Kim Dong-seon. The ...

HD Hyundai Co., South Korea’s leading shipbuilding conglomerate, has signed an agreement with Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), the largest US defense shipbuilder, to jointly design and build the ...

SK Group’s divestitures of non-core assets and heavy bond issuance set the pace for South Korea’s M&A and debt capital advisory markets in 2025, with UBS retaining its position as the leading ...

KT&G Corp., South Korea’s dominant tobacco and ginseng producer, is seeking to acquire a Japanese ginseng company after dismissing a 1.9-trillion-won ($1.3 billion) buyout offer from an activist fund ...

South Korea’s low-income households are feeling the pinch of rising food prices amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report by a local think tank. The report, released on Wednesday by the Korea ...