Are South Korea’s New Policies Silencing Rape Survivors? Create an FP account to save articles to read later and in the FP mobile app. Sign Up ALREADY AN FP SUBSCRIBER? LOGIN The 33-year-old woman had attempted suicide twice: the yearslong investigations and trials had been that stressful.
Five Guys debuts in South Korea to long waits and one person reportedly attempting to sell a burger meal for $76
Five Guys opened its first location in South Korea this week. Hundreds of customers were lined up before the burger chain’s new store opened.
Getting Younger: South Korea changes age counting system
South Korea has adopted a new law that changes how people count their ages. The country’s previous age-counting method made people a year or two older than they really are. (June 29)
One Dead in South Korea as Monsoon Season Arrives
This summer’s forecast is similar to that of last year, when the nation saw its heaviest rainfall in eight decades and at least nine people died.
IonQ Signs Agreement With South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT to Cultivate Regional Quantum Computing Ecosystem
IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), a leader in the quantum computing industry, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with South Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT (Information and Communications Technology) to …
South Korea’s government and business are over-close
On June 20th the World Bank’s arbitration forum ruled that South Korea’s government had left Elliott Investment Management, an American hedge fund, out of pocket by improperly meddling in a merger …
Japan, South Korea agree to resume currency swaps amid unresolved political tensions
Japan and South Korea have agreed to reestablish currency exchanges in an apparent reconciliation after the pact was scrapped eight years ago amid unresolved political tensions and territorial …
South Koreans grow younger overnight as the country changes how it counts people’s ages
As South Korea campaigns to retire an old and odd age-counting method that makes people a year or two older than they really …
Japan, South Korea revive currency swaps as icy relations slowly thaw
Japan and South Korea agreed on Thursday to revive a $10-billion currency swap deal, a symbolic but significant step as the countries’ leaders seek to improve long-strained ties amid increasing …
Finance ministers of Japan and South Korea agree to resume currency swap agreement as ties warm
Japan and South Korea have agreed to revive a currency swap agreement for times of crisis. The move is the latest sign of warming ties as the countries work to smooth over historical antagonisms.