Will end of Korea's aesthetics VAT refund drive medical tourists away?

A decade-old tax break that drew foreign patients to Korea's cosmetic surgery clinics ends this month, and the industry is bracing for the ... View article...

South Korea to require advertisers to label AI-generated ads

 South Korea will require advertisers to label their ads made with artificial intelligence technologies from next year as ... View article...

Korea reduces offshore wind target but focuses on the essentials

An intergovernmental task force led by South Korea's Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment has set out new plans for the construction of ... View article...

Koryo Medicine in North Korea: Insights From a Pharmaceutical App Sataset

A large share of Koryo medicines in the app's dataset are domestically produced and sold at low cost, reflecting North Korea's effort to maintain ... View article...

Securing the future of US–Japan–South Korea cooperation

In August 2023, US president Joe Biden , Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol agreed a bold strategic ... View article...

South Korea to consider setting up $3.1 bln foundry to grow local chip sector

South Korea is considering building a 4.5 trillion won ($3.06 billion) foundry to make essential chips , funded by state and private investment , ... View article...

Thais attacked in South Korea as conflict with Cambodia spills over

In a sign that tensions between Thailand and Cambodia have spilled over to other countries, Thais in South Korea have been warned to avoid areas ... View article...

South Korea to require advertisers to label AI-generated ads

South Korea's Food and Drug Safety Ministry identified more than 97,600 illegal online ads of food and pharmaceutical products in 2024 and 68,950 ... View article...