South Korean president Yoon sets export target of $685 billion this year
He vowed to support the expansion of exports in 12 sectors, including nuclear power, agriculture, fishery products, content and biotech.
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Seoul to create 1 trillion won fund for content industry by 2024
The goal to achieve 137 trillion won in exports of content by 2027 will be achieved by supporting the overseas expansion of small and medium-sized content companies.
Two Korea’s Demilitarized Zone unfolds at Google Arts & Culture
“The purpose of our team is to make art and culture more accessible online and that includes history", said Simon Rein, senior program manager.
Manage crisis and more to ease tension with North Korea
The escalation of tensions is a very problematic development in that it is a serious obstacle to peace and prosperity on the peninsula and the countries around Northeast Asia.
Korea to lift Covid-19 testing requirements for China arrivals in March
However, they will still have to submit negative Covid-19 testing results and register themselves on Korea's quarantine information pre-entry system.
South Korea declares emergency measures over children’s health care crisis
Minister of Health and Welfare Cho Kyoo-hong said his ministry would be adding more public pediatric intensive care centers, and implement a compensation system.
Pending price hikes in soju, beer deepen inflation woes in Korea
Despite increased expenses, local firms are reluctant to raise soju prices just yet, as backlash is expected to follow a second consecutive year of price hikes.
South Korea’s fertility rate drops to all-time low
Compared to a decade earlier, South Korea’s fertility rate fell by nearly half.
South Korea, US, Japan stage missile defence exercise after North Korea launches
The trilateral drills came days after North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles and one intercontinental ballistic missile.
Koreans lost nearly W1.7 trillion to phishing scams over past 5 years
More than 60 percent were victimised by scammers claiming they would help them with loans, which accounted for nearly 1 trillion won of the damage.