South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said on Friday that his government would focus on easing regulations and accelerate working-level tariff talks with Washington as part of its broader support for companies on trade issues.

Indonesian and South Korean officials have signed a revised deal that significantly lowers Jakarta’s financial commitment to the joint KF-21 fighter jet program, a move aimed at reviving long-stalled progress on the multibillion-dollar project.

Successive South Korean presidents have promised to raise the historically low valuations of the country’s listed companies — the so-called Korea discount — with little success. The price-to-book ratio of Kospi companies reached a record low of 0.84 last year, meaning the market valued them below the stated worth of their net assets.

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said on Wednesday the government was preparing to revamp the country's tax system to boost dividend payouts, as part of a broader push to make the domestic stock market more attractive.

South Korea's June presidential election ended six months of political uncertainty and policy paralysis in the country. Investors are optimistic that President Lee Jae-myung can boost the economy with fiscal stimulus and corporate governance reform.

One of the world’s biggest boybands could soon be making a comeback with six out of seven members of K-Pop supergroup BTS now discharged from South Korea’s mandatory military service. The band plans to reunite at some point later this year.

Delta's daily service to Incheon Airport in Seoul, South Korea, puts Salt Lake City within one stop of 80% of the world’s population.

MBK Partners is seeking to put up for sale its embattled South Korean supermarket chain Homeplus, to avert liquidation of the retailer, the Northeast Asia-focused private equity firm said on Friday. In March,