The Indian women’s tennis team concluded their Billie Jean King Cup 2022 Asia/Oceania Group I campaign with a 2-1 win over South Korea in Antalya on Saturday. This is India’s third successive win in …
Counting age can be a tricky business in South Korea
The different ways of age-counting has led to confusion when different systems are used in different situations. . Read more at straitstimes.com.
Counting age in South Korea can be a tricky business
SEOUL – Ms Sora Lee can claim to be 29, 30 or 31 years old in South Korea, depending on which way her age is counted in the country. She is 29 under the legal age which is the conventional way widely …
‘How are we supposed to survive?’: Dog meat farmers fear total ban on tradition in South Korea
It is estimated that up to 1.5 million dogs are still slaughtered for food each year in South Korea Credit: AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon When Jang Insil founded her dog meat farm back in the 1990s, she …
COVID-19 continues to run rampant in South Korea
Hundreds of thousands of new infections take place daily, with cases surpassing the official totals in every other country nearly every day.
South Korea, US in talks to hold Yoon-Biden summit around May 21
If realised, the summit would come just days after Yoon takes office on May 10, making it the earliest-ever South Korea-US summit after a South Korean president’s inauguration …
Analysts: North Korea’s Destruction of Tourist Site Signals Unwillingness to Engage in Inter-Korean Cooperation
Demolition of South Korean-owned facilities at Mount Kumgang may indicate Pyongyang is ending communication with Seoul, Washington for now …
South Korea official signals leaflet balloons might again float over the North
A South Korean official likely to oversee North Korean ties said on Thursday he opposed a ban on sending propaganda into North Korea, signalling the possible return to the skies of leaflet-laden …
South Korean banks in Vietnam reported $172 million in profits in 2021
Following a successful 2021, several South Korean banks are showing an interest in growing their presence in Vietnam. Wooribank Vietnam is among the most popular foreign lenders in the country South …
N.Korea Demolishes More S.Korean Facilities at Mt. Kumgang
North Korea is demolishing a golf course and other … “We’ve decided to wrap up the Mt. Kumgang business to concentrate on other projects,” an Ananti executive said. Altogether the South Korean …