UAE becomes 1st Arab country to sign free trade pact with South Korea
During the summit, the leaders also "confirmed the outcomes of the UAE's commitment of a $30 billion investment through sovereign wealth funds," thereby strengthening public…
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South Korean biz leaders meet with UAE president
In the meeting, lasting about an hour, large companies that have already forged partnerships with the UAE discussed additional collaboration measures in the first session. The…
Japan-China-S. Korea should build cooperation step-by-step for regional stability
Trilateral summits stopped being held due to such factors as the deterioration of Japan-South Korea relations since the last one was held in China at the end of 2019. It is…
Japan-China-South Korea summit yields little agreement
The recent trilateral summit illustrated a clear confrontation with China, a country that is increasing its hegemonic behaviour, with Japan and South Korea emphasising the…
South Korean shows most-viewed of Netflix’s non-English titles: report
Titles in Korean (9%), Spanish (7%) and Japanese (5%) captured the largest shares of viewership outside of English, respectively.
South Korea confirms North Korea’s latest spy satellite launch failed
Wreckage from satellite explosion observed on North’s side of the sea about 2 minutes after launch.
Concerns raised over South Korea’s plan to hire foreign-licensed doctors
Doctors claim it would bring uncertainty to medical system citing differences in training, practices, language barriers.
Blackpink hits record 2.2b views with ‘Ddu-du Ddu-du’ music video
“Ddu-du Ddu-du” is the lead single from the group’s first EP “Square Up” which was released in June 2018. This cements the record Blackpink holds as the most-viewed…
Weak household income despite solid labour market
Policymakers need to think ahead of the curve and make bold decisions when needed because the cost will only increase as time passes for the economy to regain momentum, and the…
South Korea to clamp down on ‘excessive’ use of medical services
Those visiting the hospital more frequently will still be covered by the National Insurance, but will have to pay 90 per cent of the medical bill rather than the usual 20-30 per…