William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of “Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan’s Lost Decades.” Of all the things South Koreans expected of 2020, a sudden …
South Korea’s new coronavirus cases sink to three-week low amid tight restrictions
South Korea on Sunday reported the smallest daily rise in coronavirus infections in three weeks as tighter restrictions cap a second wave. This brings South Korea’s total number of COVID-19 infections …
South Korea Seeks $6.3 Billion Extra Budget to Aid Vulnerable
The South Korean government plans to ask parliament for about 7.5 trillion won ($6.3 billion) this week, in what will be its fourth extra budget this year as it battles a resurgence of the coronavirus …
Evacuations in effect as powerful Typhoon Haishen targets Japan, South Korea
Typhoon Haishen is bearing down on southern Japan and South Korea, and the storm’s timing couldn’t be worse. It will come on the heels of Typhoon Maysak, which made landfall in South Korea early …
Powerful Typhoon Haishen closing in on Japan, South Korea
Typhoon Haishen is strengthening and, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, has become the first super typhoon of the season in the western Pacific Ocean.
Japan, South Korea nuclear envoys agree to cooperate on North Korea
Nuclear envoys of South Korea and Japan exchanged a phone call on Friday and agreed to cooperate on North Korea nuclear matters.
Super Typhoon Haishen to be one of the most intense storms on record for Japan, South Korea
Super Typhoon Haishen is close to the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane and is moving toward southwestern Japan and a dangerous encounter with South Korea.
Brazil, South Korea: Two Tales Of Climbing An Income Ladder
The “middle income trap” may well characterize the experience of Brazil and most of Latin America since the 1980s.
Envoy: Bangladesh among priority countries for Korea’s ODA
Korea was the 9th largest ODA provider to Bangladesh in 2018 with a total disbursement amount of $69 million South Korean Ambassador Lee Jang-keun has said Bangladesh is among the priority partner …
The Dangerous North Korea
In 1950 Kim Il-sung assured Stalin that his planned attack on South Korea would lead to total victory in 72 hours. The fighting in fact lasted 1,129 days and resulted in a loss of territory for the …