Despite the government’s repeated reassurance that South Korea’s sovereign debts are under control, concerns continue to mount not only in the private sector but also among state-run think tanks, data …
Korea’s $35 Billion Rescue Fund Sells Debt as Airlines Seek Help
The bonds are guaranteed by the government. Load Error South Korea created the fund in May to prevent companies from collapsing in seven key industries including aviation and shipbuilding that are big …
Kimchi crisis: Typhoon-hit South Korea suffers cabbage shortage
Cabbage prices have surged an eye-watering 60 percent due to extreme weather, hurting makers of the spicy Korean staple.
Asia Today: South Korea testing at hospitals, nursing homes
South Korea is testing tens of thousands of employees of hospitals and nursing homes to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks at live-in facilities …
Tesla Accounts For Majority Of EV Sales In South Korea This Year: Report
Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) has registered substantial growth in South Korea this year due to increasing demand for electric vehicles in the country, Yonhap News Agency reported Monday (Seoul time). What …
China Recruits a South Korean Conglomerate to Advise on ESG
South Korean conglomerate SK Group is accelerating efforts to help China develop ESG standards after a years-long push by Beijing to improve social governance disclosures at its companies stalled.
South Korea’s kimchi disaster: extreme weather wipes out cabbage fields and prices soar
Fields of cabbages wiped out across South Korea due to the extreme weather, causing prices to surge more than 60 per cent.
What South Korea’s Candlelight Revolution Tells Us About Defeating a Right-Wing Autocrat
Candlelight Revolution shows that to defend democratic rights, you have to be ready to step outside the bounds of liberal proceduralism. We should take the same lesson in the US: the best way to …
S. Korea, China’s top economic policymakers hold talks after nearly 3 years
The top economic policymakers of South Korea and China held talks for the first time in nearly three years Friday, focused on ways to boost tourism battered by the new coronavirus outbreak. South …
S. Korea, China’s top economic policymakers hold talks after nearly 3 years
The top economic policymakers of South Korea and China held talks for the first time in nearly three years Friday, focused on ways to boost tourism battered by the new coronavirus outbreak. South …