Asian governments have been forced to adjust to contain the threat of the new, potentially more contagious strain of coronavirus. International visitors will be barred from entering Indonesia for a …
S.Korea says Delivery Hero must sell unit for $4 bln Woowa deal approval
South Korea’s antitrust regulator said on Monday Delivery Hero DHER.DE must sell its South Korean subsidiary to win approval for a $4 billion takeover of Woowa Brothers that would have given it a near …
South Korea ambassador shares his ‘to do list’
IT has been just over a year since Lee Chi-beom took up his posting as South Korea’s Ambassador to Malaysia. Despite the slowdown in activities caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the envoy has been …
Ssangyong Australia says “business as usual” despite bankruptcy filing in South Korea
Struggling South Korean car maker Ssangyong says it is “business as usual” and will continue to sell and service cars in Australia – despite filing for bankruptcy just days prior to Christmas 2020. S …
South Korea says Delivery Hero must sell unit for $4 billion Woowa deal approval
South Korea’s antitrust regulator said on Monday Delivery Hero must sell its South Korean subsidiary to win approval for a $4 billion takeover of Woowa Brothers that would have given it a near …
Once a Billionaire Factory, Korea’s Beauty Industry Turns Ugly
Three years ago, Suh Kyung-bae was the second-richest person in South Korea. Today he’s barely Top 10, a stark reversal in a K-beauty boom known for minting billionaires, not breaking them.
S. Korea needs to brace for spread of China’s digital currency: experts
With China swiftly moving forward with its central bank digital currency development, South Korea needs to prepare for the effects of its growing use, experts had said as of Sunday. After completing a …
WW3: Soft touch Biden in North Korea hell as Kim Jong-un has ‘no plan’ of denuclearising
However, the hermit state leader may fear provoking the US and South Korea while the coronavirus pandemic is ongoing. Edward Howell, politics lecturer and North Korea specialist at the University of …
China, Japan Increase ‘Stay Put’ Orders, South Korea Sees Largest Daily COVID Case Spike
South Korea, a country previously touted for curbing the coronavirus pandemic early on, recorded its largest case increase on Christmas Day.
After early success, South Korea sleepwalks into coronavirus crisis
South Korea had seemed to be winning the fight against the coronavirus, but a deadly resurgence has reached new heights during Christmas week.