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.
Library Pictures to Co-Finance CJ Entertainment’s Local-Language Slate
Library Pictures International, the Los Angeles-based film financier backed by Legendary Entertainment, has inked a deal to co-finance South Korean studio CJ Entertainment’s local-language slate in …
Why the U.S. Can’t Replicate South Korea’s Impressive Economic Recovery
South Korea’s recession ended in the third quarter of the year with the economy growing 1.9% from the second quarter. The country’s commendable control of Covid-19 has helped—but like China, its …
S. Korea’s economy returns to positive growth in Q3 as pandemic-caused trade slump eases
Last month, South Korea saw exports rebound for the first time in seven months as major trade partners gradually resumed their business activities amid the pandemic. Outbound shipments came to $48 …
The South Korea–Japan Rift Plays Right into China’s Hands
Chinese leaders must be salivating at the prospect of yet another rough patch in the strained relationship between America’s regional allies, South Korea and Japan.Relations between the two countries …
Singapore temporarily halts use of two flu vaccines after S.Korea deaths
Singapore has temporarily halted the use of two influenza vaccines as a precaution after some people who received them in South Korea died, becoming among the first countries to publicly announce a …
Lee Kun-hee, who made South Korea’s Samsung a global powerhouse, dies at 78
Lee Kun-hee, who built Samsung Electronics into a global powerhouse in smartphones, semiconductors and televisions, died on Sunday after spending more than six years in hospital following a heart …