Peru Brand to be promoted around the world at international tour
LIMA, Jul 30, 2019, ANDINA. Peru Brand will be on display to the world, as…
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.
Japan-Korea trade spat to intensify with new export limits
TOKYO, Jul 30, 2019, Japan Today. Antagonisms between South Korea and Japan are already at…
Japanese tourism industry feeling effects of S. Korea’s travel boycott
SEOUL, Jul 29, 2019, Hankyoreh. The effects of a boycott on tourism emerging in South…
Stamps marking 1st U.S.-N. Korea summit on sale in Pyongyang
PYONGYANG, Jul 29, 2019, Kyodo. A set of stamps commemorating the first-ever U.S.-North Korea summit…
[Analytics] K-pop kings BTS conquer the West
The Stade de France stadium in Paris is packed. The crowd is a sea of…
N. Korean military’s fishing boat ‘mistakenly’ crosses sea border into S. Korea
SEOUL, Jul 28, 2019, Yonhap. A fishing boat apparently operated by North Korea’s military has…
U.S. willing to hold 3-way talks with Japan, S. Korea next week
WASHINGTON D.C., Jul 27, 2019, Kyodo. A senior U.S. official on Friday expressed willingness to…
[Analytics] Northeast Asia unraveling amid US retreat
While Americans become increasingly preoccupied with their own domestic descent into dysfunction and political civil…
[Analytics] Japan-South Korea tensions could dash China’s hopes for a trade deal
Any escalation of the trade and political disputes between Japan and South Korea could jeopardise…
North Korea fired new guided weapon as warning against South: state media
PYONGYANG, Jul 26, 2019, Kyodo. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the “demonstration” firing…
Diamonds, tourism, Northern Sea Route: what Far East has in store for Indian investors
MOSCOW, Jul 26, 2019, TASS. Tourism, mining industry, diamond cutting, cooperation in military sector –…
6-year-old Korean YouTube star’s family buys $8m building in Gangnam
SEOUL, Jul 26, 2019, The Korea Herald. The family company of a 6-year-old South Korean…