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Everything is Wikileaks' business

On Sunday, newspapers published discoveries from hundreds of thousands of diplomatic cables disclosed by Wikileaks. But the palace intrigue isn't only for the diplomatic set. It's also for the...

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How free trade deals create U.S. jobs

While lawmakers and the Obama administration wrangle over side deals to the trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia, and Panama, U.S. businesses — and the economy — suffer. By Scott Davis, CEO of...

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The 7 elections that will reshape the global economy

Leaders around the world are facing angry voters who want real change. Can they keep getting by on the same old promises, or is it time to clean house? By Geoff Colvin, senior editor-at-large FORTUNE...

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Why the threat of a 'currency war' is dead

For all the criticisms the Fed faced over its large-scale bond purchasing program, some emerging economies now can't see life without QE. FORTUNE -- Not long ago, leaders of emerging economies thought...

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Korean corporate culture at a crossroads

FORTUNE — Last May, one of South Korea’s largest dairy companies, Namyang, came under fire for corporate malpractice. A company official was caught on tape threatening a small distributor into buying...

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EU, South Korea aim to develop 5G mobile network

The European Union and South Korea have joined forces in an attempt to get ahead of the game in developing ultra-fast fifth-generation wireless communications networks. The two sides said in Seoul...

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The 7 elections that will reshape the global economy

Leaders around the world are facing angry voters who want real change. Can they keep getting by on the same old promises, or is it time to clean house? Rarely — maybe never — has global leadership been...

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Samsung profit slumps as it feels the heat from China

Samsung Electronics Co. SSNLF is on track for its worst results in two years after low-cost Chinese competition took a big bite out of its core smartphones business in the second quarter. The Korean...

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Exclusive: Silicon Valley VC firm bets big on Korea

Altos Ventures, an 18 year-old Silicon Valley venture capital firm, has just finished raising a $60 million fund dedicated to South Korea-based startups, Fortune has learned. It is believed to be the...

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Samsung to spend $14.7 billion on new chip plant

South Korean IT giant Samsung Electronics AAPL in the premium segment and undercut by Chinese rivals like Lenovo Group Ltd in mid-to-low end. April-June operating profit for Samsung’s mobile division...

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Korean Air chairman’s daughter lives to rue Nut Rage outburst

You might think that a country situated next to the world’s most notorious nuclear-armed (and apparently cyber-armed) rogue state would have better things to do than argue about how to serve nuts to...

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Samsung woos disgruntled investors with big, fat dividend hike

South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co Ltd SSNLF said Friday it’s considering lifting its 2014 dividend payout by up to 50%, its latest attempt to boost its share price in a year plagued by disappointing...

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South Korea indicts Uber CEO Travis Kalanick

Dec 24 (Reuters) – South Korea has indicted the chief executive officer and local subsidiary of Uber Technologies Inc for violating a law governing public transport, becoming the latest jurisdiction to...

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Korean Air ‘nut rage’ princess could face jail

This article is published in cooperation with Time.com. The original version can be found here. By Elizabeth Barber @ElizabethKateri South Korean prosecutors filed charges against the daughter of the...

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Samsung predicts 1st profit drop in 3 years, but stock rises

Samsung Electronics Co. SSNLF said Thursday it expects its annual profit to have fallen for the first time in three years in 2014, after being ousted by local upstart Xiaomi as the biggest smartphone...

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South Korea’s president will hold talks with the North without conditions

This post is in partnership with Time. The article below was originally published at Time.com. By David Stout, TIME South Korean President Park Geun-hye announced during a nationally televised address...

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Samsung’s smartphone primacy under threat from Apple after weak Q4

Samsung SSNLF is closer to losing its crown as global smartphone leader after posting a plunge in quarterly mobile earnings on Thursday, a day after rival Apple AAPL reported the biggest profit in...

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Korean ‘nut rage’ princess gets 1 year in prison

This article is published in partnership with Time.com. The original version can be found here. A Seoul court on Thursday sentenced a former Korean Air executive to a year in prison for aviation law...

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How to succeed in Asia without offending anybody

When was the last time your team applauded when you walked into the room? If you've spent much time doing business in China, maybe it wasn't so long ago. Applause is a common greeting there and, if you...

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Samsung’s alleged anti-Semitic cartoons pulled from website

A new wrinkle unfolds in the continuing merger battle between Samsung C&T and Elliot Associates. Several cartoons were removed from the Samsung C&T company website after alleged anti-Semitic...

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