Korea’s leading enterprise blockchain technology company ICONLOOP ( and the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province today announced that its blockchain-based contact tracing system ‘Jeju Safety Code’ is …
‘Luxuries I can’t afford’: why fewer women in South Korea are having children
As the population declines, traditional gender roles and careers are leading many to forgo childbirth …
Economic uncertainty continues amid flare-up in COVID-19: finance ministry
The South Korean economy faces persistent uncertainty as a resurgence in new coronavirus cases and stricter virus curbs are hampering domestic demand, the finance ministry said Friday. Domestic demand …
Heir to South Korea’s Samsung faces day of reckoning after four years of graft trial
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 …