Lee Kun-hee, the charismatic leader of Samsung Group, South Korea’s biggest conglomerate, died on Sunday, the company said, six years he was hospitalised for a heart attack.
Clean conscience: South Korea offers alternative to conscription
As a devout Jehovah’s Witness Jang Kyung-jin was ready to be jailed rather than serve in South Korea’s military. After a landmark court ruling he will be heading for prison on Monday — but as a …
TRUE-BLUE: Bahrain’s cracking $50m crab sales to South Korea
Bahrain exported $50 million worth of blue crabs in the past five years to South Korea, considered a ‘delicacy’ there, according to a top diplomat. Last year alone, the exports amounted to $11 .
In South Korea, Draft Resisters Still Go to Prison. But Now It’s a Job.
A court ruled that conscientious objectors must be allowed to serve their country in other ways. The government says they’ll still have to do so behind prison walls.
Spike in South Korea flu shot deaths fuels vaccine doubts
At least 13 South Koreans have died after receiving flu shots in recent days, according to official and local media reports, fuelling doubts about vaccine safety even as authorities rule out a link …
South Korean authorities stick to flu vaccine plan after deaths rise to 48
The number of South Koreans who have died after getting flu shots has risen to 48, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said on Saturday, adding that the vaccines would continue to …
Vietnam continues to attract more capital from South Korea, Japan
According to Reuters, half of the enterprises joining the government’s support program to diversify the supply chain in Southeast Asia are targeting Vietnam. The number of Japanese enterprises …
Singapore Clinicians and Scientists Achieve Big Leap in Early Diagnosis of Gastric Cancer Through the Development of Non-Invasive Blood-based Test
After eight years of discovery research, product development and clinical validation involving 5,248 subjects from Singapore and South Korea, a team of clinicians and scientists from Singapore has …
US policy toward North Korea under Joe Biden: pageantry out, pragmatism in
Analysts and experts said a Democratic administration would favour working-level diplomacy with Kim Jong-un, and would include more policy coordination with South Korea and Japan.
Doctors in South Korea call for flu vaccinations to be paused after 25 deaths
Authorities say programme will continue after finding no direct links between the deaths and the vaccines …