South Korea's Hong Nam-Ki takes the eighth place in FinanceAsia's annual Asia-Pacific finance minister rankings, but he has got time to turn things around.

Seoul is upping its ambitions to become Asia's top biotech powerhouse through collaboration between the government and private firms.

We are setting out the rationale for the choices made in our Country Awards. In Korea, there were clear winners in the local and international categories.

Hong Kong's CNBC, South Korea's LG Display and Olam treasury all feature in Dealogic's roundup of loans activity in Asia for September 28 to October 5.

The chaebol's shipbuilding unit could be on the brink of bankruptcy if it fails to complete the $1.5 billion rights offering scheduled for April, analysts say.

The private equity firm’s sale of Halla Cement to Asia Cement could give an extra fillip to pricing power for the top players.

Korea Investment & Securities, KB Investments & Securities and NH Investments & Securities are also winners, along with Citi and Credit Suisse in the foreign categories.

MDM Plus, AET Bermuda One and Ecom Agroindustrial Asia feature in Dealogic's roundup of loans activity in Asia for April 27 to May 3.

As South Korea elects a new leader on Tuesday, the country’s family-run conglomerates are bracing for more challenges.

The Anglo-Dutch consumer group acquires the skincare business from Bain Capital and Goldman Sachs, buying into the "hallyu" wave of cultural influence.