The country’s Supreme Court upheld a 17-year sentence for Lee Myung-bak. He will be the second former leader of South Korea behind bars on corruption charges.
Marise Payne declines to welcome adoption of net zero emissions target by Japan and South Korea
The foreign minister Marise Payne says Australia “acknowledges” decisions by Japan and South Korea to adopt net zero targets for 2050, but she has declined to welcome that development, despite …
South Korea Business Survey Index Climbs To 79.0 – BoK
Disclaimer | Commerce Policy | Made In NYC | Stock quotes by finanzen.net (RTTNews) – Business sentiment in South Korea improved in October, the latest survey from the Bank of Korea showed on …
Woori Bank launches Korea desk in Bangladesh
Woori Bank said Wednesday it has launched a Korea desk at its branch in Dhaka, Bangladesh, to help South Korean companies extend their business into the South Asian country. Through the service desk, …
North Korea media decries obsolete practices after mass games
Past customs and practices should be set aside, North Korean state media said, a week after South Korean news services reported a North Korean mass gymnastics performance scheduled this month may have …
Almost 200 dogs rescued from South Korea land in US to find new homes
Almost 200 dogs have now arrived in the United States after being rescued from a dog meat farm in South Korea, according to the Humane Society International.
Instead of learning from South Korea’s coronavirus example, Trump is lying about it
Trump has been jealously maligning at South Korea for months. He has claimed South Korean President Moon Jae-in called to praise his handling of the pandemic, gloated when its infection numbers went …
U.S. Issues Warning to Businesses About North Korean Hackers
The U.S. government is warning of an advanced North Korean hacking group that has targeted the U.S., South Korea and Japan with cyber-intrusions to collect intelligence on issues including nuclear …
South Korea’s Economic Recovery Driven by Coronavirus Response, Exports
While life in South Korea, China and Japan has broadly returned to normal, the U.S. and Europe face new surges in Covid-19 cases. WSJ explains how countries in East Asia have kept the virus in check …
Hard Truths From Singapore’s Reopening Gambits
So far, Singapore has green lanes with only Asian countries, namely Japan, China, South Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei. Green lanes are for essential or business and official purposes only.