“As a regional country, we hope that peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait will continue,” a South Korean Foreign Ministry official told Newsweek.
(2nd LD) S. Korea’s inflation at near 24-year high in July on high energy, food prices
By Kim Soo-yeon SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s consumer prices rose at the fastest pace in almost 24 years in July due to high energy and food prices, data showed Tuesday, raising …
South Korea Ruling Party Acting Leader Offers to Quit Amid Infighting
The acting leader of South Korea’s ruling party offered to resign over in-fighting in the People Power Party, adding to the growing woes for new President, Yoon Suk Yeol, whose approval ratings have …
Yoon’s Approval Ratings Already Cratering In Korea
Despite being warned of potential“annihilation” by not-so-amicable neighbor Kim Jong Un yesterday , conservative South Korean President Y …
Indonesia And South Korea Expand Cooperation On New Capital City Project
Indonesia expanded a cooperation agreement with South Korea on Thursday relating to the construction of a new capital city on …
Indonesia Welcomes Investment of South Korean Steel Producer: Minister
The Indonesian government welcomes the interest shown by South Korean steel producer, Posco, to invest US$3.5 billion.
South Korea’s sudden property slump tests world’s most indebted consumers
SEOUL: South Korea’s property market has abruptly gone from sizzling hot to floundering, piling pressure on some of the world’s most debt-saddled consumers as the sector experiences the fastest …
Analysis: South Korean inflation raises risk of widening worker unrest
For years, a separate class of South Korean shipyard workers – hired through contractors – say they endured wages barely one-third regular workers’, got no paid sick leave for COVID, and routinely …
India Blocks Krafton’s Game Under Law It Has Used to Ban China Apps-Source
India blocked a popular battle-royale format game from Krafton Inc, a South Korean company backed by China’s Tencent, using a law it has invoked since 2020 to ban Chinese apps on national security …
Why India has blocked South Korean gaming app BGMI
A popular combat and survival game similar to hit video game PlayerUnknown’s Battleground (PUBG) has been blocked in India.Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) has been taken off the Google and Apple app …