S. Korea’s official urges N. Korea to resume inter-Korean talks
SEOUL, Oct 27, 2020, Yonhap. A special security adviser to President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday…
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 health minister reiterates govt stance on continuing flu vaccines amid deaths
SEOUL, Oct 25, 2020, Yonhap. South Korea’s top health official said Sunday the nationwide free…
Russia’s Open Innovations Forum involves in more than 120,000 people this year
MOSCOW/SKOLKOVO, Oct 23, 2020, Pan Pacific Agency. More than 120,000 people from 134 countries took…
[Analytics] Lessons from China’s economic recovery
China has this week become the first country to inch its way back to economic…
Asia’s biggest film fest opens in S. Korea’s Busan as a shadow of its usual self
BUSAN, Oct 21, 2020, AFP. An anthology paying cinematic tribute to Hong Kong was the…
K-pop culture machine boosts Netflix growth
NEW YORK/SEOUL, Oct 21, 2020, Reuters. A zombie drama, a TV series about a supernatural…
Russia launched cyber attack on Pyeongchang Winter Olympics: Investigators
SEOUL, Oct 21, 2020, Hankyoreh. The US and the UK said that Russia was behind…
Russia’s flagship innovation forum in Skolkovo is taking place with the partnership of S. Korea
MOSCOW/SKOLKOVO, Oct 20, 2020, Pan Pacific Agency. This year, Russia and S. Korea are marked…
Russian Covid-19 vaccine supplies to Latin America may start in December
MOSCOW, Oct 20, 2020, TASS. The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) plans to initiate supplies…
Tours to inter-Korean border village of Panmunjom to resume early November
SEOUL, Oct 19, 2020, Yonhap. A tour program to the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjom…
S. Korea to acquire suicide unmanned aerial vehicles, advanced attack drones for future warfare
SEOUL, Oct 19, 2020, Yonhap. South Korea plans to acquire a dozen types of advanced…
N. Korea’s media slams S. Korea over alleged nuclear fuel purchase for a nuclear-powered submarine plan
SEOUL, Oct 18, 2020, Yonhap. A North Korean propaganda outlet on Sunday slammed South Korea…