Germany Breaks Korea's Six-Year Streak as Most Innovative Nation

Germany took first place in the 2020 Bloomberg Innovation Index, breaking South Korea's six-year winning streak, while the U.S. fell one notch to No.

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N. Korea's economy up 1.8 pct in 2019

North Korea's economy grew 1.8 percent on-year in 2019, with the growth expected to continue in the next few years ...

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N.Korean foreign minister replaced

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho has been replaced, Seoul-based NK News reported on Saturday. Ri's replacement has not been ...

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In South Korea 'sextortion', where people are tricked into performing sex acts online, then ...

According to South Korea's National Police Agency, there has been an increase in these crimes over the past few years. In 2018, 1,406 cases were ...

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US-Iran crisis spells opportunity for China and North Korea

Rising tensions in the Middle East recently brought the U.S. and Iran to the brink of war. Although a full-blown conflict was averted, the world ...

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Eco-friendly cars on rise in Korea

Amid growing interest in environmental issues in Korea, the number of eco-friendly cars registered here exceeded 600,000 vehicles for the first time, ...

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Data deluge set to start as Moon pushes tech

The ministry said it will speed up the utilization of personal information by converging public and private data so that the Korean industries will feel a ...

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Daegu's solar tower fell short of ambitious goals

Of the 11.6-billion-won budget to build the tower, 7.15 billion won came from the Korean Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (Ketep), ...

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