Moon warns Japan will suffer more damage from export curbs against S. Korea
SEOUL, Jul 15, 2019, Yonhap. President Moon Jae-in on Monday vowed not to succumb 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.
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U.S. did not request S. Korea troop deployment to Strait of Hormuz: official
WASHINGTON D.C., Jul 14, 2019, Yonhap. A top South Korean presidential official said Friday that…
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Russia proposes supplying S. Korea with semiconductor materials to replace those from Japan
SEOUL, Jul 12, 2019, Hankyoreh. Russia suggested that it may be able to supply South…
Russia may begin to produce the thinnest copper foil for microchips by 2020
EKATERINBURG, Jul 11, 2019, Pan Pacific Agency. The Russian Copper Company (RCC) is planning to…
Seoul, Tokyo to hold working-level talks this week amid trade row
SEJONG, Jul 11, 2019, Yonhap. South Korea’s trade ministry said Thursday it will hold working-level…
Three Malaysian companies make Forbes’ Asia’s 200 Best Under a Billion list
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 11, 2019, MalayMail. Malaysians have reason to be proud with three local…
Moon sends a warning to Japan regarding export controls
SEOUL, Jul 10, 2019, Hankyoreh. “A vicious cycle of action and reaction is certainly not…
Moon urges Japan to retract export restrictions, indicates plan B
SEOUL, Jul 8, 2019, Yonhap. President Moon Jae-in called on Japan on Monday to withdraw…
Indonesia, South Korea ink agreement to build three more submarines
SURABAYA, Jul 7, 2019, ANTARA. Indonesian shipbuilding company PT PAL and South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding…