News South Korea Interest: Column: In dealing with North Korea, unpredictability is the norm
In moving forward, U.S. government officials should keep in mind basic realities about dealing with North Korea.
News South Korea Interest: South Korean truckers say strike is a fight for livelihood
Kang Myung-gil parked his truck last week and stopped hauling products from a unit of Samsung Electronics and other major South Korean companies to the port of Incheon, joining a strike that has hit industrial hubs and ports. At stake is his family's livelihood, Kang said, as soaring fuel prices and other costs make it impossible for him to go on while big business can pass on the burden charging higher prices to customers like himself. The truckers are striking for the seventh day on Monday, protesting against rising fuel prices and demanding minimum pay guarantees.
News South Korea Interest: Trump and North Korea
North Korea seems likely to soon develop the ability to hit America with a nuclear missile. How can the United States stop it? Pre-emptive military strikes won’t work, and sanctions haven’t either. Washington’s best bet is to strike a grand bargain with Pyongyang, providing economic development in exchange for a nuclear freeze.
News South Korea Interest: South Korea steps up inflation fight with back-to-back rate hikes
South Korea's central bank on Thursday delivered back-to-back interest rate hikes and forecast further aggressive increases to wrestle consumer inflation down from 13-year highs.
News South Korea Interest: South Korea is betting on the metaverse — and it could provide a blueprint for others
The shape that the metaverse will take is still unknown, but South Korea is betting on the fledgling industry as the next big thing.
News South Korea Interest: South Korea delivers back-to-back interest rate hikes to combat inflation
South Korea's central bank hiked interest rates for a second consecutive meeting and further raised projections for prices to rise to their highest since 2008.
News South Korea Interest: Britain turns to South Korea in scramble to boost nuclear power
South Korea's interest in the UK would mark a return to the industry after its plans to rescue a floundering nuclear plant project in Moorside, Cumbria, fell through in 2018 amid delays concluding the ...
News South Korea Interest: Outbound tourism from South Korea set to boom with COVID-19 travel restrictions easing up
South Korea differs from other markets in how its travellers conduct ... South Korean tourists also show a greater interest in gastronomy tourism. According to a GlobalData survey, *39% of South ...
News South Korea Interest: S.Korea April Inflation Hits Over 13-yr High
South Korea's consumer prices in April rose much faster than expected and at their quickest pace in 13-and-a-half years over a year earlier, led by a surge in energy and some food prices, government
News South Korea Interest: South Korea April inflation hits over 13-year high
SEOUL: South Korea's consumer prices in April rose much faster than expected and at their quickest pace in 13-and-a-half years over a year earlier, led by a surge in energy and some food prices, government data showed on Tuesday (May 3). The Statistics Korea data showed the consumer price index (CPI) rose
News South Korea Interest: South Korea Stocks Market May Test Support At 2,800 Points
The South Korea stock market headed south again on Friday, one day after snapping the five-day losing streak in which it had tumbled almost 130 points or 4.4 percent. The KOSPI now rests just above ...
News South Korea Interest: South Korea virtual asset market may reach $835B by 2026
South Korea’s virtual asset market will reach one quadrillion won ($835 billion) by 2026, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Korea said on January 25 in its report Future of Asset 2022.
News South Korea Interest: Japan and South Korea lead declines across Asia-Pacific as investors digest Fed remarks
Asia-Pacific markets fell across the board on Thursday as investors reacted to an overnight update from the U.S. Federal Reserve that indicated the central bank plans to raise interest rates as soon ...
