Dongwon Industries signed a joint venture term sheet with Salmon Evolution on Friday, 26 February, formalizing their previously-announced cooperative agreement to build a land-based Atlantic salmon …
South Korean tech firms shake up Japan’s storied manga industry
Two South Korean technology companies are borrowing from mobile gaming to shake up – and dominate – Japan’s storied manga industry, a plot twist that has expanded the comics’ fanbase to a new …
Moon: South Korea, Japan must look to future to improve ties
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Monday that his government is eager for talks with Japan to improve relations following years of bitter feuding over …
MPs put Mwinzi South Korea envoy role debate on ice
MPs have shelved a motion that would have sealed the fate of Mwende Mwinzi as Kenya’s nominee for ambassadorial post in Seoul, South Korea. Majority Leader Amos Kimunya successfully lobbied Speaker …
DGB Financial Group inks investment cooperation MoU
Cambodia and Seoul-listed DGB Financial Group will further ramp up investment cooperation as the Kingdom prepares to pen a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea in June. A memorandum …
It’s time South Korea recognised allegations of sexual violence in Vietnam
Rape, sexual violence, and coercion have, sadly, been a feature of armed conflict for far too long. Such terrible abuses of women and young girls continue to this day, often causing decades of …
Indonesia woos Tesla, Chinese and South Korean firms, in bid for electric vehicle battery crown
As momentum grows for the adoption of electric vehicles in Asia, Indonesia is hoping to become a key part of the supply chain by becoming a major producer of lithium-ion batteries. Southeast Asia’s …
Inside a Thailand “golf quarantine”
At six in the morning, 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 …
South Korea Vaccinates 18,000 to Start Ambitious COVID-19 Campaign
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.