by Teuvo Tuomi | May 23, 2024 | Asia, Economy, Korea, News, South Korea, Visions
The Seoul Metropolitan Government has announced its plans to invest 250.6 billion won ($184.8 million) over five years to attract foreign talent and businesses and to help them adjust to the city. According to the city government, there are around 440,000 residents of...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Apr 23, 2024 | Asia, Japan, Korea, News, Singapore, Tourism, Travel
This year, Doha’s Hamad International has been named the best airport in the world, followed by Singapore’s Changi and Seoul’s Incheon, as voted by Skytrax. The result was part of the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2024. Changi Airport, famous for the...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Mar 15, 2024 | Korea, China, News, Technology, Trade
Alibaba Group, a Chinese technology company, has submitted its business expansion plan in South Korea, including an investment of 1.1 billion USD, industry sources say. The investment plan includes a new distribution center worth about $200 million on a...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Feb 13, 2024 | Culture, Entertainment, Japan, Korea, Lifestyle
Experts agree that J-pop has resolved the lack of diversity in the Korean music market. “Most of the spotlight goes to idol groups’ music, which is labeled as K-pop. Still, a significant number of younger people consume a lot of indie music, so-called non-mainstream...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jan 2, 2024 | Asia, Education, Korea, News
South Korea’s school-age population continues to drop. Almost one-third, 31.3%, of recently built schools are suffering from a student shortage, the Korea Educational Development Institute survey reports. The schools with students below 70% of the figure initially...
