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South Korea minister meets US commerce secretary in effort to reach tariff deal

South Korea's Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan met U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Thursday and reaffirmed a ...

South Korea's Samsung Biologics, Celltrion log stellar performances

Among high achievers are biopharmaceutical contract manufacturers in South Korea -- Samsung Biologics and Celltrion, both ...

Americans may aspire to single-family homes, but in South Korea, apartments are king

South Korea’s middle-class dream of home ownership? It's not a house with a white picket fence — it's an apartment.

South Korea to scrutinise US-Japan trade deal as officials fly to Washington

Seoul will take a close look at the terms of a U.S.-Japan trade deal, South Korea's industry minister said on Wednesday, ...

Barcelona’s pre-season friendlies in South Korea to go ahead as per plans

Following the unexpected cancellation of their pre-season friendly in Japan, FC Barcelona’s tour of South Korea will go ahead ...

South Korea sees record growth in birth rate this year

South Korea recorded its largest-ever gain in birth rate over the first five months of the year, its statistics agency said ...

South Korea police raid offices of K-pop powerhouse HYBE over share probe

South Korean police raided offices at the headquarters of K-pop agency HYBE on Thursday over allegations of unfair share ...

In South Korea's 'apple county', farmers beg not to be sacrificed for US trade deal

The apples grown in the South Korean county of Cheongsong in the country's southeast are so renowned for their flavour that ...

South Korea Q2 GDP +0.6% Q/q, Stronger Than Expected

Gross domestic product expanded 0.6% in the April-June period from a quarter earlier on a seasonally adjusted basis, after ...

Would you wait hours to have watermelon sliced? In South Korea, many do

Wait times on weekends can stretch to a few hours, said Hyundai Department Store. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...