Cold wave slashes retail property auction success rates in South Korea Retail space auctions struggle as economic challenges diminish buyer interest in South Korea …
Bankruptcy rise puts South Korea’s IBs to test
South Korea’s prolonged economic downturn and rising corporate bankruptcies are challenging investment banks in Yeouido’s financial district this year. As demand for corporate financing rises and the …
SECDEF Hegseth Affirms U.S. Commitment to Japan, South Korea During Defense Chief Calls
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth made introductory phone calls on Friday to Japan Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and Acting South Korea Minister of National Defense Kim Seon-ho to reaffirm the U.
N. Korea says U.S. arms aid cannot ‘save’ S. Korea from strategic deficiency
North Korea on Sunday accused the United States of stepping up weapons aid to allies in what it called an attempt to cement its hegemonic status, saying such weapons provisions are still not sufficient to “save” South Korea from a strategic deficiency.
Who is Lee Jae-myung, South Korea’s possible next president?
W HEN SOUTH KOREA’S president, Yoon Suk Yeol, sent troops streaming into the country’s National Assembly on December 3rd, Lee Jae-myung turned on his livestream. Viewers watched on a shaky smartphone camera feed as the head of the country’s largest opposition force,
Passenger plane catches fire in South Korea prompting mass evacuation, three injured
An Airbus plane belonging to South Korean carrier Air Busan caught fire on Tuesday at Gimhae International Airport in the country’s south while preparing for departure to Hong Kong, fire authorities said.
South Korea’s Yoon draws support from casualties of cutthroat economy
CHANGWON, South Korea — Watching images of raucous street protests in Seoul on his smartphone, author Chun Hyun-woo’s eyes are drawn to the young men in the crowds yelling for South Korea’s impeached …
Officials launch investigation into cause of Air Busan fire in South Korea
South Korean officials are launching an investigation into the cause of the fire that engulfed an Air Busan passenger plane, with eyewitness accounts suggesting a power bank may have sparked the blaze …
What to expect after South Korea’s impeached president was indicted on rebellion charges
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has become the country’s first leader to be indicted, less than two weeks after he was the first to be detained. The impeached, jailed president, who had been holed up in his presidential compound for weeks after issuing a shocking martial law decree last month,
Fire breaks out on plane with 176 people on board
An airplane carrying 176 people was engulfed in flames in South Korea, almost a month to the day that a Jeju Air jet crashed, killing 179 people on board. The fire broke out in the tail section of the …