HANGZHOU, China (AP) — The Asian Games wrapped up Sunday with China dominating the medal count, followed by Japan and South Korea. China has traditionally been strong in the event and it was again, …
S. Korea’s finance minister to head to Morocco for IMF, World Bank, G20 meetings
SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s finance minister plans to leave for Morocco this week to take part in annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, his office …
Adopt a friend: South Korean writer’s unusual route to family
South Korean writer Eun Seo-ran was happily single, until a medical emergency made her want family around to help. But she took an unconventional route: legally adopting her best friend. The …
Google and Apple’s Market Dominance Under Scrutiny in South Korea
The Korea Communications Commission (KCC), South Korea’s telecommunications regulator, has accused Alphabet Inc GOOG GOOGL Google and Apple Inc AAPL of abusing their dominant positions in the app …
South Korea Threatens Apple and Google With Big Fines Over App Store Payments
Apple and Google force app store developers to use their payment systems, which South Korean regulators say could have affected competition …
Google and Apple face possible million-dollar fines in South Korea
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Global Korea: Sehyang Gugak, Traditional Music Orchestra Concert
We are in the festivity mood of the autumn season in South Korea where citizens, foreign residents as well as visitors are taking part and enjoying …
Sen. Schumer discusses trade, fentanyl crisis on 1st day of congressional visit to China
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and five other senators arrived in Shanghai on a three-country tour Saturday that will also take them to South Korea and Japan.
Is South Korea failing women in the workplace? Just look at Hyundai Motor
When Hwang Ji-sun, 52, first joined the assembly line at South Korean carmaker Hyundai 22 years ago, women like her had it tough.
American soldiers brought breakdancing to South Korea. Now it’s writing its own history
When hip-hop-obsessed American soldiers showed their Korean counterparts how to land headspins and windmills at US military bases in the 1980s, they probably didn’t anticipate breakdancing’s eventual explosion in the country.