US-NK summit will take place ‘at some point’: Trump
WASHINGTON, D.C. Jun 26, 2019, The Korea Herald. US President Donald Trump said Tuesday a…
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.
Driver rams car into U.S. embassy gates in Seoul
SEOUL, Jun 26, 2019, The Chosunilbo. Police on Tuesday arrested a 39-year-old man after he…
N.K. leader’s sister appears to take leadership role: Seoul’s spy agency
SEOUL, Jun 26, 2019, Yonhap. Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, appears…
[Analytics] ASEAN masses behind China as it pushes world’s biggest free trade pact
Southeast Asian leaders look determined to make progress on the world’s largest commercial pact, the…
S. Korea to send 50,000 tons of rice to N. Korea via WFP
SEOUL, Jun 19, 2019, Yonhap. South Korea said Wednesday it will send 50,000 tons of…
S. Korea’s Lee Kang-in wins Golden Ball as tournament MVP
LODZ, Jun 17, 2019, Yonhap. South Korean midfielder Lee Kang-win earned the Golden Ball as…
North Korean fishing boat found stranded in East Sea
SEOUL, Jun 16, 2019, Yonhap. The crew of a North Korean fishing boat found drifting…
[Analytics] Korea maintains ‘strategic ambiguity’ amid US assault on Huawei
South Korea’s top two trade partners are the United States and China, which has put…
YG Entertainment chief offers to resign over ballooning drug allegations in S. Korea
SEOUL, Jun 15, 2019, Yonhap. The head of South Korean entertainment powerhouse YG Entertainment offered…
Moon suggests trust-based denuclearization, peace
STOCKHOLM, Jun 14, 2019, Yonhap. Striving to jump-start the slow-going Korea peace process, South Korean…
N.K. leader sent ‘very interesting’ message to Trump via letter: Moon
OSLO, Jun 13, 2019, Yonhap. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent a “very interesting” message…
Xi to skip S. Korea around G-20 summit in Osaka
SEOUL, Jun 8, 2019, Yonhap. Chinese President Xi Jinping won’t visit South Korea on the…