An international framework that prevents prolonged restructuring negotiations is required
Han’s win has created a sensation in South Korea, with the websites of major bookstores and publishing houses crashing
Despite this drop, trade figures remain encouraging, but various departments need to address policy and other issues to boost exports
Nancy Karigithu is one of seven contenders pitching for the top job at the International Maritime Organisation
Sanctions can at best slow China from taking the global lead in chip manufacturing. At their worst, they will raise the chances of chip wars spilling into a physical or economic sphere
Portugal enter with their most exciting side since 2006 and Ghana have a shot at revenge against Uruguay
Unpaid labour, primarily done by women, played an essential role in sustaining society during the pandemic – now policymakers must give this work its proper due
Two months ago Lee Jae-yong was released early from a two and a half year prison term for bribery, embezzlement and other offences in connection with a corruption scandal
‘Squid Game’ is an explicit critique of the current mode of capitalism. But far too much popular discourse has overlooked or neglected its sociopolitical messages.
The projectile was fired from the northern province of Jagang into waters off the east coast
The South Korean Netflix drama will resonate with audiences, for all the wrong reasons
Inspired by Chadwick Boseman’s portrayal of King T’Challa in ‘Black Panther’, Akwasi Frimpong set out to make his look, and impact, rich, black and cross-cultural
China is becoming the preferred destination for countries such as Ghana and Nigeria
Some people report testing positive for Covid-19 after initially having the disease and then testing negative. Scientists are still trying to understand if this means that reinfection is possible
This entails putting them at the centre of national strategies, but doing it without high CO2 releases
Governments need to provide the modelling and data informing the strategy to control the spread of the novel coronavirus
The government’s professed reliance on science to justify its response to the pandemic reveals both its overconfidence and its insecurities about getting citizens to cooperate
A strict lockdown is not only unenforceable, but the question must be asked: is it necessary at all? The examples of South Korea, Taiwan and Sweden suggest perhaps not
The trick is to find the balance between people’s right to privacy and the need for contact tracing to limit the spread of the disease
100 000 tests. 600 000 people screened. And an increase in daily tests to 30 000 — inside what the state is doing with the time the lockdown bought
Covid-19 transmissions in mosques and churches have complicated our relationships with them
Democracy and social welfare may get a boost and blind capitalism may see that it’s unsustainable
As Covid-19 continues to spread, resulting in a global shortage of face masks, Centurion-based manufacturer U-Mask is coming to the rescue of thousands
Japan has a diversified economy not heavily reliant on tourism. But with domestic spending already weak, the hit from a cancellation could ripple through and further depress local purchasing.
After being in South Africa for almost three years, Miniso left without a trace late last year. This exit has now left a group of franchisees, who have invested millions of rands in its stores, with massive losses
More than 74 000 people have now been infected by the virus in China, with hundreds more cases in some 25 countries
A virus similar to the SARS pathogen has claimed 81 lives since emerging in a market in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, and spread around the world. Here are the places that have confirmed cases of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus: China As of Monday, more than 2700 people have been infected across China, the […]
It is the year of the Tokyo Olympics, and the International Olympic Committee was quickly out of the blocks with new guidelines regarding athlete protests. The IOC is worried the biggest stories of the Games will be political gestures rather than sport performances, and so have introduced specific guidelines to prevent “any political messaging, including […]
When Sam Okyere arrived in South Korea for university he was met with racism. But he found a way to turn his negative experiences into a positive
The accident is believed to have happened either late Thursday or Friday, but there are no surviving witnesses
The case involving Ahn Hee-jung is by far the highest-profile in the country’s growing #MeToo movement
Images of BMW vehicles bursting into flames have made headlines in South Korea recently, with Yonhap reporting 39 cases so far this year