SEOUL: A South Korean court’s ruling in favour of a group of 16 women who were forced to work in Japanese wartime brothels was confirmed on Saturday (Dec 9) by Japan’s decision not to appeal the verdict,
US, South Korea, Japan Unite Against North Korea’s Nuclear Ambitions Amid Escalating Tensions
The United States and its Asian allies have increased trilateral security cooperation and strengthened joint military exercises in response to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s expansion of the …
Twitch to shut down in South Korea due to high costs
Amazon’s streaming unit Twitch on Tuesday said it will shut down operations in South Korea in February next year, due to high operating costs and network fees.
US, South Korean and Japanese National Security Advisers Meet to Discuss North Korean Threat
U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan is meeting with his South Korean and Japanese counterparts Saturday in their latest three-way talks on the North Korean nuclear threat and other regional c …
US, South Korean and Japanese National Security Advisers Meet to Discuss North Korean Threat
The nuclear envoys shared their assessments about North Korea’s recent satellite launch and weapons … and other illicit efforts to evade U.S.-led international sanctions and finance its weapons …
Central Asia: Report accuses Chinese hackers of attacking Uzbek Foreign Ministry’s servers
Chinese hackers have reportedly conducted attacks on governmental servers in Uzbekistan and against individual users in South Korea. The Hacker News reported in early December that the Uzbek Foreign …
Japan-South Korea Cooperation Rests on the Rule of Law
South Korea’s erratic court rulings and disharmony in the justice system jeopardize Japan and South Korea’s bilateral ties.
Twitch says it’s withdrawing from the South Korean market over expensive network fees
Twitch, a popular video service, will shut down its struggling business in South Korea, a decision its chief executive blamed on allegedly “prohibitively expensive” costs for operating in the country.
Exclusive: South Korea’s pension fund, central bank to extend FX swap line
South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) and central bank are in talks to extend their foreign exchange swap programme that was due to expire in December, according to two government sources with direct knowledge of the matter.
US envoy for North Korea to join Hyundai Motor as an adviser
SEOUL (Reuters) – The U.S. special representative for North Korea Sung Kim will join South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor as an adviser in January, the company said on Friday. Kim, a Korean-American …