Pyongyang’s former acting ambassador to Kuwait has been quietly living in South Korea for more than a year, two aides to a Seoul lawmaker said, adding to the ranks of Pyongyang’s senior diplomats who …
South Korea Now Seeks Ways to Live With Low Birth Rate
After years of failed efforts to boost the birth rate, South Korea’s government now says it will focus some of its energy on learning to live with population decline, rather than simply trying to halt …
South Korea Now Seeks Ways to Live With Low Birth Rate
After years of failed efforts to boost the birth rate, South Korea’s government now says it will focus some of its energy on learning to live with population decline, rather than simply trying to halt …
North Korea’s ambassador to Kuwait defects to South Korea as diplomats flee
Ryu Hyun Woo actually reached South Korea in September 2019, but it has only just been revealed by Tae Yong Ho, a fellow defector from the Hermit Kingdom who is now a lawmaker in Seoul.
Asia Today: South Korea adds 559 cases, highest in 10 days
South Korea has reported 559 new cases of coronavirus infection, its highest daily increase in 10 days, as health workers scramble to slow transmissions at …
Lawmakers Say North Korean Diplomat Defected to South Korea
South Korean lawmakers say a North Korean diplomat who served as the country’s acting ambassador to Kuwait has defected to the South.
Little Movement Expected For South Korea Stock Market
The South Korea stock market has finished lower in two of three trading days since the end of the three-day winning streak in which …
South Korea Fourth Quarter GDP Beats Expectations, Sets Scene for Strong 2021
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s economy grew at a faster-than-expected pace in the fourth quarter as it ended the coronavirus-stricken year solidly poised for a recovery in 2021 thanks to surging …
South Korea Fourth Quarter GDP Beats Expectations, Sets Scene for Strong 2021
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s economy grew at a faster-than-expected pace in the fourth quarter as it ended the coronavirus-stricken year solidly poised for a recovery in 2021 thanks to surging …
North Korea diplomat ‘defects to South Korea’
A high-ranking North Korean diplomat has defected to South Korea, media reports say. Ryu Hyun-woo was acting ambassador to Kuwait and is thought to have fled with his family in September 2019, the …