Tag: South Korea

• Thursday, October 11th 2018 - 08:31 UTC

  World Bank unveils “Human Capital Index”: Singapore, South Korea, Japan and Hong Kong top of the list

  

  The World Bank Group unveiled a new system on Thursday to rank countries based on their success in developing human capital, an effort to prod governments to invest more effectively in education and healthcare.

• Friday, October 5th 2018 - 11:59 UTC

  Former S. Korean President Lee Myung-bak sentenced to 15 years for corruption

  

  A Seoul court Friday found former President Lee Myung-bak guilty of corruption and handed down a 15-year jail sentence on him, who thus became the fourth ex-South Korean leader to be criminally convicted.

• Thursday, September 20th 2018 - 08:20 UTC

  Shouts for unification of the Korean Peninsula at HWPL's World Peace festival

  

  On September 18th, leaders of the two Koreas have met in Pyongyang, North Korea, for the third meeting for inter-Korean reconciliation. With the international attention focused on the movements of the two leaders, families from around the world expecting the peaceful reunification of the Korean peninsula, further world peace attended a peace festival held in South Korea.

• Friday, September 14th 2018 - 09:20 UTC

  South Korea interested in becoming associate member of the Pacific Alliance

  

  South Korea and Chile agreed on Wednesday to bolster substantive bilateral partnerships in various sectors on the basis of their free trade agreement (FTA). Korean foreign minister Kang Kyung-wha and his Chilean counterpart Roberto Ampuero held talks on the sidelines of a regional meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Hanoi, according to Kang's ministry.

• Wednesday, September 12th 2018 - 18:41 UTC

  Announcing 2018 HWPL Peace Summit: Spreading world peace and cessation of war

  

  UN-affiliated NGO based in South Korea Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL) will held her fourth Peace Summit in order to promote world peace and the cessation of war. Since 2014, the NGO has hosted the World Alliance of Religions’ Peace (WARP) Summits with the slogan of “everyone to become messengers of peace” to put in the debate the realizable methods for world peace in association with the leaders from each sector of the global society.

• Friday, June 29th 2018 - 09:09 UTC

  Apple and Samsung finally settle seven-year-long patent dispute

  

  Apple and Samsung have finally settled a seven-year-long patent dispute, bringing to an end the long-running battle over the design of their rival smartphones. The terms were not disclosed.

• Monday, May 28th 2018 - 07:12 UTC

  US and North Korea preparing for the Trump/Kim Jong-un summit

  

  A US team is holding talks with North Korean officials to prepare a possible meeting between President Donald Trump and the North's leader Kim Jong-un. The talks in the village of Panmunjom, in the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas, are the latest sign that the summit could take place after all.

• Saturday, May 26th 2018 - 07:58 UTC

  South Korea and Mercosur agree in Seoul to begin formal negotiations for a free trade deal

  

  South Korea and Mercosur agreed to begin formal negotiations for a trade deal in the latter half of this year to facilitate commerce and investment, the Seoul government said on Friday. South Korea signed an agreement to launch the negotiations with four Mercosur member states -- Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay -- during a ceremony held in Seoul. Mercosur expelled Venezuela in 2016 for failing to meet its basic standards.

• Saturday, May 5th 2018 - 09:08 UTC

  Trump said date and location for meeting with Kim Jong Un has been set

  

  President Donald Trump on Friday said the date and location have been set for a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, building suspense for the unprecedented talks, as South Korea said it would oppose a withdrawal of U.S. troops from the area.

• Friday, April 27th 2018 - 11:58 UTC

  Korean leaders agree to end “state of war” and denuclearize the peninsula

  

  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in agreed on Friday to finally end a seven-decade war this year, and pursue the “complete denuclearization” of the Korean Peninsula.