South Korea
UK seals South Korea deal to trade 98% of goods tariff-free
It comes just weeks before a low- and zero-tariff agreement between the two countries was due to expire
South Korea to create commercially driven Temasek-style sovereign fund
The government envisions a vehicle capable of deploying capital into sectors with strong long-term potential
Seoul home prices extend rally as government mulls cooling steps
The persistent rally in property prices has kept the BOK’s board from resuming the monetary easing cycle in recent months
South Korea minister resigns over alleged Unification Church funds
A SOUTH Korean minister announced his resignation on Thursday after being accused of receiving illegal funds from the Unification Church, a cult-like movement linked to widespread influence-peddling.
Coupang CEO resigns over historic South Korean data breach
The company faces a potential fine of up to one trillion won
South Korea police raid e-commerce giant Coupang over data leak
Personal information of 33.7 million customers had been leaked – almost two-thirds of the population
Kim Kardashian is hot on Korean beauty concierges, so are Singaporeans
Such services are booming in South Korea’s lucrative medical aesthetics tourism industry
SoftBank’s Arm plans to set up chip training facility in South Korea
It will train about 1,400 high-level chip design specialists to bolster the relatively weak system-semiconductor and fabless segments
Young South Koreans dump homeowner dreams to pile into soaring stocks
Housing costs in the capital Seoul have outpaced even hot markets such as New York and Tokyo while affordability has tightened
The battle for next-gen EV batteries takes off
Chinese tech still dominates, but could new innovation from South Korea and Europe catch up?
