The South Korean government starts distributing the so-called “pet plants” in a bid to combat depression caused by prolonged isolation.
Kim Yo Jong threats delayed food aid to North Korea, reports say
Threats of military action from Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, may have delayed South Korean plans for food aid, according to multiple press reports.
A taste of democracy: South Korea’s 16-year fight for a green onion breakfast cereal
It is being hailed as a major win for democracy in South Korea. After 16 years in exile, a president this week triumphantly returned to claim his rightful place – on the front of a box of green …
Carry Starts Offline Data Collection from South Korea’s largest SMB loyalty point platform with 23M users
SEOUL, South Korea, June 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — On June 29th, South Korea’s Blockchain Project Carry Protocol announced that it started data collection from the offline market targeting roughly …
South Korea’s finance minister rules out need for further extra budgets
SEOUL (BLOOMBERG) – South Korean Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki ruled out the need for a fourth extra budget this year and said that the economic shock from the coronavirus pandemic may have bottomed..
South Korea Industrial Production Declines 6.7% On Month In May
Industrial output in South Korea fell a seasonally adjusted 6.7 percent on month in May, Statistics Korea said on Tuesday – missing …
South Korea Industrial Output Sinks 6.7% On Month In May
Disclaimer | Commerce Policy | Made In NYC | Stock quotes by finanzen.net (RTTNews) – Industrial production in South Korea was down a seasonally adjusted 6.7 percent on month in May, Statistics …
North Korea Responding to Financial Dearth
What has likely prompted Kim Jong Un to “hit the pause button” regarding his threats against South Korea isn’t a desire to place North-South reconciliation back on track but financial desperation.
He Sends Up Balloons, and North Korea Wants Him Dead
The third was the man they were there to protect: Park Sang-hak, a North Korean defector now living in South Korea and sometimes referred to as “Enemy Zero” by the North. “I’ve already almost died …
South Korea Accuses Japan of Shamelessness in Dispute Over G-7
Troubled relations between Japan and South Korea have a new point of tension: participation in the G-7 club of rich nations, with member Japan resisting an idea floated by President Trump of adding …