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Tag: South Korea

Economy and Business Opportunities from South Korea
Main StoryOPINIONS

Economy and Business Opportunities from South Korea

Economy of South Korea The economy of South Korea is the fourth largest economy in Asia and the 11th largest…

byAdmin12/10/201812/10/2018
Sri Lanka needs to increase high tech exports to shrink widening trade gap
BUSINESS

Sri Lanka needs to increase high tech exports to shrink widening trade gap

Sri Lanka exports only one percent of high tech products and to address the widening trade gap the country will…

byFaraz Shauketaly20/08/2018
Tourism pressures: Five places tackling too many visitors
FEATURED

Tourism pressures: Five places tackling too many visitors

In recent weeks, authorities in Thailand and the Philippines have called time on tourism in two of their most popular…

byFaraz Shauketaly17/04/2018
All’s well with IRA
BUSINESSMain Story

All’s well with IRA

By Uditha Jayasinghe Barely a day after the new Inland Revenue Act (IRA) came into force, Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera…

byFaraz Shauketaly03/04/2018
UNHRC adopts Sri Lanka’s UPR report
LOCALMain Story

UNHRC adopts Sri Lanka’s UPR report

The United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday adopted final report of Sri Lanka’s review under the 3rd…

byFaraz Shauketaly20/03/2018
Over 22,000 applicants for Korean language proficiency testing in 2018
LOCAL

Over 22,000 applicants for Korean language proficiency testing in 2018

The Korean Language Proficiency Test under the point system for the year 2018 for Sri Lankan youth who are seeking…

byFaraz Shauketaly14/03/2018
‘No response’ yet from North Korea on talks with the US
WORLD

‘No response’ yet from North Korea on talks with the US

South Korea says it has not received a response from Pyeongyang on a summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un…

byFaraz Shauketaly12/03/2018
North Korea canceled planned meeting with Pence
WORLD

North Korea canceled planned meeting with Pence

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence was scheduled to meet with North Korean officials, including leader Kim Jong Un’s sister, while…

byFaraz Shauketaly21/02/2018
North Korea to hold military parade ahead of Winter Olympics
WORLD

North Korea to hold military parade ahead of Winter Olympics

North Korea is set to hold its 70th-anniversary military parade, a day ahead of the Winter Olympics in South Korea.…

byFaraz Shauketaly08/02/2018
North Korea to send head of state to Seoul for first time in years
WORLD

North Korea to send head of state to Seoul for first time in years

Kim Yong-nam, the head of the North’s parliament, is the highest-level North Korean official to visit South Korea since 2014…

byFaraz Shauketaly05/02/2018

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