Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) Chairman Lee Jae-myung barely escaped arrest, Monday, amid a relentless pursuit by prosecutors accusing him of corruption and bribery. The National Assembly narrowly voted down a motion to arrest Lee despite the DPK s parliamentary majority. The highly unexpected result is feared to wreak havoc on his leadership, pave the way for factional infighting and eventually weigh heavily on the main opposition party.
HANOI, Vietnam - Jeong Man-ki, vice chairman of the Korea International Trade Association, stressed now is the time for South Korea and Vietnam to seek the next level of economic ties as the two nations face structural and geopolitical challenges in his keynote speech during the Korea-Vietnam Economic Cooperation Forum held in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Friday. Under the title “Great Together, Next Prosperity 100,&rdq.
Herald Corp., publisher of The Korea Herald and Herald Business, will co-host a forum on Friday to shed light on how the elevated bilateral relationship engenders new opportunities between the provinces of South Korea and Vietnam. Also coming into focus are the higher standards of living in Vietnam in tandem with the nation s fast economic growth, a burgeoning manufacturing hub in the fourth-largest economy in South.
/PRNewswire/ The Korea-Vietnam Economic Cooperation Forum 2022 is hosting a series of special speeches and panel discussions on Dec. 16 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m..