US Vice President Mike Pence was scheduled to meet with North Korean officials, including leader Kim Jong-un’s sister, while in South Korea for the Winter Olympics this month but the North Koreans can ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-21
South Korea has launched a wide-ranging complaint at the World Trade Organization to challenge the United States' use of anti-subsidy and anti-dumping duties, citing their use on steel and transformer ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-21
Bitcoin hit a three-week high on Tuesday and has surged nearly 100 percent from its lowest level this year, as its recovery continued after South Korea’s financial regulator eased its stance on crypto ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-21
... ssador to South Korea having rejected several dovish contenders. A 10 percent fall in Chinese exports to the US would knock off about one third of a percent from Chinese GDP but this can be compensate ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-20
Yonhap News Agency has fielded a “robot reporter” to cover the ongoing Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. According to the South Korean news agency, introducing this manner of producing news stories is p ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-15
... ronics of South Korea. The US tech giant is the world's biggest consumer of these chips, having accounted for about 15 percent of overall global demand in 2017, according to the report. It is unclear ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-15
Jacob Zuma resigned as President of South Africa on Wednesday, bowing to intense pressure from his own party, the African National Congress (ANC), after nine scandal-plagued years in power. In a farew ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-15
... chang, in South Korea. The two groups might seem to be a million miles apart. The "grid girls" became synonymous with fast cars, testosterone-fuelled macho men, scanty clothing and what always seemed ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-14
The United States has indicated that it is willing to enter into a dialogue with North Korea to resolve issues related to the latter's nuclear program, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Tuesd ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-14
... Japan and South Korea and so many other countries ... It's a little tough for them because they've gotten away with murder for 25 years. But we're going to be changing policy," he said an at event to ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-13
... ctions on South Korea in an attempt to pressure it not to install the Thaad anti-missile system, which China saw as a threat to its own security. Five years ago, at the height of a territorial dispute ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-12
... Korea and South Korea marching together in the opening ceremony on Friday since it reflected “peace and prosperity”. Former NBA player Yao Ming was in the audience at the media conference, which featu ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-12
... ays. Many South Asians who use bleaching facial cream for a prolonged period of time look significantly fairer, but they also look swollen from proteinuria, which is a sign of kidney disease. While th ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-09
... er -- the South China Morning Post -- also change hands to an e-commerce tycoon -- Jack Ma of Alibaba Group. But beyond that, we can't draw much parallel to Washington's hometown paper, if we are to t ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-09
... aiwan and South Korea, because the whole idea of the game coincides with the laid-back and “I’m easy” attitude to life that is now prevailing among young people across East Asia. However, the Chinese ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-09
Samsung Electronics’ ailing chairman, Lee Kun-hee, was named by South Korean police on Thursday as a suspect in an 8.2 billion won (US$7.5 million) tax evasion case that involved the use of bank accou ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-08
... Shiong, a South African-born surgeon and part-owner of the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team, currently owns about 3 percent of the company. After the latest deal, Tronc will still own some prominent ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-08
... to visit South Korea as part of a high-level delegation to attend Friday's opening ceremony of the Olympics in the alpine resort town of Pyeongchang. The opening will also be attended by US Vice Pres ...More
EJ Insight2018-02-08
