China urges US to clarify overseas biological militarization activities
BEIJING, Aug 5, 2020, Xinhua. China on Tuesday (Aug 4) urged the United States to…
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.
South Korea’s 5G network averages 650Mbps download speed
SEOUL, Aug 5, 2020, ZDNet. South Korea’s 5G network averaged 656.6Mbps for download speed across…
Downpours continue to grip S. Korea, key dam opens floodgates
SEOUL, Aug 5, 2020, Yonhap. Damage from the heavy rain that has pounded South Korea’s…
S. Korea to add 132,000 housing units in greater Seoul area to stabilize home prices
SEOUL, Aug 4, 2020, Yonhap. South Korea plans to supply 132,000 housing units in Seoul…
Grab snags $200M from S. Korean private equity firm
SINGAPORE, Aug 3, 2020, Bloomberg. South-east Asian ride-hailing leader Grab Holdings is raising US$200 million…
Creditors warn of Asiana Airlines deal collapse
SEOUL, Aug 3, 2020, Yonhap. South Korea’s state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) on Monday warned…
South Korean boycott hammers sales of Japanese consumer goods
TOKYO, Aug 3, 2020, Nikkei. Japanese brands from beer to clothes were walloped by a…
Torrential rain hammers South Korea, leaving 6 dead
SEOUL, Aug 2, 2020, NBC News. Torrential rain pounded most of South Korea on Sunday,…
S. Korea has arrested the leader of the Church of Jesus linked to the country’s largest coronavirus outbreak
SEOUL, Aug 1, 2020, BBC. Lee Man-hee, 88, heads the Shincheonji Church of Jesus. More…
S. Korea’s export slump eases due to reopenings, chips on recovery track
SEOUL, Aug 1, 2020, Yonhap. South Korea’s exports extended their slump to a fifth consecutive…
Two-star Marine Corps general to be relieved of command over N. Korea defector’s border crossing
SEOUL, Jul 31, 2020, Yonhap. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) decided to relieve a…
[Analytics] The case for an East Asian ‘climate club’ led by Australia
The Nobel Prize-winning US economist William Nordhaus fired a salvo recently when he published an…