SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea will extend social distancing rules with a ban on private gatherings of more than four people in a bid to stamp out the possibility of a fourth wave of COVID-19 …
Exclusive: Posco’s steel plant in India faces disruption, hampers auto supply chain
Operations at South Korean steelmaker Posco’s plant in the Indian state of Maharashtra have been disrupted due to local protests over labour and other issues, police and sources told Reuters, …
Coupang, a South Korea e-commerce giant surges in public debut
Coupang (CPNG) shares opened with a bang, surging around 78% in the first minutes of trading in the largest initial public offering on a US exchange this year. Dubbed the Amazon (AMZN) of South Korea, …
Coupang, the Amazon of South Korea, debuts on NYSE
The biggest IPO in years is rolling out Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange where Coupang, the South Korean equivalent of Amazon in … Coupang says it’s already the third-largest employer in …
South Korea’s Answer to Amazon Debuts on Wall Street
Coupang, a start-up founded by a Harvard Business School dropout, helped transform e-commerce in South Korea, one of the world’s fastest-growing markets for online shopping.
One of South Korea’s Largest Dog Meat Auction Houses Closes After Investigation
Animal advocates are celebrating the Nakwon Auction House’s closure. The Namyangju, South Korea dog meat auction house was one of the largest in the country. According to a release from Lady …
U.N.: Member states can do more on North Korea human rights
March 10 (UPI) –The United Nations could be asking South Korea and other U.N. member states to do more to improve the human rights situation in North Korea– a sensitive topic for Seoul as it seeks …
South Korea’s Shinhan Bank Builds Pilot Platform for Central Bank Digital Currency
Shinhan Bank has built a pilot platform for a potential South Korean central bank digital … for the issuance of a CBDC by the Bank of Korea (BOK), the Yonhap News Agency reported Monday.
Crypto Conversation: Israeli Blockchain Becomes a Star in Korea
Orbs was recently in the news for partnering with Binance to fund an accelerator for decentralized finance innovation … in the news however is the fact that Orbs is most popular in South Korea.
South Korea to Impose Heavy Penalty on Cryptocurrency Violations
According to a recent report published by the Korea Herald, South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb is restricting crypto trading accounts held by users staying in regions that have not adopted …