South Korea

To coexist with Covid-19 in 2022 is the country's goal, with more vaccines and treatments and less social distancing, Vice Minister of Health and Wellness declared in his end-of-2021 news briefing

Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong reportedly said that the country has agreed with the US on the text for declaring the end of the Korean War; reaffirming the progress made, both sides would have "effectively reached an agreement" on the draft

Four initiatives challenging the government’s policies on energy, food safety, environmental protection and regulations failed to pass Saturday in a national referendum with a relatively low turnout and nearly identical vote margins on all four issues

Samsung Electronics has promoted a swath of young executives in their 30s and 40s as part of its ongoing efforts refresh its rigid corporate culture; the tech giant said a total of 198 executives were promoted in its year-end executive reshuffle

According to IQAir, a Swiss body that measures air quality worldwide, the city of Incheon came second in the world as the most polluted city, preceded only by Kathmandu in Nepal

Seven of the ten themed routes of the DMZ Peace Trail, a trail created near the Demilitarized Zone that is accessible to the public, will reopen today after 2 years

A dramatic shift in the use of downtown Seoul building sees decadent hotels transformed into upscale apartments or offices, while ultra-luxury hotels chains are investing both in renovations and new projects

At the biennial International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition held in Seoul last week, local defense companies have signed contracts worth US$128 million and the industry held consultations which could amount to US$22,5 billion if finalized

South Korean series Squid Game has become Netflix's biggest series launch ever, with more than 111 million users in its first 28 days, knocking Bridgerton (82 million) out of first place

Seoul’s mayor floated the idea of creating its own digital currency, called S-coins, that could fund social welfare programs

With the launch of the third submarine yesterday - a 3.000-ton class SLBM, or 'capable of firing submarine-launched ballistic missiles', the country completed the renewal of the marine fleet in accordance to 2006-2021 strategic plans

Online shopping expands 105% since 2017; the market volume of online shopping has contributed largely to private consumption during the pandemic and monthly transactions reached a 16.19 trillion won (US$13.8 billion) in July

A new approach to trade in five main areas - supply chain, vaccines, carbon neutrality and climate change, technology based trade and digital trade - has been outlined in a bid to maximise national interests