This year's Korea Grand Sale, a government-run shopping and tourism festival, attracted a record 346,000 foreign tourists, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced Tuesday.
Korea's industrial output, retail sales and facility investment fell from a month earlier in January, data showed Tuesday, raising concerns about a prolonged economic slowdown.
The Korea Grand Sale, a government-run shopping and tourism festival, kicked off nationwide on Wednesday.
The top two divisions of Korean professional football set a single-season record for ticket sales in 2024, data showed Tuesday.
The Korea Sale Festa, the country's largest annual sales event, will kick off next week, with discounts on cars and home appliances among other goods and services.
The presidential office is taking a firmer stance in support of Korean companies after facing criticism for laying down in front of Tokyo over the Naver-Line Yahoo sell-off directive.
The interim results of an investigation by the financial watchdog found that BNP Paribas, HSBC and seven others engaged in illegal short selling with a total value of 211.2 billion won.
Korea's largest budget carrier withdrew from the bidding, which ended on Thursday as Korean Air inches closer to its merger with the No. 2 airline.
Private Equity firm MBK Partners has struck a deal to acquire a majority stake in Korean pharmaceutical wholesaler Geo-Young to bolster its health care portfolio.
The holding company of Hanjin Group, the owner of Korean Air, sold the three-star resort to Sonoin International for $101 million.
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