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 …
Vaccine skepticism grows in South Korea despite government assurance
March 10 (UPI) –Concern is growing in South Korea the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine may not be safe and gives rise to side effects. A petition uploaded to South Korea’s presidential Blue House on …
Diplomats say U.S.-South Korea relations ‘reinvigorated’ under Biden
Ko Yun-ju, director-general for North American affairs at South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, described the new era at a panel discussion. Advertisement “The Biden administration values …
US secretaries of state, defence to visit South Korea, Japan
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will visit Japan and South Korea next week as the administration seeks to boost regional alliances as a bulwark …
South Korea agrees to biggest increase in its share of cost for U.S. troops in years
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea has agreed to a 13.9% increase in its contribution to the cost of hosting some 28,500 U.S. troops for 2021, the biggest annual rise in nearly two decades after U.S. calls …
U.S. state, defense secretaries to travel to Japan and South Korea next week
Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will travel to Japan and South Korea next week, the State Department and Pentagon said on Wednesday, in the first overseas and …