Category: Korea
China protests to US over sanctions on firms related to N Korea
China has lodged stern representations with the United States over sanctions on Chinese firms related to North Korea, Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told a daily news [...]
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US announces first new N Korea sanctions since failed summit
The United States imposed sanctions on Thursday on two Chinese shipping companies it says helped North Korea evade US and international sanctions over its nuclear weapons [...]
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US sanctions Chinese ships over N Korea sanctions
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on two Chinese shipping companies for doing business with North Korea, vowing to keep strictly enforcing sanctions on [...]
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Good afternoon, good night, goodness me: fury over S. Korean presidential greeting
What’s the difference between good afternoon and good night? In South Korea’s cutthroat politics, it can be a furious political row and the foreign minister [...]
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Two arrested in Korea for spycam that livestreamed 1600 motel guests
South Korean police have arrested two men for using illegal spy cameras hidden from sockets to hair dryer holders in motels to film and livestream videos of about 1,600 [...]
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Hydrogen FCEV trucks, buses and trains are a huge part of Korea and Japan’s futures, and Australia has an export role
Hydrogen FCEV trucks, buses and trains are a huge part of Korea and Japan’s futures, and Australia has an export role South Korea is seemingly set to require commercial [...]
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Korea’s Asiana Airlines share trading halted after auditor’s qualified opinion
The Korea Exchange has suspended trading in shares of Asiana Airlines Inc, after an auditor for South Korea’s second-biggest carrier said it lacked enough information [...]
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Pyongyang sanctions workarounds failing to soften impact
North Korea’s illicit and highly sophisticated efforts to circumvent UN sanctions may have sought to cushion their impact, but they offer no long-term solution to the [...]
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Bank of Korea chief says Fed’s shift eased uncertainties; sees no rate cut for Korea yet
South Korea’s central bank chief said on Thursday the US Federal Reserve’s decision to abandon projections for any interest rate hikes this year eased [...]
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Qualcomm sees Korean antitrust fine lowered to $200M
South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission on Thursday reduced damages in a decade-old antitrust case involving Qualcomm, with the US chipmaker now facing penalties that [...]
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Korea spycam scandal: more than 1,500 hotel guests secretly filmed and streamed live on the internet
More than 1,500 hotel guests in South Korea were found to be unwitting performers for a community of online voyeurs in rooms carefully rigged with tiny cameras hidden in [...]
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Korean watchdog cuts fine on Qualcomm after decade-old legal battle
South Korea’s antitrust regulator has lowered a decade-old penalty imposed on US chipmaker Qualcomm Inc by 18 percent to $200 million, the Korea Fair Trade Commission [...]
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GXC logs onto Bithumb, Korea’s largest digital-currency exchange
On 2019 March 21 (GMT+9), Bithumb, South Korea’s largest digital-currency exchange, announced the launch of GXC Exchange, following up on GXC’s continuing [...]
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Korea to cut stock transaction tax this year
South Korea’s finance ministry and top market regulator said on Thursday they will cut the tax rate for stock trading this year in an effort to support domestic equity [...]
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Court reviews arrest request on K-pop singer Jung Joon-young
K-pop singer Jung Joon-young was attending a South Korean court hearing Thursday on whether a warrant will be issued for his arrest on allegations he illegally shared [...]
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