Tag: South Korea
President asks former U.N. chief Ban to help tackle fine dust pollution
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Thursday sought the help of a former head of the United Nations to tackle the thorny issue of fine dust pollution, which could upset […]
S. Korea to provide loans worth 100 tln won to innovative firms, SMEs
South Korea’s financial regulator said Thursday it will offer innovative firms and small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) loans worth 100 trillion won (US$88.5 billion) over the next three years. The […]
S. Korea: number of marriages falls to lowest level in more than four decades
The number of South Koreans getting married fell to the lowest level in more than 40 years in 2018, government data showed Wednesday, as young people delay marriage amid a […]
S. Korea: President Moon emphasizes need for innovation to create more jobs
President Moon Jae-in renewed his call for innovation and deregulation Wednesday while also calling for efforts to boost the country’s exports to help create more jobs. The call came in […]
Seoul to build footbridge on Han River
The government of Seoul said Wednesday it will build a new Han River bridge designed solely for pedestrians by 2021. The new footbridge, to be built alongside the existing […]
S. Korea: 017 Pohang earthquake probably caused by geothermal plant
South Korea’s second-most destructive earthquake, which struck the southeastern city of Pohang in 2017, was probably triggered by an experimental geothermal power plant, the government said Wednesday. The government-led teams […]
Kindergartens in South Korea
Kindergartens in South Korea are for children around the ages of 3-6 before they enter elementary school. There are three kinds of them: national kindergartens managed by the government, public […]
S. Korea striving to launch world’s first 5G smartphone service
Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy S10 5G model is expected to be available in early April as the tech giant and South Korea’s mobile carriers are beefing up efforts to launch […]
FAO to open S. Korean office in May
South Korea’s government said Tuesday the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) decided to open an office in the country in May. Agriculture Minister Lee Gae-ho met Jose Graziano da […]
Young S. Koreans indifferent to N.K. despite summits, missiles
For Kim Na-yeon, a 26-year-old college student, North Korea’s nuclear weapons program is a timeworn issue that has dragged on for as long as she has been alive, and that […]