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South Korea’s growing reliance on foreign workers is creating a larger role for overseas labor in the country’s





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South Korea’s growing reliance on foreign workers is creating a larger role for overseas labor in the country’s

South Korea’s shipbuilding industry is entering a potentially consequential phase for U.S. companies and investors as demand for

South Korea’s expanding hydrogen-vehicle market is creating a growing opportunity for global energy, mobility and infrastructure companies, while

The Federal Reserve has started raising interest rates again, but the move is creating an uncomfortable problem for

(Photo=Hyundai Rotem) Poland has received 18 more South Korean K2 tanks as it races to rebuild and expand its armored forces on NATO’s eastern flank, where the country borders Belarus and Russia’s Kaliningrad region. The delivery is part of a military buildup that accelerated after Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine and Poland’s transfer of older equipment to Kyiv. That buildup

Photo=Samsung Apple’s entry into the foldable-phone market is already reshaping the premium smartphone landscape in South Korea, with early sales data offering U.S. technology companies and investors a glimpse of how Apple’s arrival could expand the category while intensifying competition for high-end consumers and component suppliers. Sales of Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Z Fold 8 rose about 10% in the week

Photo=Motionelements South Korea’s growing appetite for artificial intelligence and other foreign digital services is opening a new front for U.S. technology companies—and highlighting a widening dependence on overseas software that could reshape the country’s services economy. The trend accelerated in the first half of 2026. South Korea ran a $6.44 billion deficit in knowledge-service trade, the second-largest half-year shortfall on

(Photo=Naver) Naver, which operates South Korea’s leading search engine along with major shopping and payment services, has abandoned a potential investment in Baemin, the country’s largest food delivery platform, ending months of discussions over a deal valued at as much as $5.7 billion. The deal would have pushed Naver deeper into the daily spending habits of Korean consumers. Its services

(Photo=CJ ENM) Korean entertainment has spent years building a global audience through music, television and film. Now one of South Korea’s biggest media companies is trying to turn that cultural momentum into a broader distribution business across Europe. CJ ENM, a major South Korean entertainment and media company with businesses spanning television, film, music and content distribution, is expanding in