Gender gaps overshadow South Korea’s human development progress
While Korea's story of progress deserves to be celebrated, gender inequality has prevented development to take place in the same way across genders.
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Seoul readies 10 trillion won ‘stabilization’ fund to contain market volatility
If enacted, IT would mark the first major step by the Financial Services Commission as it faces growing calls that it step up efforts on investor protection.
Allies fire 4 missiles into East Sea in response to North Korea’s provocation
South Korea and the US fired a total of four ground-to-ground missiles into the East Sea, a day after North Korea's missile launches.
Half of Korea’s sex offenders against children, disabled avoid jail terms
Despite the strengthening of measures, critics say that the court is still far too lenient on perpetrators.
South Korea’s 1st homegrown Covid-19 vaccine maker underlines global partnership
Seoul-based International Vaccine Institute, SK Bioscience, helped conduct the vaccine’s clinical trials across six countries, including Thailand and New Zealand.
‘My goal is to hoist K-pop to be No. 1 in the world’: Chart-topping producer
Producer Ryan Jhun’s team is the biggest of its kind in the country, with over 700 songwriters working together to make K-pop songs.
4 in 10 Korean households projected to be single-person by 2040
On the other hand, households of four or more are mired in constant decline and are expected to only make up 10.1 per cent of households by 2040.
Hyundai cars will be assembled in Bangladesh by end of this year: South Korean envoy
South Korea is currently the fifth largest FDI investor in Bangladesh.
No PCR tests for inbound travellers to South Korea from Oct 8
Travelers who want to take a PCR test can still take it for free within three days of their arrival.
New Covid-19 cases under 30,000 for 3rd day amid waning virus wave in South Korea
The latest virus wave, triggered by the spread of a highly contagious omicron variant, has been on a decline since mid-August.