South Korean airlines will be made to warn passengers against opening aircraft doors according to new operating guidelines. The new regulation comes after a series of incidents in which passengers …
AI makes calls to check on senior citizens in South Korea
A South Korean artificial intelligence program has been successfully calling the country’s most vulnerable population, senior citizens who live alone, on a weekly basis to ascertain their safety.
North Korea deploys troops, weapons near border after military pact suspended -Yonhap
North Korea has deployed soldiers and heavy weapons at guard posts near the border with South Korea following the suspension of a military accord between the countries, news agency Yonhap reported on Monday,
The ‘Korea discount’: Value stock or value trap?
South Korea’s markets have been plagued by what is commonly called … While South Korean companies are prominent in sectors like semiconductors, automotive and finance, there are also other bright …
South Korea, Japan and China agree to resume trilateral leaders’ summit, but without specific date
The top diplomats from South Korea, Japan and China agree to revive cooperation among the Asian neighbors and resume their leaders’ trilateral summit
Why are major South Korean stocks persistently undervalued?
Despite South Korea’s remarkable economic progress over the past decades, major companies here are still grappling with the weight of the so-called Korea discount in the stock market, a phenomenon …
(LEAD) S. Korea’s Busan making last-ditch efforts to bring World Expo on voting day
South Korean delegates and business leaders, led by Prime Minister Han Duck-soo … “It has been confirmed that in the last one or two days, Saudi Arabia has shaken the support for South Korea and we …
Billions of dollars in sight: Saudi Arabia, Italy and South Korea compete for Expo 2030
PARIS (Reuters/Web Desk) – Italy, Saudi Arabia and South Korea are battling it out in Paris on Tuesday for the right to host the Expo 2030 world fair, a five-yearly event that attracts millions of …
Graying and gung-ho: An elderly militia in South Korea says it’s willing to fight
With South Korea’s birthrate plummeting, veterans in their 60s and 70s say they can bolster the army’s ranks. But can they keep up with the young?
UPDATE 1-Top diplomats of China, Japan, S.Korea seek to boost three-way ties
The foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea met in the port city of Busan on Sunday, seeking to restart co-operation among the Asian neighbors and pave the way for a summit of their three leaders.