After pioneering fintech in South Korea, Viva Republica—one of the country’s most valuable startups—is making its first foray away from the lucrative world of finance and into the cut-throat arena of …
South Korea Stock Market Likely To Remain Rangebound
The South Korea stock market has moved lower in two of three trading days since the end of the two-day winning streak in which it had collected almost 45 points or 1.5 percent. The KOSPI now rests …
South Korea Stock Market Likely To Remain Rangebound
The South Korea stock market has moved lower in two of three trading days since the end of the two-day winning streak in which it had collected almost 45 points or 1.5 percent. The KOSPI now rests …
Massachusetts Soldier, Family Killed In Car Crash In South Korea
A U.S. Army soldier from Boston was killed with his wife and year-old son in a crash near Camp Humphreys in South Korea.
South Korea will hospitalize all Covid patients taking the college entrance exam.
Anyone can read what you share. By John Yoon South Korea said on Thursday that it would hospitalize even asymptomatic high school seniors with Covid if they are taking the country’s high-stakes …
Central European nations seek South Korea train partnership
The leaders of four Central European nations have met in Hungary’s capital where they urged visiting South Korean President Moon Jae-in to consider investing in a rapid train line connecting Budapest …
South Korea Showed How to Contain COVID, Now It Will Try to Live With It
It is a microcosm of how life is going in South Korea: basically, things are returning to normal, but they are not quite there yet. Although South Korea never locked down during the coronavirus …
As winter looms, reports of starvation in North Korea
The warnings are stark and coming from inside and outside of North Korea. Defectors based in South Korea have told us that their families in the North are going hungry. There is a concern as winter …
South Korea’s crypto taxation plan under potential delay
The planned tax on cryptocurrency gains in South Korea could be delayed by the ruling Democratic Party (DP). A 20% tax on gains more than 2.
Despite Compelling E-commerce Business, Korea’s Coupang Has a Blind Spot
Having followed the company when it was still a private-equity play, Coupang (NYSE:CPNG) still holds some sentimental feeling for me. An e-commerce firm primarily focused on the South Korean market, …