Watching the business news first thing is a new routine for 12-year-old South Korean Kwon Joon, as he dreams of becoming the next Warren Buffett after earning stellar returns of 43% from a hobby …
Between Seoul and Sole Purpose: How the Biden Administration Could Assure South Korea and Adapt Nuclear Posture
Can Washington keep its friends feeling secure and, at the same time, reduce the prominence of nuclear weapons in its national security? That is the …
South Korea’s Ad Spend Predicted to Grow 4.6% in 2021 Following Last Year’s Decline
According to a new report from Cheil Worldwide, South Korea’s ad spend in 2020 recorded 11.99 trillion won, a 0.8% drop compared to the year before. Despite Covid-19, digital ad spend continued its …
South Korea launches Covid-19 test for pets
Pet cats and dogs in the capital city of South Korea will be tested for Covid-19 if they show symptoms, the Seoul metropolitan government has said. It comes a few weeks after the country reported its …
Why Kim Jong-un Thinks the U.S. Military Base in South Korea is a Juicy Target
The new base, Camp Humphreys, lies 50 miles south of Seoul. To escape urban congestion and North Korean artillery, in 2004 the Pentagon brokered a deal with the South Korean gover …
Record profits for South Korea’s Kakao as founder pledges giveaway
The operator of South Korea’s biggest mobile messenger KakaoTalk posted coronavirus-boosted record quarterly profits …
Reports: North, South Korea officials secretly met in Vladivostok in 2019
North and South Korean officials met in Russia in 2019 to discuss energy matters, and a key North Korean official depicted in a blockbuster South Korean movie was at the meetings, according to …
Founder of South Korea’s Kakao to give away half his billions
One of South Korea’s wealthiest people, the billionaire founder of the country’s biggest mobile messenger operator KakaoTalk, promised Monday to give away more than half his wealth. The decision by …
Founder of South Korea’s Kakao to give away half his billions
One of South Korea’s wealthiest people, the billionaire founder of the country’s biggest mobile messenger operator KakaoTalk, promised Monday to give away more than half his wealth. The decision by …
$43 bn deal for world’s biggest offshore wind farm in South Korea
A $43 billion deal was signed Friday to build what the South Korean government said will be the world’s biggest offshore wind power complex, as it seeks to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Asia …