THE South Korean stock market soared on each of the first two trading days following President Lee Jae-myung's official ...

The benchmark KOSPI climbed 2% to 2,867.27 at one point, with SK Hynix up 4% and Samsung Electronics up 2.2%, before trimming gains. The index has jumped nearly 7% since the presidential election held ...

As Lee steps into office, expectations are high and so are the stakes. His priority will be to unite a divided nation and ...

Lee began his term hours after winning an election triggered in April by the removal of then-President Yoon Suk Yeol over his ill-fated imposition of martial law late last year.

An election was triggered in April by the removal of then-President Yoon Suk Yeol over his imposition of martial law late ...

SEOUL -- Newly inaugurated President Lee Jae-myung put a stronger economy and domestic stock market front and center of his campaign, acknowledging South Korea's slower economic growth as U.S. tariffs ...

Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mostly higher Wednesday after Wall Street rose on the back of a tech rally, led by ...

Liberal opposition candidate Lee Jae-myung has been elected president of South Korea. South Korean media outlets including ...

The PMI for South Korea, Asia’s fourth-largest economy, stood at 47.7 in May, also staying below the 50 mark for a fourth ...

Thursday's rate decision comes less than a week before South Korea votes for a new president, ending half a year of political ...

South Korea’s central bank cut its key interest rate and sharply lowered its growth outlook for the country’s economy in 2025 ...