wants to tie up with a long-term foreign investor and also tap into the growing interest from South Korean and Japanese investors in Vietnam’s banking sector, one of the sources said. SHB is in talks …
Hear why these South Koreans are worried about Japan’s Fukushima wastewater release plan
The IAEA has given Japan the green light to release treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean. CNN’s Paula Hancocks reports that has fishermen in South Korea worried.
Japan protests to South Korea over military drills on disputed islands
Japan has lodged protests with South Korea over military drills by the latter on disputed islands, calling the move “extremely regrettable.”
Japan protests to South Korea over military drill on disputed islands
Japan lodged a protest with South Korea over military drills it conducted on disputed islands, saying it was “extremely regrettable”, the foreign ministry said in a statement issued on Friday.
South Korea Stock Market May Take Further Damage On Friday
The South Korea stock market has finished lower in three straight sessions, slipping more than 40 points or 1.7 percent along the way. The KOSPI now sits just beneath the 2,560-point plateau and it …
Opinion: U.S. B-52 bombers join South Korean drills while tensions escalate with North Korea
The ongoing confrontation between North Korea and South Korea continues to build as the U.S. and South Korea strengthen defenses. Learn more here.
Gangnam style vs. squalor: Inequality in South Korea’s most famous area
The Seoul suburb, home to both majestic high-rises and village shacks, is a microcosm of the widening social and economic inequality bedeviling South Korea.
Hansae Joins Korean Business Delegation for Vietnam State Visit
Vietnam is a global production powerhouse for apparel, and it’s also a major manufacturing base for South Korean ODM company Hansae Co., Ltd. Hansae’s vice chairman Kim Ik-Whan and president Kim Kyung accompanied South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol …
South Korea to Help Africa Cut Dependence on Rice Imports -Minister
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea is set to sign an agreement next week with eight African nations to help boost rice production and cut their dependence on imports, Agriculture Minister Chung Hwang-keun told Reuters, amid concerns over food security on the continent.
China’s top-ranking diplomat told Japan and South Korea their people can dye their hair blonde and make their noses sharper but that they’ll ‘never become Westerners,’ urging …
China’s top diplomat Wang Yi reminded Japanese and South Koreans of their ethnicity. He said they can “never become Westerners,” calling for closer cooperation between their nations. “We have to know where our roots are,