Seoul National University to set up first overseas campus in Vietnam

Seoul National University to set up first overseas campus in Vietnam

Seoul National University (SNU), South Korea’s top-ranked higher education institution, is pursuing the setup of its first overseas campus in ...

Experts criticize Seoul's quantum computer development efforts

Experts criticize Seoul's quantum computer development efforts

The United States: 4158. South Korea: 50These figures refer to the number of qubits in a quantum computer that each country seeks to develop by 2026...

Seoul says US tax credit bill risks violation of FTA, WTO

Seoul says US tax credit bill risks violation of FTA, WTO

South Korea has conveyed concerns to the US about its legislative move to remove tax credits from electric vehicles produced outside of North Americ...

Four chip alliance: S.Korea's courage to overcome Chinaphobia

Four chip alliance: S.Korea's courage to overcome Chinaphobia

“I'm gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse.”Ahn Cheol-soo, a senior lawmaker of South Korea’s ruling People Power Party, c...

Seoul kicks off efforts to sell submarines to Australia

Seoul kicks off efforts to sell submarines to Australia

South Korea has embarked on efforts to export domestically designed submarines weighing more than 3,000 tons to Australia, while also in the final s...

Chinese game Genshin Impact's summer fest draws large crowds in Seoul

Chinese game Genshin Impact's summer fest draws large crowds in Seoul

Shanghai-based game developer and publisher miHoYo Co. on Wednesday wrapped up its well-attended week-long Genshin 2022 Summer Festival in Seoul.&nb...

Seoul leans toward alternative military service for BTS

Seoul leans toward alternative military service for BTS

South Korea is leaning toward allowing the K-pop boy band BTS to fulfill alternative service instead of active military duty, the country’s mi...

Seoul suspends new antitrust bill on trade conflict fears

Seoul suspends new antitrust bill on trade conflict fears

South Korea has postponed the introduction of a new law aimed at expanding its authority beyond Korean entrepreneurs, people familiar with the matte...

Indonesian president to visit Hyundai Motor during Korea visit

Indonesian president to visit Hyundai Motor during Korea visit

Indonesian President Joko Widodo will visit Hyundai Motor Co. during his upcoming two-day official visit to South Korea as the automaker is aggressi...

Seoul to lure visitors with themed tours, video featuring BTS

Seoul to lure visitors with themed tours, video featuring BTS

Seoul, the capital of South Korea, is kickstarting efforts to attract foreign visitors with new tour programs and a promotional video featuring the ...

Chanel’s first VIP boutique to open in Asia – will it be in Seoul?

Chanel’s first VIP boutique to open in Asia – will it be in Seoul?

A couple of months ago, media outlets reported Chanel plans to open stores solely for VIP shopping in Asia.The French label is widely expected to op...

Commercial real estate market in Seoul shrinks in H1 2022

Commercial real estate market in Seoul shrinks in H1 2022

The commercial real estate market in Seoul slowed this year, according to a report by South Korean online property platform RSquare. The sum of the ...

The case for improved Seoul-Tokyo relations

The case for improved Seoul-Tokyo relations

Unlike the West or China, which showed vastly different reactions, most South Koreans had a more complicated initial response to the news of forme...

Korean PE firms' 2021 funds bet on parts makers, dividend stock

Korean PE firms' 2021 funds bet on parts makers, dividend stock

IMM Investment Co. and STIC Investments Co., the two most active South Korean private equity firms in 2021 fundraising, made bets on a dividend-focu...

SK Group set to buy landmark Seoul building for about $500 mn

SK Group set to buy landmark Seoul building for about $500 mn

South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate SK Group will be buying a landmark office building in a central business district of Seoul for aroun...

Small S.Korean PE firms flex muscle during pandemic

Small S.Korean PE firms flex muscle during pandemic

Private equity firms registered in South Korea enjoyed a 20% jump in their accumulated commitments in 2021 as a whole, led by small and medium-sized...

Biden and leaders of Japan and South Korea pledge greater cooperation

Biden and leaders of Japan and South Korea pledge greater cooperation

President Biden met with the heads of Japan and South Korea—the first such gathering between the three countries’ leaders in nearly five...

Plagiarism scandal hits top S.Korean university over AI-themed papers

Plagiarism scandal hits top S.Korean university over AI-themed papers

South Korea's most prestigious university is embroiled in a plagiarism scandal after two papers it published on artificial intelligence are believed...

Meta, Seoul National University jointly set up XR research center

Meta, Seoul National University jointly set up XR research center

Meta Platforms Inc., formerly known as Facebook, and Seoul National University (SNU) jointly launched an extended reality (XR) research center in So...

SK Telecom expands system for self-driving in Seoul

SK Telecom expands system for self-driving in Seoul

SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top mobile carrier, has expanded the area covered by the traffic control system for self-driving in Seoul, takin...

Seoul poised to paint over Hong Kong in fine arts

Seoul poised to paint over Hong Kong in fine arts

Back in 2013, Hong Kong painted itself as the uncontested leader in Asia’s art scene – over Singapore, Shanghai, and Tokyo. Art Bas...

Terra founder Do Kwon vows to communicate proactively with press

Terra founder Do Kwon vows to communicate proactively with press

Terraform Labs' founder and CEO Do Kwon has reemerged on Twitter, after making his account private for a couple of days. Two weeks after Terra&...

Lotte Duty Free to close COEX store in central Seoul

Lotte Duty Free to close COEX store in central Seoul

Lotte Duty Free, South Korea’s largest duty-free business operator, is closing one of its flagship stores in Seoul in the wake of the COVID-19...

Four consortiums bid for Seoul’s flying car program

Four consortiums bid for Seoul’s flying car program

A total of four consortiums announced their bids for the government-run urban air mobility (UAM) program titled K-UAM Grand Challenge on Tuesday.&nb...

PI Advanced, NexFlex draw bids from foreign rivals, PE firms

PI Advanced, NexFlex draw bids from foreign rivals, PE firms

Two leading South Korean materials companies PI Advanced Materials Co. and NexFlex Co. have drawn final bids mainly from foreign rivals and private ...

Seoul, Washington to bolster small nuclear reactor tech alliance

Seoul, Washington to bolster small nuclear reactor tech alliance

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol will meet with his US counterpart President Joe Biden this Saturday for a summit meeting in Seoul. The two...

LG Energy completes LFP battery development for Tesla

LG Energy completes LFP battery development for Tesla

South Korea’s LG Energy Solution Ltd., the world’s No. 2 battery producer, boosted its muscle to court industry leader China’s Con...

Mirae Asset named preferred bidder for IFC Seoul

Mirae Asset named preferred bidder for IFC Seoul

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., an asset management arm of Mirae Asset Financial Group in South Korea, will be in an exclusive talk with Brookfi...

NH-Amundi sells Yuanta's Seoul office to Capstone for $242 bn

NH-Amundi sells Yuanta's Seoul office to Capstone for $242 bn

South Korea’s NH-Amundi Asset Management Co. said on Monday that it completed selling Yuanta Securities Co.’s Korean headquarters to C...

Following Japan’s economic decline

Following Japan’s economic decline

When it comes to the economy, would it be faster for South Korea to surpass Japan or be surpassed by Taiwan?Recently, all eyes are on the three East...

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