SINGAPORE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Digital Edge (Singapore … today announced plans to expand its regional footprint to South Korea by entering into a definitive agreement to acquire Sejong Telecom’s data …
South Korea ruling party faces local election losses, presaging rocky road for Moon
SEOUL (Reuters) – Roiled by property scandals and economic failures, South Korea’s liberal ruling party looks set to lose the mayoral offices in the two largest cities, making it harder for President …
South Korea to issue blockchain-protected digital ‘vaccine passports’
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea said on Thursday it will issue so-called COVID-19 vaccine passports to immunized citizens, joining other nations introducing such certificates to revive cross-border …
Asian stocks follow Wall St. up on strong Japan, Korea data
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher Thursday after Japan and South Korea reported unexpectedly strong economic data and President Joe Biden announced a $2.3 trillion U.S.
North Korea’s Yeonpyeong Island attack to be renamed ‘battle,’ Seoul says
March 31 (UPI) –A 2010 North Korean artillery attack on a South Korean island that killed four people is to be officially renamed the Yeonpyeong Island Artillery Battle after pressure from the …
Japanese textbooks stir controversy in South Korea for ‘distorting history’
March 31 (UPI) –Japanese textbooks that refer to the South Korea-administered Dokdo Islets are sparking controversy after they were approved for use at Japanese public schools. The high school …
Young, rich and popular: South Korea’s livestreamers
Livestreamers, known as “Broadcast Jockeys” or BJs in South Korea, are hard-wired to the digital infrastructure of youth culture. They entertain for hours with an interactive mishmash of chat, gaming, …
Japan will closely work with U.S., South Korea on North Korea – spokesman
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will coordinate closely with the United States and South Korea in dealing with North Korea, with the aim of resolving the issue of Japanese abductees and denuclearising North …
BlackRock shifts S. Korea focus to institutional business; will sell retail unit
BlackRock will sell its onshore retail fund business in South Korea to Seoul-based DGB Asset Management as part of a restructuring that will leave the firm focusing on its institutional clients there.
UPDATE 1-Japan says to work closely with U.S., S.Korea to deal with N.Korea
TOKYO, March 31 (Reuters) – Japan will coordinate closely with the United States and South Korea in dealing with North Korea, with the aim of resolving the issue of Japanese abducted by the North …