Seoul city to extend ban on rallies of 10 or more in antivirus measure
SEOUL, Sep 14, 2020, Yonhap. The Seoul city government on Monday announced a plan to…
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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.
[Analytics] Trump’s battle with the American military is a fight he’s likely to lose
WASHINGTON D.C., Sep 13, 2020, The Guardian. The row over Donald Trump’s reported denigration of…
Self-harm among Koreans rose 36 per cent in the first half of 2020
SEOUL, Sep 13, 2020, Yonhap. The number of people who deliberately harmed themselves surged nearly…
S. Korea’s Navy joins US-led four-nation maritime exercise in Pacific
SEOUL, Sep 12, 2020, Yonhap. The South Korean Navy has joined a U.S.-led multinational maritime…
S. Korea joins int’l council to develop treatment, vaccines for Covid-19
SEOUL, Sep 11, 2020, Yonhap. South Korea has joined an international council that aims to…
Flights resume from Chongqing to Seoul
CHONGQING, Sep 9, 2020, China Daily. Regular passenger flights between Chongqing and Seoul, South Korea,…
S. Korea to allow online joint degree programs among universities
SEOUL, Sep 9, 2020, Yonhap. South Korea will allow online joint degree programs among universities…
Vietnam market big enough for Japanese business ambitions: PM
HANOI, Sep 9, 2002, VN Express. The Vietnam market is big enough for Japanese companies…
Sales of food delivery app hit fresh high amid virus pandemic in S. Korea
SEOUL, Sep 8, 2020, Yonhap. South Korean food delivery applications saw their sales hit a…
S. Korea’s state-run oil company jumps into offshore wind power industry
SEOUL, Sep 8, 2020, Korea Bizwire. Sate-owned companies in the energy sector are jumping into…
Japan cancels up to 600 flights over typhoon Haishen
TOKYO, Sep 7, 2020, TASS. Up to 600 air flights were cancelled in Japan starting…
Back-to-back typhoons leave S. Korea’s southeastern regions in tatters
SEOUL, Sep 7, 2020, Yonhap. Typhoon Haishen escaped off the Korean Peninsula on Monday afternoon,…