Obama open mic slip: ‘After my election I have more flexibility’
On Monday while President Obama was taking part in a global nuclear security summit in South Korea, he was caught on tape asking for Russian President Dmitry Medvedev for “space.”…
Asian shares edge ahead with Wall Street, but China lags
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares crept ahead on Wednesday after Wall Street took heart from upbeat corporate earnings, though nagging concerns about trade barriers and the global growth outlook kept…
Bridging Asia: Can Asia beat corruption?
After the Asian Financial Crisis in the late 1990s, deeply-rooted problems of corruption were highlighted in countries like Thailand, South Korea and Indonesia. This sparked growing pressure… source
Inside North Korea As The Country Prepared For A “Big Event” (HBO)
Saturday is North Korea’s most important national holiday: the birthday of the Eternal President, Kim Jong-Un’s late grandfather Kim Il-Sung. It’s traditionally an occasion for a big… source
Google poised to emerge unscathed from European antitrust crackdown
BRUSSELS/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The European Union’s top antitrust regulator, Margrethe Vestager, has made it her mission to stem alleged anti-competitive abuses by big American tech companies, threatening as recently…
Cosmetics now becoming a must-have for South Korean men
Foundation, mascara, eyeshadow — items you would usually associate with women. But in South Korea, they are becoming must-haves for men as well. In recent years, the cosmetics market for…
North Korea’s Nuclear Threat: VICE News Interviews Victor Cha
Victor Cha was President George W. Bush’s top advisor on North Korea and participated in the Six-Party Talks, in which the US, Russia, China, Japan and South Korea tried to…
Economic necessity may force North Korea to open up
The recent re-opening of the Kaesong industrial park in North Korea was largely interpreted as a political decision, an attempt to normalise diplomatic relations after a period of conflict…. source
Kick start South Korea – business planet
South Korea has one of the fastest growing and most hi-tech economies in the world. So it is an extremely attractive market for SMEs (small and medium sized) European companies…
Twitter to ban crypto ads as online crackdown widens
LONDON (Reuters) – Twitter is to ban cryptocurrency advertising, joining Facebook and Google in a clampdown on the industry over the risk of giving publicity to potential fraud or large…