S. Korea to mass produce advanced tactical ground-based missiles by 2025
SEOUL, Nov 25, 2020, Yonhap. South Korea decided Wednesday to mass produce a new type…
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.
SK Group affiliates to invest $1.9B in local infra project by 2025
SEOUL, Nov 24, 2020, Korea Bizwire. A consortium of two SK Group affiliates will invest…
China’s top diplomat arrives in Japan amid regional tensions
TOKYO, Nov 24, 2020, Reuters. China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Tokyo on Tuesday…
[Analytics] RCEP to help China ‘sustain its advantages’ in global supply chains
China and 14 other countries signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) this month, forming…
US military in S. Korea to tighten coronavirus restrictions
SEOUL, Nov 21, 2020, Yonhap. The U.S. Forces Korea was set to enforce new coronavirus…
[Analytics] The year of the pandemic: a view from South Korea
In the global coronavirus pandemic, South Koreans should be dropping like flies. But they aren’t….
Chinese ambassador to S. Korea asks for “increased cooperation” on 5G networks
SEOUL, Nov 19, 2020, Hankyoreh. China’s ambassador to South Korea asked Seoul for more cooperation…
Seoul to extend visas for ethnic Koreans stranded by coronavirus
SEOUL, Nov 17, 2020, Yonhap. Ethnic Koreans of foreign nationality stranded in South Korea due…
S. Korea government and KDB planning merger of Korean Air and Asiana Airlines
SEOUL, Nov 17, 2020, Hankyoreh. The South Korean government and the Korea Development Bank (KDB)…
Signing of RCEP marks milestone in ASEAN history: Official
JAKARTA, Nov 16, 2020, Bernama. The Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) Secretary-General Lim Jock…
[Analytics] RCEP a driving force for economic growth in post-Covid-19 era
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) free trade agreement will be an economic impetus to…
Moon calls for closer govt-ruling party cooperation over Korean New Deal
SEOUL, Nov 16, 2020, Yonhap. President Moon Jae-in on Monday urged closer cooperation between the…