A nursing home worker receives the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at a health care centre as South Korea starts a vaccination campaign against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Seoul, South Korea …
Two South Korean billionaires who grew up poor pledge to give away half their wealth
The promise by KakaoTalk’s Kim Beom-su and Kim Bong-jin of food delivery app Woowa Brothers is a rarity in a country where charity often begins and ends at home.
U.S., South Korea Near a Deal Over Cost of U.S. Forces on Peninsula
The Biden administration and South Korea are closing in on an agreement that would resolve a yearslong dispute over how to share the cost of American troops based on the Korean Peninsula.
Self-made South Korean Billionaires Promise To Give Half Away
Two self-made South Korean billionaires have pledged in as many weeks to give away half their fortunes — a rarity in a country where business is dominated by family-controlled conglomerates and …
Coronavirus live news: France may impose regional lockdowns; South Korea starts vaccinations
French PM says worrying Covid spread in 20 areas; global death toll passes 2.5m; Brazil death toll passes 250,000. Follow latest updates …
Joe Biden marks 50M vaccine doses in 37 days; South Korea, Hong Kong administer first vaccinations; 508K US deaths: Latest COVID-19 updates
President Joe Biden urged Americans to wear masks and not let their guard down as the number of coronavirus cases declined. Latest COVID-19 updates.
Inside a luxury Thailand “golf quarantine”
Heo Kwang-eum tees off another day in Thailand in coronavirus quarantine — literally. He’s one of dozens of South Korean visitors spending two weeks in isolation playing golf at a resort an hour …
Gentex makes protective gear for South Korea
The Republic of Korea Air Force will soon be equipped with protective gear developed by a locally-based company.
Netflix to spend $500 million more to line up original shows, movies in South Korea
The company has built a pipeline of Korean original content including sci-fi thriller “The Silent Sea”, reality series Baik’s Spirit and sitcom “So Not Worth It”, Netflix said in a blog post. Netflix, …
Tourists can ‘golf quarantine’ in Thailand
Heo Kwang-eum tees off another day in Thailand in hotel quarantine – literally. He’s one of dozens of South Korean visitors spending two weeks in isolation playing golf at a resort an hour north of …