Seasonal noise” around government hiring skewed the numbers upward, analysts say, and payrolls are in fact pretty weak.

Timothy W. Martin is the Korea bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal in Seoul, overseeing the Journal's coverage of North and South Korea.

Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on Thursday following Wall Street’s overnight losses. Investors are reading South Korea’s surprise interest rate cut. Japan (NKY:IND) +0.80% to above 38,300 ...

South Korea’s top financial watchdog attempted to revive optimism over the nation’s corporate reform initiatives to investors in New York while soothing concerns over the short-selling ban.

In just a few months, the emerging markets of Asia, Europe and Latin America have undergone a radical change of image.

A North Korean man made a daring escape to freedom, traversing on foot one of the world’s most fortified places: the Korean ...

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The company, which is sometimes called the Amazon of South Korea, got a big endorsement on Thursday from Wall Street. Its shares rose 41 percent from an initial public offering price of $35 to ...

U.S. stocks climbed further into record heights after a report showed the U.S. job market looks stronger than Wall Street ...

As the largest e-commerce company in South Korea, ... Coupang—The Amazon Of South Korea—Just Became The Largest Foreign IPO On Wall Street Since Alibaba. Here’s What You Need To Know. ByGina ...

Timothy W. Martin is the Korea bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal in Seoul, overseeing the Journal's coverage of North and South Korea.