Author: The Korea Times
Foreign law firms take big bite of Korean M&A market
Multinational law firms are rapidly catching up with the dominant player Kim & Chang in the local merger and acquisition (M&A) legal advisory market, Bloomberg’s quarterly review showed Monday. The […]
KRC leads in farming knowledge sharing
State-run firm eyes public-private partnership with developing countries The state-run Korea Rural Community Corp. (KRC) has been sharing its farming and agricultural infrastructure knowledge and experience with the developing world. […]
Top of the world
Son wins Korea’s first gold medal at gymnastics world cup Rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon-jae, 19, was not going to pass her prime without reaching the top of the world. At […]
Japanese ambassador steals show at Garden Club flower event
Japanese Ambassador Koro Bessho contributed his Korean calligraphy work to the flower arrangements exhibition organized by the Garden Club of Seoul at the Raemian Gallery in Seoul, Thursday. Bessho drew […]
Cross-border love weathers war
Iraqi ambassador’s wife sees a shift in Iran-Iraq ties after war in 1980s Iraqi Ambassador to Korea Khalil Al-Mosawi had a secret that he never shared with any other family […]
NPS sells Samsung, buys SK shares
The National Pension Service (NPS) cut its stock investments in Samsung Group and Hyundai Motor Group last year, as part of efforts to diversify its portfolio, the pension fund said […]
Expats not satisfied with banking services
Korean banks offer various services for foreigners, but many of these are not utilized due to a lack of promotion. Even some fortunate individuals who received loans from Korean banks, […]
Two-faced neighbor
New Japanese textbooks ruin their children’s future Japan’s historical whitewashing reached a new low Friday when Tokyo expanded their targets of distorted education to include elementary schoolchildren. According to a […]
Korean stars grace Hollywood movies
A record number of actors will play major roles in US blockbusters Are Korean actors increasingly wanted in Hollywood, or is it a sheer coincidence that a record number of […]
Park faces N. Korea dilemma
Pyongyang threatens nuclear, missile tests President Park Geun-hye has a new dilemma over North Korea. Park made a peace overture to Pyongyang during a recent visit to the German city […]