Browsing: South Korea
South Korea’s president is establishing a new ministry to boost the country’s birth rate, the world’s lowest, after a bruising election loss
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol issued his first apology over his wife receiving a luxury handbag under questionable circumstances,…
A German Rust Belt? As Chinese EVs like BYD swarm Europe’s key markets, historic examples of deindustrialization pose a warning to the continent’s carmakers
European automakers are still digesting the shock from the sudden onslaught of cheap Chinese carmakers like BYD onto their shores…
Foundation laid for ‘Silicon Heartland’ in Indiana with $3.9 billion semiconductor research and development campus, South Korean CEO says
A major South Korean computer chipmaker said Wednesday it plans to spend more than $3.87 billion in Indiana to build…
Covid-19 Linked To Higher Risk Of Developing Autoimmune Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases
A recent study that included over 22 million adult patients from South Korea and Japan revealed that an acute Covid-19…
Do Kwon—the crypto fugitive U.S. prosecutors want to try for $40B collapse of TerraUSD—released from Montenegro prison
South Korean crypto fugitive Do Kwon was released from prison in Montenegro early Saturday as the Supreme Court deliberates on extradition requests…
China may have Asia’s most vibrant companies, thanks to green tech, AI, and EVs—but don’t count the rest of the region out
The world’s an uncertain place. AI is driving executive FOMO, while high geopolitical tension and war is weighing on leaders’…
Just 230,000 babies were born in South Korea in 2023, as the country’s baby bust breaks records
South Korea set a fresh record for the world’s lowest fertility rate as the impact of the nation’s aging demographics…
South Korea has the world’s lowest fertility rate. Seoul’s mayor thinks he has a solution: a city-sponsored dating event
South Korea has the world’s lowest fertility rate, at just 0.78 births per woman as of 2022. It’s likely to…
Tesla sold just one electric car in South Korea last month as some Korean consumers worry about vehicles made in China
Tesla Inc. sold just one electric vehicle in South Korea in January as a raft of headwinds, from safety concerns…
Samsung’s billionaire chairman can lead the company without the threat of jail time after a court acquits him of stock manipulation charges
Samsung Electronics Co. Executive Chairman Jay Y. Lee scored an important victory Monday after a Seoul court acquitted him of…