SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Young South Koreans weigh more factors — and express greater concerns about economic strain and lost opportunities — when deciding whether to have children than their counterparts in Germany, Japan, France and Sweden, a new study shows. They are also more likely to perceive their society as unfair and [...]
SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A presidential delegation to Australia has met with top officials in Canberra and reaffirmed South Korea’s efforts to advancing bilateral relations under the Lee Jae Myung government, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Wednesday. The special envoys, led by former National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo, delivered Lee’s message in their meetings [...]
SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) — President Lee Jae Myung met Wednesday with former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to discuss ways to further develop bilateral relations between the two nations, the presidential office said. Suga headed a delegation from the Japan-South Korea Parliamentarians’ Association, marking the highest-level Japanese political figure’s first visit to Seoul [...]
TOKYO, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun met with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday, during which the Japanese leader reaffirmed his intent to maintain and further develop good relations with Seoul. Ishiba made the remarks during his 15-minute meeting with Cho at the prime minister’s residence earlier in [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) — National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac met with his Japanese counterpart, Masataka Okano, in Seoul on Friday to discuss ways to advance bilateral ties as well as a range of issues, including North Korea, the presidential office said. “Both sides exchanged their opinions on developing South Korea-Japan relations as well [...]
SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Exchange announced Friday that it will list three exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on April 15, 2025, all focused on companies involved in the development of humanoid robots. The funds, managed by Samsung Asset Management, KB Asset Management, and Hanwha Asset Management, mark a growing investor interest in next-generation [...]
BRUSSELS, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The top diplomats of South Korea, the United States and Japan met for talks in Brussels on Thursday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump announced sweeping global tariffs. The talks between Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul, and his U.S. and Japanese counterparts, Marco Rubio and Takeshi Iwaya, respectively, took [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The top diplomats of South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold talks in Munich later this week, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Friday, in what will be their first such trilateral meeting since the launch of the second Donald Trump administration. Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul will have the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean lawmakers boast the highest level of academic credentials among parliamentarians worldwide, with more than one-third holding doctoral degrees, according to a recent academic study featured in The Economist on November 14. The comprehensive research, conducted by scholars from six institutions including Duke University, analyzed the educational backgrounds of [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — President Yoon Suk Yeol will hold a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on the sidelines of an Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Peru this week, his office said Thursday. Yoon and Ishiba will hold their second meeting on the margins of the APEC summit to [...]