UZBEKISTAN: National Railway UTY is to buy six inter-city electric multiple-units from Hyundai Rotem in 2023-26. The planned order was announced via presidential decree on October 10 after a Uzbek …
South Korean Think Tank Crafts Future through ‘K Entrepreneurship’ and ‘Peace Entrepreneurship’
The South Korean think tank, ‘Policy Space for Inclusion and Innovation’, is not just an academic institution. It is a crucible where over 120 progressive professors and researchers forge the nation’s future,
Little Punishment or Change After South Korea’s Halloween Calamity
Families of the 159 people crushed to death last year say the government has never acknowledged its mistakes or accepted responsibility.
South Korea Confirms Second Case of Lumpy Skin Disease in Cattle
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea confirmed its second case of lumpy skin disease (LSD) in cattle at a local farm on Saturday. The report comes one day after the country confirmed its first-ever case of LSD at a farm in Seosan, located some 98 kilometers southwest of Seoul.
ESG update: South Korea
In this article we look at this year’s ESG trends from a South Korean perspective … (including the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Korea Federation of Small and Medium Business), …
Protesters in Iraq, Indonesia, South Korea demonstrate over Israeli airstrikes
Thousands of people in Muslim countries and beyond held demonstrations Friday in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, calling for an end to Israel’s blockade and airstrikes in the wake of a brutal incursion into southern Israel by fighters from the Hamas militant group that rules Gaza.
Making it in Seoul: how some Canadians are moving to South Korea to become K-pop stars
While few artists end up making it in such a competitive industry, the modern K-pop industry actively searches for new talent through a global open-audition process, which has always included the U.S., China, and Japan. In recent years, though, the net has widened to recruit artists from countries including Australia, Vietnam, Thailand and Canada.
South Korea’s Yoon to Visit Saudi, Qatar to Talk Israel Conflict, Business
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will make state visits to Saudi Arabia and Qatar on Oct. 21-26 and discuss security conditions related to the Israel-Palestinian conflict, South Korea’s Yonhap news reported on Thursday.
South Korean Political Leader Faces Perjury Allegations
Leader of Democratic Party in South Korea, Lee Jae-myung, is ensnared in allegations of perjury that trace their origins back to the 2018 Gyeonggi Province gubernatorial election. Lee, a prominent figure in South Korean politics,
‘China’s Not Going Away’
when speaking to members of the business community or those in South Korea who do business in China, is the great uncertainty of doing business in China. There’s a fear of capriciousness. As one person told me, in the United States, you compete against …