US envoy offers to meet North Korea ‘anywhere anytime’
SEOUL, Jun 21, 2021, AFP. The US special representative for North Korea on Monday offered…
South Korea
The Republic of Korea is an economy of 51 million people and one of the 12 founding members of APEC. In 1989, Korea’s real GDP stood at USD 330 billion, and its real per capita GDP was USD 7,700. By 2016, its real GDP had risen to USD 1.3 trillion, while its per capita GDP more than tripled at USD 25,000.
S. Korea’s hotels, airlines and others offer perks to encourage inoculation
SEOUL, Jun 19, 2021, Yonhap. A variety of industries ranging from hotels to movie theaters…
[Analytics] Can S. Korea’s archbishop help pave the way for a papal visit to North Korea?
The first Korean appointed to a senior position in the Holy See has wasted no…
Suga and Moon exchange greetings on fringes of G7 summit
SEOUL, Jun 13, 2021, Kyodo. South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga…
S. Korea joins US, Japan for Red Flag Alaska air drills
SEOUL, Jun 12, 2021, Yonhap. South Korea is joining a trilateral air drill involving the…
S. Korea protests Japan’s territorial claim to Dokdo in military video
SEOUL, Jun 11, 2021, Yonhap. South Korea has lodged a protest against the renewed claim…
S. Korea court dismisses wartime labor case against 16 Japan firms
SEOUL, Jun 7, 2021, Kyodo. A South Korean district court on Monday dismissed a wartime…
S. Korea to accelerate space program, expand US cooperation
SEOUL, Jun 6, 2021, Bloomberg. South Korea plans to accelerate its space development program including…
S. Korean industrial park in Russian Primorsky region runs with a slight delay
ST. PETERSBURG, Jun 3, 2021. Pan Pacific Agency. The Korean side “will do everything possible…
N. Korea no longer pursues unification through revolution in S. Korea
SEOUL, Jun 2, 2021, Hankyoreh. North Korea deleted a phrase about instigating a revolution in…
S. Korea inks pact to better protect Indonesian seafarers
JAKARTA, Jun 1, 2021, ANTARA. Indonesia and South Korea have inked an agreement offering better…
US soldier apprehended for assaulting 3 Koreans
SEOUL, May 30, 2021, Yonhap. A U.S. Forces Korea service member is under investigation for…