South Korea, US begin joint military exercises -DW

South Korea and the United States began the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield military exercise on Monday, aimed at strengthening readiness against North Korean threats. Both countries say the 11-day military program, which includes computer simulations...

South Korea to advance stablecoin push with new regulation: report

Efforts to launch a won-denominated stablecoin in South Korea are gaining traction as financial regulators prepare to publish a detailed proposal for the assets. Summary The Financial Services Commission (FSC) of South Korea is drafting a...

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South Korea’s biggest banks to meet Circle over stablecoin partnership

South Korea’s four largest banks—KB Kookmin, Shinhan, Hana, and Woori—are allegedly getting ready to meet Circle to discuss a potential alliance in the stablecoin market. The meeting, which is planned to occur during Tarbert’s visit to Seoul this...

GEN Restaurant Group opens three new outlets in South Korea

GEN Restaurant Group, parent company of GEN Korean BBQ, has announced the opening of three new international outlets in South Korea. This expansion is the company’s first entry to the city and brings the total number of GEN Korean BBQ locations to...

U.S. Seeks Shipbuilding Expertise From South Korea, Japan to Counter China

WASHINGTON (AP) — American lawmakers are using a trip to South Korea and Japan to explore how the United States can tap those allies’ shipbuilding expertise and capacity to help boost its own capabilities, which are dwarfed by those of China....

“The result of the work I’ve done”: SA lady in South Korea amazed by what family did with money she sent home

South Africans were amazed to see a hardworking Mzansi lady in South Korea and all she accomplished during her time there The young woman sent money back home for 22 months and was stunned to see how the family spent it Social media users praised...

Tinubu commissions MT Iyaloja LPG vessel in South Korea

President Bola Tinubu on Monday, commissioned a 40,000 cubic meters (CBM) Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) vessel, christened “MT Iyaloja (Lagos),” in Ulsan, South Korea. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) disclosed this in a...

Tinubu commissions WAGL’s 40,000 CBM LPG vessel in South Korea

Politics PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has commissioned a 40,000 cubic meters (CBM) Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) vessel, christened “MT Iyaloja (Lagos),” in Ulsan, South Korea to deepen LPG availability and affordability. The President, at the...

U.S. Military Bases in South Korea and Japan Confronted with Persistent Protests

[Source: nytimes.com] In late June, during public commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa—one of the bloodiest battles of the Pacific War that resulted in over 240,000 deaths—local authorities called for a reduction of the...

Tinubu commissions WAGL Energy Limited 40,000 CBM LPG vessel in South Korea

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says Nigeria is poised to deliver clean and sustainable energy solutions not just in-country but also across Africa and beyond. The President made the remarks today at the commissioning ceremony of a 40,000 cubic meters...

NNPC, Sahara unveil new 40,000 cubic metre LPG vessel in South Korea

Nigeria is ready to deliver clean and sustainable energy solutions at home, across Africa, and globally, President Bola Tinubu declared on Monday. The President made the remarks at the commissioning ceremony of a 40,000 cubic meters Liquefied...

US tariffs tighten screws on Japanese and South Korean captive finance

As US auto tariffs bite and global competition intensifies, the finance arms of Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Hyundai, and Kia must pivot fast. When Toyota’s chief financial officer addressed investors in early August, his message was anything but...

An Unprecedented Crackdown in South Korea: Former President and First Lady Jailed, 5 Million Party Members Targeted

President of the Republic of Korea Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon-hee (Credit: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Bellino) Guest post by Kim Yu-jin, Citizen of South Korea Can you imagine a former president and...

Tinubu Flags Off WAGL’s 40,000 CBM LPG Vessel In South Korea

1 …Lauds Company’s Partners for Expanding Africa’s Role in Clean Energy CHIDI UGWU President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says Nigeria is poised to deliver clean and sustainable energy solutions not just in-country but also across Africa and beyond....

South Korea: inclusion of exports under infringing acts in Patent Act and key court decisions set to improve enforcement landscape

In summary Recent patent law developments have substantially improved the patent enforcement environment in Korea. Patent litigation in Korea often involves simultaneously handling an infringement action before the district court and an...

South Korea: a closer look at wilful patent infringement and punitive damages under the Patent Act

In summary The Korean Patent Act introduced punitive damages, under which enhanced damages may be rewarded upon a finding of wilful infringement. Although the concept of ‘wilfulness’ in this context may appear similar to the wilfulness required...

South Korea to devise 'phased denuclearization' strategy for North: Foreign Minister Cho

Published: 18 Aug. 2025, 17:05 Foreign Minister Cho Hyun delivers remarks during a National Assembly session of the foreign affairs and unification committee at the National Assembly building in western Seoul on Aug. 18. [YONHAP] Foreign Minister...

Meet the real-life MERMAIDS: South Korean female sea-divers swim 65ft to the ocean floor and back without breathing apparatus for six hours a day...until they are 90

They might not look like the Disney character Ariel, but these women truly are real–life mermaids. Known as Haenyeo, or 'women of the sea', the group of South Korean female divers swim up to 65 feet (20 metres) to the ocean floor and back around...

Crypto Clampdown: South Korea’s Jeju City Goes After Suspected Tax Evaders

Jeju City tax officials have moved to freeze and seize cryptocurrencies tied to people they believe owe unpaid taxes, part of a wider probe that checked nearly 3,000 residents. According to local reports, authorities looked into 2,962 people who...