South Korea to continue aiding Kingdom’s healthcare sector
South Korea to continue assisting development of healthcare sector.
Tag: South Korea
South Korea reports first cases of ASF
South Korea on Tuesday reported its first cases of African swine fever, becoming the latest country hit by the disease that has killed pigs from China to North Korea, pushing up pork prices worldwide.
South Korean beer imports from Japan plunge
South Korean imports of Japanese beer slumped almost to zero last month.
South Korea asks IOC to ban Japanese ‘Rising Sun’ flag
South Korea has asked the International Olympic Committee to bar Japan from using the “Rising Sun” flag at next year’s Games, Seoul’s sports ministry said on Wednesday, as the Asian neighbours engage in an ever more rancorous feud over history and trade.
Breaking the impasse in Japan–South Korea relations
Relations between Japan and South Korea have long been marred by the memory of colonisation. The relationship was initially difficult, diplomatic ties were established only in 1965 — 20 years after Japan’s capitulation.
South Korea rates Cambodian workers highly
South Korea’s Labour Ministry has rated Cambodian migrant workers as the best.
North Korea willing to resume nuke talks with US
North Korea fired a new round of short-range projectiles on Tuesday, South Korean officials said, only hours after it signalled a new willingness to resume stalled denuclearisation talks with the United States.
Sar Kheng meets with South Korean delegation
Interior Minister Sar Kheng meets with a South Korean delegation for cooperation.
Top court orders retrial for ex-president Park
South Korea’s top court set aside former president Park Geun-hye’s convictions.
Japan-South Korea spat an economic lose-lose
A diplomatic spat between Japan and South Korea is an economic lose-lose: experts.
S. Korea summons Japan ambassador as export trade curbs take effect
s Korea summons Japan’s ambassador over removing Seoul’s fast-track export status.
South Korean president invests in local firms fund amid Japan row
Moon Jae-in funds around $41,000 of his own money to replace Japanese suppliers.
South Korean military drills at disputed island riles Japan
South Korean forces began two days of expanded drills on Sunday around an island also claimed by Japan, prompting a protest from Tokyo only days after Seoul said it would scrap an intelligence-sharing pact with its neighbour amid worsening relations.
Kingdom seeks more economic ties with South Korea
PM asks South Korea to continue importing agricultural products from the Kingdom.
S. Korea to double radiation testing on Japanese food
South Korea said on Wednesday it will double the radiation testing of some Japanese food exports due to potential contamination from the tsunami-damaged Fukushima nuclear plant.
East Asia trade deal faces head winds
To begin with, Japan and South Korea are going through the darkest hour in their relationship. The Japanese cabinet removed South Korea from its white list of trusted trading partners on August 2.
Dozens of migrant workers depart for South Korea
Officials from the Labour Ministry send scores of migrants to work in South Korea.
Dozens of migrant workers depart for South Korea
Officials from the Labour Ministry on Tuesday sent scores of migrants to work in South Korea.
S. Korean cosmetics firm boss quits over YouTube praising Japan
The head of a major South Korean cosmetics firm resign.
Japan OKs key exports to South Korea
Japan has approved the export to South Korea of some key products.
S. Koreans stage anti-Japan protest
Waving banners and signs and chanting anti-Japan slogans, thousands of protesters marched in Seoul on Saturday to express their anger at Japan’s decision to downgrade the Republic of Korea’s trade status amid an escalating diplomatic row.
Japanese car sales plunge in S. Korea as trade row rages
Japanese automakers see sales in South Korea slump last month.
S.Korea warns Japan security ties could be hurt
South Korea warns that security cooperation with Japan might be hurt.
S. Korea, Japan to hold talks: Seoul
The foreign ministers of the two US allies will meet, as a long-running diplomatic row develops into a bitter trade spat.
Fans to sue after Ronaldo sits out friendly
Football fans in South Korea are taking legal action to seek compensation after Cristiano Ronaldo failed to play in a friendly during Juventus’ pre-season tour in Seoul last week.
Can the US mediate successfully in Japan-South Korea trade dispute?
The trade row is raging between Japan and South Korea, two major US allies in Northeast Asia.
Korea-Japan slanging match enters Olympic arena
A war of words over ownership of a group of tiny islands in the sea between Japan and South Korea spilled over to the Olympics yesterday as Tokyo criticised Seoul’s complaint over a map of Japan on the Tokyo Games website.
South Korea cuts interest rate as Japan trade row simmers
South Korea’s central bank yesterday cut its key interest rate for the first time in three years as the economy struggles with sluggish global growth and with the country embroiled in a trade spat with Japan.
Time to internationalise diplomacy with North Korea
The three key actors in the Korean Peninsula crisis are demonstrating why a solution should be anchored in an international coalition and international institutions.
North and South Korea to face off
South Korea and North Korea will face off in the second round of Asia’s qualifying tournament for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar after the draw was made on Wednesday.
