SEOUL: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung vowed on Friday (Aug 15) to “respect” North Korea’s political system and build “military trust”, a day after Pyongyang said it had no interest in improving …
Heavy rain begins to slow in South Korea’s capital region after leaving 1 person dead
Torrential rain that has battered South Korea’s greater capital region for two days has started easing, but not before claiming at least one life.
Indian miner IREL seeks Japan, South Korea partnerships for rare earth magnet production
India’s state-owned miner IREL is seeking to collaborate with Japanese and South Korean companies to start commercial production of rare earth magnets, a source familiar with the matter said, as part …
‘Comfort women issue remains unresolved,’ says South Korea’s President Lee ahead of maiden visit to Japan
South Korea commemorates Comfort Women Memorial Day on Aug.14, a day ahead of Liberation Day, when Korean Peninsula defeated Japanese colonial rule – Anadolu Ajansı
Major South Korean petrochemical firms and production
South Korea will announce a plan this month to restructure its ailing petrochemical sector, Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan said on Thursday.
Digital Won Is Dead (for Now): Here’s How Stablecoins Are Taking Over South Korea
The Bank of Korea paused its central bank digital currency project in the second quarter of 2025. The decision is not a cancellation but a …
North Koreans sent to work like slaves in Russia, South Korea claim
Thanks to a grim deal between Russian and North Korean despots Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un, tens of thousands of North Koreans are pouring into Russia …
Japan starts anti-dumping probe into Chinese and South Korean steel goods
The investigation will probe flows of hot-dipped galvanized coil, sheet and strip, the trade and finance ministries said.
HEDGE FLOW Hedge funds pile back into Japan stocks, add shorts on South Korea, Morgan Stanley says
Global hedge funds ramped up risk appetite and added exposure to Japanese equities ahead of the Nikkei’s surge to an all-time high as tariff worries eased, while stepping up short positions in South …
Business leaders of S. Korea, Vietnam call for strategic partnership
Top business leaders of South Korea and Vietnam on Tuesday highlighted the need to form a strategic economic partnership between their countries while vowing to continue enhancing their bilateral …