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This article is published in association with IMF. Thoughtful policy changes can help ensure spending pressures remain contained, while creating space to care for elderly people and respond to economic shocks Korea’s population is aging faster than almost any other country. That’s because people live longer than in most other countries, while the birth rate is […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Union and the Republic of Korea held the first Digital Partnership council in Seoul, Republic of Korea. The council was co-chaired by Commissioner for the Internal Market, Thierry Breton, and by Korean Minister for Science and ICT, Mr Lee Jong-Ho. On […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the EU and the Republic of Korea have established a Green Partnership with the aim of strengthening bilateral cooperation and exchanging best practices on climate action, clean and fair energy transition, protection of the environment, and other fields of the green transition. The […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Koh Jean, Chairman, Presidential Committee of Digital Platform Government The Republic of Korea’s Yoon Suk Yeol government, inaugurated last year, proposed the Digital Platform Government as a new innovation strategy. To realize this, the Presidential Committee on the Digital […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. As a result of intense high-level engagement between the European Commission and the Republic of Korea, EU countries can, as of today, export pork and poultry to the Republic of Korea more easily. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs of the Republic […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The ten-year anniversary of the EU-Republic of Korea Trade Agreement comes with an impressive growth in bilateral trade of more than 50%, reaching over €110 billion. Trade in goods grew by 46% from 2010 to 2020, almost twice as fast as EU trade with […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission launches the process towards adoption of the adequacy decision for the transfer of personal data to the Republic of Korea. It will cover transfers of personal data to the Republic of Korea’s commercial operators as well as public authorities. If adopted, […]
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The panel report published today confirms the EU’s concerns that Korea has not acted consistently with its trade and sustainable development obligations under the EU-Korea trade agreement. The independent panel concluded that Korea needs to adjust its labour laws and practices and to continue […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Charlotte Edmond, Formative Content South Korea is vying to win the race to create the first hydrogen-powered society. It wants to build three hydrogen-powered cities by 2022 as it positions itself as a leader in the green technology. The […]
This article is brought to you in association with OECD. Korea should adjust the categories and rules of its different labour migration programmes to better match labour migration to short-term and structural labour needs, according to a new OECD report. Recruiting Immigrant Workers: Korea says that the country’s labour force is struggling to replace retiring workers […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Peter Vanham, Media Lead, US and Industries, World Economic Forum For the readers of America’s TIME Magazine, it was clear: Korean boy band BTS should be 2018 Person of the Year. After a worldwide online poll, they held onto […]
This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ruediger Frank, Department Head and Professor of East Asian Economy and Society, University of Vienna In 2017, the Korean Peninsula seemed to be on the brink of war. The risk of disastrous human and economic consequences was high, […]
This article is brought to you in association with OECD. Korea should reform its employment regulations and improve social protection in order to make work more rewarding for older workers and tackle old-age poverty, according to a new OECD report. Working Better with Age: Korea says that workers aged 50-75 years are more likely to work […]
Last Friday tech giant Samsung Electronics hit the market with its ultimate creature. The Galaxy S5 was released worldwide, in more than 100 countries. Samsung said there was high demand for its latest flagship smartphone in many countries across the globe such as France, India and Canada, reporting that there were long queues for the device, […]
