SEOUL – South Korea sued North Korea on Wednesday for $35 million (S$47 million) in compensation for a liaison office that North Korea blew up in 2020, in a case highlighting the breakdown of ties …
Five Guys to open 1st store in South Korea this month
South Korea’s first Five Guys burger restaurant will open in Gangnam, southern Seoul, later this month, its operator said Thursday. The two-story store with about 150 seats will open in the bustling …
South Korean shares reverse early gains as investors assess Fed outcome
** South Korean shares fell on Thursday, reversing early gains, as investors assessed the U.S. Federal Reserve’s meeting outcome to be hawkish. The Korean won weakened, while the benchmark bond yield …
North Korea sued for tens of millions by South Korea over demolition job!
South Korea said it has filed a lawsuit seeking damages from North Korea for the 2020 demolition of an office near the border between the two countries.
Pyongyang faked popular South Korean website Naver to steal data: Seoul spy agency
The site was designed to hack South Koreans’ Naver IDs and passwords, giving Pyongyang access to valuable personal data. Read more at straitstimes.com.
From Walmart to North Korea’s Army: The World’s Biggest Employers, Ranked
The bank, which has a total of 2.7 million business clients and 320 million personal … including 270,168 in North America and 174,085 in Europe. South Korea’s armed forces total 555,000 active …
Live news: South Korea’s jobless rate for May hits record low
South Korea’s jobless rate fell to a record low last month, with notable recovery in the service sector, in another sign that the worst may be over for Asia’s fourth-largest economy.
Biden Dispatching Sullivan to Tokyo for Talks With Japan, Philippines, South Korea Officials
President Joe Biden is dispatching White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan to Tokyo this week for talks with his counterparts from Japan, Philippines and South Korea …
Man Arrested While Attempting to Scale the World’s Sixth-Tallest Skyscraper in South Korea
Authorities in Seoul, South Korea have detained a British man who was apprehended while attempting to climb the Lotte World Tower, the sixth-tallest building in the world, using no equipment and just …
Top S. Korean chaebols to lead biz delegation for Expo bid, Yoon’s Vietnam visit
Chiefs of top South Korean conglomerates, including Samsung, SK and Hyundai, will accompany President Yoon Suk Yeol on his trip next week to France to promote the country’s bid to host the World Expo …