Instead, he often plays with Kim Si-young – aged 66, and one of the last 100 or so residents of a once-vibrant fishing village emblematic of the demographic crisis unfolding in South Korea.
Tech Shares May Boost South Korea Stock Market
The South Korea stock market on Monday ended the two-day winning streak in which it had advanced almost 100 points or 3.1 percent. The KOSPI now rests just above the 3,045-point plateau although it …
North Korea warns Biden administration to avoid ‘causing a stink’ if it wants peace
The sister of North Korean leader, Kim Yo Jong, criticised ongoing military drills in South Korea and warned the new U.S. administration against “causing a stink” if it wants peace, state news …
WIDER IMAGE-Last 3 schoolkids on Nokdo beach trace South Korea’s arc to demographic crisis
NOKDO, South Korea, March 16 (Reuters) – At 10 years old, Lyoo Chan-hee wishes he wasn’t one of the last three schoolkids left playing on the beaches of Nokdo island. “It would be great if I have more …
LR Continues to Grow: Market Launch in South Korea in March 2021
LR Health & Beauty is expanding its international business and opening a strategically important market: South Korea. South Korea is considered a good starting point for further expansion across Asia.
LR Continues to Grow: Market Launch in South Korea in March 2021
LR Health & Beauty is expanding its international business and opening a strategically important market: South Korea. South Korea is considered a good starting point for further expansion across Asia.
U.S. discussed North Korea with South before contact attempts, Seoul says
March 15 (UPI) –The United States engaged in “prior consultation” with South Korea before reaching out to Pyongyang in an attempt to initiate engagement, according to Seoul’s unification ministry.
Seoul’s opposition lawmakers address human rights in North Korea
In 2016, South Korea’s National Assembly passed the North Korean Human Rights Act. Conservatives also were moving toward creating a Human Rights Foundation, but the issue was tabled after a change of …
Welcome to South Korea’s “Purple Islands”
Welcome to South Korea’s Purple IslandsAlmost everything on these two islandsis purpleIt’s inspired by the native balloon flower(SOUNDBITE) JUNG SOON-SHIM:”In the morning I dress up in purple from …
Crypto Beats Stock Trading in South Korea
Crypto trading is booming in Asia as retail and institutional traders are pushing the trading volumes on leading Asian digital exchanges to a record high.