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 …
$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 …
Apple cars: South Korea’s Hyundai and Kia say they are not talking to iPhone maker about self-driving vehicles
Shares of Hyundai and Kia plunged on Monday after the South Korean automakers said they were not in talks with Apple to develop self-driving cars after all.
South Korea seeks to reassure ageing residents after raising COVID-19 vaccine questions
With one of the fastest ageing populations in the world, South Korea this week sought to reassure elderly residents as it said it would push ahead with AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine but is still …
LG Display raises investment at Vietnam factory by $750 million to $3.25 billion: media
Vietnam has awarded a licence to South Korea’s LG Display Co. to raise its investment in the country’s northern port city of Haiphong by $750 million to $3.25 billion, local media reported on Monday.