Korea
South Korea seeks to increase investment in Uzbekistan
SEOUL: South Korea is seeking to expand investment in Uzbekistan as the Central Asian country moves to privatize state-run enterprises,...
S. Korean exports likely to fall sharply in Q3
SEOUL: South Korean exports are likely to fall sharply in the current quarter, a government-run bank specialising in trade financing...
S.Korea’s crude imports increase 43% in Sep 2015
SEOUL: Asian imports of Iranian crude recorded an increase of about 10 percent in August as compared to the same...
S. Korea plans to resume chicken imports from North America in November
SEJONG: South Korea plans to resume importing chickens from North America in November after no new outbreaks of bird flu...
S.Korea’s Hyundai launches luxury auto market
SEOUL: South Korea's Hyundai Motor launched Wednesday a high-end brand named after its Genesis sedan as it looks to expand...
S.Korea’s EWP seeks 50,000 tons of high sulphur fuel oil
SEOUL: Korea East-West Power Co Ltd is seeking 50,000 tonnes of high sulphur fuel oil for November arrival via a...
Korean exports to Pakistan down 63%
SEOUL: On the arrival of Dr. Song Jong Hwan, Ambassador of Republic of Korea at GCCI, said that Korea and...
S.Korea’s current account surplus rises in Sep
SEOUL: South Korea's current account surplus widened from a month earlier in September but mostly because imports dropped at a...
Korea Electric Power Corporation drops 2.44% during past week
SEOUL: Korea Electric Power Corporation (NYSE:KEP) has dropped 2.44% during the past week, however, the bigger picture is still very...
S. Korean exports fall 15.8% on year to $43.5b in Oct
SEOUL: South Korean exports slumped the most in more than six years in October, with hefty drops in shipments to...
South Korea wants to more trade partnerships with Kenya
NAIROBI: Incoming South Korean Ambassador to Kenya, Young Dae Kwon, has pledged to prioritise trade relations by strengthening bilateral ties...
S.Korea’s Woori bank net profit climbs 78.6% from 2014
SEOUL: Woori Bank, the country’s third-largest lender, said Thursday that its third-quarter net profit soared 78.6 percent from a year...
S.Korea’s nuclear watchdog operational approval to 25th reactor
SEOUL: South Korea's nuclear watchdog said on Thursday it has given operational approval to the 25th reactor in the world's...
Korean firms expand function in Saudi projects
SEOUL: On the auspicious occasion of the 4,348th anniversary of the National Foundation Day of the Republic of Korea, it...
Samsung’s revenue swells 8.93% to 51.68 trillion won in Q3
SEOUL: Samsung Electronics, the world's largest maker of smartphones, memory chips and TVs, posted a double-digit growth in the third-quarter...
S.Korea EWP buys 50,000 tons of high sulphur fuel oil
SEOUL: Korea East-West Power Co Ltd (EWP) has bought 50,000 tonnes of Singaporean high sulphur fuel oil from Hanwha Corp...
S.Korea manufacturing sector see sales fall in 2014
SEOUL: The manufacturing sector saw sales fall last year, the Bank of Korea's annual corporate analysis report showed Tuesday. According...
S.Korea economy expected to grow 3% in 2016 from this year
NAIROBI: The South Korean economy is expected to grow 3 percent in 2016 from this year amid a prolonged slump...
Hyundai Motor operating profit falls 8.8% in 3Q
SEOUL: Hyundai Motor, South Korea's top carmaker, logged an 8.8 percent decline in its third-quarter operating profit, a regulatory filing...
S.Korea terms of trade continue to improves in Sep 2015
SEOUL: Despite a prolonged decline in exports, South Korea's terms of trade continued to improve in September as import prices...
