UBS Group AG has identified at least four countries including South Korea and India as “slow” in granting regulatory approvals which it needs to complete its takeover of Credit Suisse, according to an …
Five US citizens land in Qatar as part of US-Iran prisoner swap
A plane sent by mediator Qatar flew the five U.S. citizens and two of their relatives out of Tehran after both sides got confirmation the $6 billion was transferred from South Korea to Qatari accounts …
The Amber Gleam of Yakgwa, South Korea’s ‘It’ Cookie
Koreans have long sought after yakgwa with this sort of enthusiasm. Kings of Korea’s Goryeo dynasty even banned the making and eating of yakgwa because the popularity of its main ingredients — wheat, …
CapitaLand Investment private fund buys South Korean logistics property for S$112 million
CAPITALAND Investment (CLI) on Monday (Sep 18) said its regional private fund acquired a logistics property in Anseong, South Korea, for S$112 million. Read more at The Business Times.
Rare Look Inside South Korean Factory Arming NATO Amid Ukraine War
Can Robinhood Reinvent Investing Again? CEO Vlad Tenev Is Betting on It. Robinhood gained millions of users during the GameStop craze. But many have left as interest rates have gone up. CEO Vlad Tenev is now focused on growing Robinhood into more than just …
Korea Box Office: ‘Sleep’ Retains Chart Lead on a Lazy Pre-Holiday Weekend
Two Hollywood new releases, “A Haunting in Venice” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutant Mayhem” failed to make much of an impression on the South Korean box office … which topped the chart in Korea for three weekends, clung on to fourth …
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un inspects Russian bombers and a warship on a visit to Russia’s Far East
(Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP) SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected Russia’s nuclear-capable bombers, hypersonic missiles and an advanced warship …
Thousands of South Korean teachers are rallying for new laws to protect them from abusive parents
South Korean lawmakers are currently debating bills that would meet some of the teachers’ demands to for immunity from child abuse claims. But some experts have raised concerns over the potential …
US to advance prisoner swap deal with Iran, release $6B in frozen Iranian funds
The waiver means that European, Middle Eastern and Asian banks will not run afoul of U.S. sanctions in converting the money frozen in South Korea and transferring it to Qatar’s central bank, where it …
US to advance prisoner swap deal with Iran, release $6B in frozen Iranian funds
The waiver means that European, Middle Eastern and Asian banks will not run afoul of U.S. sanctions in converting the money frozen in South Korea and transferring it to Qatar’s central bank, where it …