South Korean POWs still held in NK, 70 years after armistice
In North Korea, war veteran Yoo Young-bok, was subjected to forced hard labor in mines for 37 years.
The Korea Herald
S. Korea’s crypto dispute deepens
Lawmakers must fully disclose crypto trades and make the right move, notes the paper.
Hyundai to ramp up EV production in Indonesia
Producing electric cars with battery packs made in Indonesia will help Hyundai to manufacture more than 40 percent of EVs locally.
South Korea’s economy grows 0.6% in Q2
The Bank of Korea expects private consumption to improve, driving economic recovery from the next quarter as well.
North Korea calling South Korea by its official name ‘intended to offend’
An intelligence agency said that the use of the official name may be North Korea’s way of “re-establishing its relations with South Korea as two separate nations.”
Hwang Sun-woo wins bronze in 200m freestyle at swimming worlds
Hwang is the first South Korean to win a medal at back-to-back world swimming championships.
South Koreans’ life expectancy higher than OECD average
However, South Korea's suicide rate of 24.1 per 100,000 is the highest among member states, despite declining since 2010.
South Korea’s military analysing North Korea missile launches at odd hours
The recent spate of missile launches comes in the run-up to the 70th anniversary of the 1953 Armistice Agreement that ended the 1950-53 Korean War.
Samsung likely to lose again to TSMC in chips revenue
While experts forecast Samsung will likely hasten its earnings recovery from the third quarter, the company’s estimated sales of 15 to 16 trillion won is still much lower than…
21 million expired Covid-19 vaccine doses discarded: data
The expiration dates for coronavirus vaccines come sooner than those of other drugs.