Corea del Sur

Getting the pandemic under control is a prerequisite for a recovery, but not every country can be a massive net exporter to the rest of the world

A trilateral summit between Korea, Japan and China is unlikely to be held this year as Tokyo has notified Seoul that Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will not visit Seoul to attend the meeting unless the bilateral friction over compensation for wartime forced labor is resolved, according to Japanese media reports.

President Moon Jae-in requested Monday that Brazil throw its weight behind South Korean Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee's bid to become the head of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Cheong Wa Dae said, in the latest diplomatic push in pursuit of the top post.

Las exportaciones de Corea del Sur se recuperaron en septiembre por primera vez en siete meses, según datos del Ministerio de Comercio, Industria y Energía.

Kim Jong-un says death ‘should not have happened’ after man shot in North Korean waters.

India records highest daily new cases; airline Qantas suffers worst losses in a century; New Zealanders hugely in favour of taking vaccine.

Yang Jiechi to visit Singapore on Thursday and South Korea from Friday. His first trip to Seoul in two years will include talks on international security, Korean peninsula and coronavirus response

A South Korean industry research institute recently released a report suggesting the country should "reduce China dependence" in trade amid escalating containment efforts from the US. But economic ties with China have proven a much needed stabilizer for the South Korean economy, particularly in its post-COVID-19 recovery, rather than a potential risk.

South Korea has fallen into recession as the country reels from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.