Military commanders from Japan, the United States, South Korea, the Philippines and fourteen other countries met in Tokyo this week for a gathering that Washington hopes will help forge cooperation …
Asia markets tumble; Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea drop more than 3%
Shares in Asia-Pacific declined on Monday, as multiple major indexes regionally dropped at least 3% each. Looking out into the rest of the week, a slew of Chinese economic data including industrial …
S.Korea trucker strike enters 7th day as economy faces risks
SEOUL (Reuters) – A strike by South Korean truckers entered its seventh day on Monday, posing a test for the country’s new president and deepening stress on Asia’s fourth-largest economy …
Striking South Korean Truckers Target Chips, Put Brakes on Port Activity
Defiant South Korean truckers embarked on broader and more aggressive strike action on Friday, threatening to severely curtail deliveries of raw materials for semiconductors and petrochemical products …
S. Korea ranks No. 1 in household debt-to-GDP ratio in Q1
SEOUL, June 6 (Yonhap) — South Korea had the highest household debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio among 36 major economies in the first quarter, a global finance report said Monday. The …
Factbox-Impact of Strike by South Korean Truckers on Autos, Steel, Others
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Solana Ventures sets up $100M fund for GameFi and DeFi in South Korea
The Solana Foundation and Solana Ventures have set up a $100 million fund to stimulate the growth of NFT gaming and DeFi on Solana in South Korea.
Japan, S.Korea business groups to restart meetings
The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, plans to meet with its South Korean counterpart for the first time in three years.
North Korea test-fires short-range ballistic missiles after South Korea and US stage drill
Setting a possible single-day record for ballistic launches, North Korea test-fired a salvo of eight short-range missiles toward the sea on Sunday, South Korea’s military said. The missiles were fired …
North Korea test-fires salvo of short-range missiles
The launch came a day after the U.S. aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan concluded a three-day naval drill with South Korea.