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Vietnam Airlines to resume routes to Japan, S Korea as entry restrictions lifted

Vietnam Airlines to resume routes to Japan, S Korea as entry restrictions lifted

Vietnam Airlines on Tuesday announced it will restart air routes connecting Vietnam's major cities to tourist destinations in Japan and South Korea after both lifted entry restrictions.
South Korea to revive visa waiver for Vietnamese

South Korea to revive visa waiver for Vietnamese

South Korea will again allow visa-free entry for Vietnamese tourists to Jeju Island and Yangyang County from June 1 under a policy that was suspended during the Covid-19 outbreak.
May 4, 2022 | 11:44 pm PT
At S.Korea's fried chicken diners, palm oil squeeze feeds inflation fears

At S.Korea's fried chicken diners, palm oil squeeze feeds inflation fears

Mr Lee's diner, a cheap-and-cheerful fried chicken shop near central Seoul, has held firm against raising prices for a decade and a half.
April 28, 2022 | 08:11 pm PT
Biden to travel to South Korea and Japan in May

Biden to travel to South Korea and Japan in May

US President Joe Biden will travel to South Korea and Japan in May, the White House announced Wednesday, paying a visit to two of Washington's main Asian allies amid tensions with rival China and regional foe North Korea.
April 27, 2022 | 06:00 pm PT
Samsung Elec to join renewables pledge as S.Korea shifts gears on green energy

Samsung Elec to join renewables pledge as S.Korea shifts gears on green energy

Samsung Electronics plans to join as soon as next month a group of global corporations committed to 100 percent renewable energy, a person familiar with the matter said, as partners such as Apple Inc push it for action against climate change.
April 26, 2022 | 06:57 pm PT
South Korean Olympians awarded 'chicken pension'

South Korean Olympians awarded 'chicken pension'

South Korea's two Olympic gold medallists have been awarded free fried chicken for life to celebrate their achievements at the Beijing Winter Games this year.
April 21, 2022 | 04:50 am PT
S.Korea drops most Covid restrictions as cases fall

S.Korea drops most Covid restrictions as cases fall

South Korea will lift almost all social distancing measures, the government said Friday, citing a dramatic fall in reported cases of Covid-19 after an Omicron-fuelled surge, but the mask mandate will remain.
April 14, 2022 | 08:07 pm PT
South Korea raises interest rate to tame inflation

South Korea raises interest rate to tame inflation

South Korea's central bank on Thursday raised its key interest rate to the highest level since August 2019 to tame rising inflation, especially soaring energy costs linked to the Ukraine crisis.
April 13, 2022 | 08:13 pm PT
Samsung forecasts Q1 operating profit up 50.3 pct year-on-year

Samsung forecasts Q1 operating profit up 50.3 pct year-on-year

Samsung Electronics expects operating profits for the first quarter to rise 50.3 percent, the South Korean tech giant said in a statement Thursday, despite global supply chain woes.
April 6, 2022 | 06:26 pm PT
South Korea removes Vietnam from strengthened quarantine requirement list

South Korea removes Vietnam from strengthened quarantine requirement list

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) announced it had pulled Vietnam, Myanmar and Ukraine off its list of countries with strengthened quarantine requirements.
March 31, 2022 | 11:24 pm PT
S.Koreans flock overseas for 'revenge travel' as Covid rules ease

S.Koreans flock overseas for 'revenge travel' as Covid rules ease

After spending two years being socially distanced in his home country of South Korea, Kim Hoe-jun booked a last-minute flight to Hawaii, where he had enjoyed his honeymoon six years ago, giving in to his craving for overseas travel.
March 30, 2022 | 06:00 pm PT
Wanted South Korean arrested over $122 mln scam

Wanted South Korean arrested over $122 mln scam

After two years in hiding, an internationally wanted South Korean man has been arrested in Hanoi for scamming victims out of $122.2 million, police announced Monday.
March 28, 2022 | 03:39 am PT
S.Korea's Yoon says he will move presidential office to defense ministry

S.Korea's Yoon says he will move presidential office to defense ministry

South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol, breaking with decades of tradition, said on Sunday he will move the presidential office from the Blue House to the defense ministry compound, a step estimated to cost $40 million.
March 19, 2022 | 10:55 pm PT
S.Korea looks to end Covid restrictions despite record surge in cases, deaths

S.Korea looks to end Covid restrictions despite record surge in cases, deaths

South Korea recorded a record 621,328 new daily Covid-19 cases and a daily record 429 deaths, authorities said on Thursday, as the country which once took an aggressive anti-pandemic approach is set to end Covid restrictions.
March 16, 2022 | 08:30 pm PT
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