Coronavirus cases have surged to record levels in South Korea, resulting in stricter curbs that are pressuring small and midsized businesses already reeling from previous outbreaks and widening the …
Afraid that its athletes may eat contaminated ingredients from Fukushima, South Korea created its own Olympic food program. Japan is not impressed.
South Korea launched its own food program for its athletes and delegates in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, over fears they may be served radioactively contaminated ingredients.
Japan, S.Korea leaders summit in limbo amid uproar over sexual innuendo
Plans to hold the first in-person summit between the leaders of Japan and South Korea have hit a snag over a disparaging comment by a Japanese diplomat about the South Korean president, the latest …
Japan’s Suga, S.Korea’s Moon to Hold First Summit Meeting on Friday -Yomiuri
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and South Korean President Moon Jae-in are set to hold their first in-person summit meeting on Friday, coinciding with the start of the Tokyo Olympics, Japan’s …
Tokyo Olympics: South Korea Removes Controversial Flags After Japanese Protests
South Korea’s Olympic committee said it has removed flags at its Olympic village in Tokyo after they raised bad memories about a past military conflict between Japan and Korea. The South Korean …
North Korea warns young people against using slang from the South
North Korean state media has urged its young people against using slang from South Korea and told them to speak North Korea’s standard language. There were also fresh warnings in North Korea’s …
South Korea team told to remove banners at Olympic village
The South Korean team has removed banners with an historic reference to a past conflict with Japan from their Olympic village accommodation balconies in Tokyo, the International Olympic Committee said …
South Korea removes banners at Olympic village after IOC ruling
An IOC ruling forced South Korea’s Olympic committee to remove banners at the Olympic athletes’ village in Tokyo that referred to a 16th-century war between Korea and Japan.
South Korea’s SD Biosensor leaps in Seoul trading debut
SD Biosensor rose sharply in its stock market debut on Friday as the South Korean coronavirus test kit maker benefited from a strong business performance and individual investor fever over initial …
How a 26-year-old expat in Seoul, South Korea lives on $24,000 a year
Michaela Cricchio grew up wishing she could travel the world. Two years ago, she made plans to become a digital nomad and now teaches English abroad.