Samsung’s Jay Y. Lee was convicted of bribing an associate of former President Park Geun-hye and jailed for five years in 2017.
South Korea Court Upholds 20-Year Sentence for Ex-President Park
Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye is set to spend much of her remaining years in prison, after the Supreme Court upheld a 20-year prison sentence for a corruption conviction.
S. Korea approves Netherlands-based brokerage IMC to do business locally
Netherlands-based brokerage house IMC was green-lighted by the Financial Services Commission (FSC) to operate a financial investment and brokerage business in South Korea on the condition that its …
Entrepreneurs from China, Japan, S.Korea optimistic on Chinese economy in 2021: survey
Most entrepreneurs and high-level executives from China, Japan and South Korea are optimistic about China’s economic growth this year, according to a survey by the Global Times Research Center, Maeil …
South Korea Export Prices Sink 5.4% On Year In December
Export prices in South Korea were down 5.4 percent on year in December, the Bank of Korea said on Thursday – after sinking 4.6 …
Korean firms keen to invest in Pakistan
Pakistan’s former ambassador to South Korea, Shaukat Ali Mukadam said that many Korean companies, especially SME were interested to come to Pakistan for business and investment as they intended to …
Korean firms keen to invest in Pakistan
Pakistan’s former ambassador to South Korea, Shaukat Ali Mukadam said that many Korean companies, especially SME were interested to come to Pakistan for business and investment as they intended to …
Report: South Korea testing new missile as Pyongyang commits to nuclear program
(UPI) — South Korea is developing a new submarine-launched ballistic missile and has tested the weapon at the Agency for Defense Development’s Anheung test site, according to a local press report.
Iran resumes 20% uranium enrichment and seizes South Korean tanker
Iran has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency that it is resuming 20% uranium enrichment in violation of the Iran nuclear deal. President Trump took the U.S. out of the Obama-era agreement …
Most China, South Korean executives see Biden improving Washington-Beijing ties, survey shows
Chinese and South Korean business leaders are much more optimistic than their Japanese counterparts about the prospect for better US-China relations under the incoming administration of Joe Biden, …