SEOUL: South Korea should consider integrating bitcoin into its national reserves and issuing a won-backed stablecoin, financial experts and industry leaders said at a forum on Thursday (March 6).
Casualties in South Korea Fighter Jet Misfire Raised to 29, Yonhap Says
SEOUL (Reuters) – The number of people injured after South Korean fighter jets accidentally dropped bombs on a civilian area on Thursday increased to 15 civilians and 14 soldiers, the Yonhap News Agency said on Friday, citing the country’s defence ministry.
SBI denies report it is negotiating with SK Hynix, UMC on Japan chip plant
SBI Holdings denied a Nikkan Kogyo newspaper report that it is negotiating with South Korea’s SK Hynix and Taiwan’s UMC about collaboration on a chips plant in Miyagi prefecture. The report is not …
Trump says South Korea wants to invest in the Alaska gas pipeline. Does it?
Some officials in South Korea say agreeing to the pipeline investment might placate the U.S., but Trump is still threatening tariffs.
Finance tycoon overtakes Samsung’s Lee as richest South Korean
Cho Jung-ho’s rise to South Korea’s uber rich list stands out in a country where inherited fortune largely defines wealth. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Russell Westbrook Had Special Gift for Fan Who Traveled From South Korea to See Him Play
Russell Westbrook gave his game-worn jersey to a fan who traveled all the way from South Korea to watch him play after the Nuggets’ win vs. the Kings.
SBI negotiating with SK Hynix, UMC on Japan chip plant collaboration, report says
SBI Holdings is negotiating with South Korea’s SK Hynix and Taiwan’s UMC about collaboration on a chips plant the financial firm is planning in Japan’s Miyagi prefecture, Nikkan Kogyo newspaper …
Samsung’s executive chairman set to lose title as South Korea’s richest person
Meritz Financial Group chairman Cho Jung-ho is now in second spot with a net worth of US$8.5 billion. The company’s market value has surged more than 100 times since its 2011 IPO to US$16 billion.
Samsung Electronics’ union in South Korea approves 5.1% wage hike
Samsung Electronics’ main union in South Korea voted in favour of a wage increase deal on Wednesday, the company said.
Trump says Japan, South Korea want to partner with U.S. in Alaska pipeline
Japan, South Korea and other countries want to partner with the United States in a “gigantic” natural gas pipeline in Alaska, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, claiming they would invest …