Japan and South Korea’s senior economic officials met in Seoul this week for working-level preparations for the next bilateral finance ministers’ meeting, South Korea’s finance ministry said on Friday …
S. Korea showing signs of export recovery: finance minister
South Korean exports are showing some signs of a recovery on the back of rising demand from China and increasing outbound shipments of semiconductors, the finance minister said Friday. South Korea’s …
South Korea Bourse May Stop The Bleeding On Friday
The South Korea stock market has finished lower in back-to-back sessions, slipping more than 15 points or 0.6 percent along the way.
Japan, South Korea finance ministers to hold next meeting on June 29
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki and South Korean Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho will meet on June 29 in Tokyo for the next bilateral meeting, almost two months after the first talk between …
UPDATE 1-Japan tells US it wants closer cooperation to deal with North Korea
Japan’s Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada on Thursday told U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin he wanted to deepen security cooperation with Washington and South Korea after North Korea’s failed rocket …
Why does North Korea want a spy satellite so badly?
Why does North Korea want a surveillance satellite? In short, to keep an eye on U.S. and South Korean military operations. Also, in the event of a war, a satellite would help identify targets for …
Chinese buyers have snapped up more than half of foreign-owned homes in South Korea
This marks the first time that statistics on homes owned by foreigners have been officially announced by the South Korean government – ascribed to President Yoon Suk-yeol’s pledge to regulate …
South Korea Experts Say More Study Needed on Japan’s Nuclear Water Plan
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean nuclear safety experts who visited Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant said on Wednesday that detailed analysis was needed to verify Japan’s plan to release tonnes of contaminated water from it into the sea.
China to Join Indonesia’s Multilateral Naval Drills Despite Rising Tension
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will send warships to a multilateral naval exercise hosted this month by Indonesia, which has also invited countries such as North Korea, Russia, South Korea and the United …
North Korean Rocket Triggers ‘False Alarm’ Evacuation Alert in South Korea
The North’s rocket was said to carry a spy satellite, enabling it to watch its enemies more closely. But it said Wednesday that the launch had failed.