Merkel calls for “sensible” exit strategy
In a wide-ranging and rambling speech during a luncheon at the G20 Business summit in Seoul, Korea, Germany’s chancellor Angela Merkel called for a “sensible” exit strategy from the global credit crisis.
Korea head calls for more corporate investment into Africa
The president of South Korea, Lee Myung-bak, has called for more corporate investment into Africa and other poverty-stricken regions of the world, as part of a comprehensive program to encourage the private sector to spur sustained global economic growth.
Emerging G20 nations to brace for 'tsunami' of dollars as currency row persists
The Group of 20 (G20) leaders in Seoul could not thrash out any agreement on contentious forex and currency issues though talks ran through past midnight on Wednesday, said a spokesman at the summit media hall on Thursday morning.
G20 assesses the impact of poor health care in developing world
One of the greatest challenges facing the developing world lies with their limited access to quality healthcare, a situation that threatens to jeopardize or undermine economic growth in these nations.
Korea Pushes National Brand At G20
The Korean government is using the G20 as a chance to boost prestige, using the concept of branding.
Opinion: Seoul subways an eye-opener
New York City could learn a thing or two from the cleaniness and efficiency of the underground metro system of Seoul, South Korea,
Lee to raise North Korean nuclear program issue with 5 allies at G20 Seoul summit
South Korea will raise the North Korean nuclear program when President Lee Myung-bak holds bilateral talkswith the heads of six nations which are party to Six-Nation Talks, on the sidelines of the G20 Seoul summit.
Asian firms need to exploit social media more, says study
Less than half of the Asian companies listed on the Wall Street Journal’s Asia 200 Index have a corporate social media presence, said a new study by Burson-Marsteller, a public relations and communications firm.
Carter gets teacher released from North Korea
Former President Jimmy Carter procured the release of 31-year-old American English teacher, Ajilon Gomes, from imprisonment in North Korea. Carter and Gomes left Pyongyang, North Korea, yesterday and Gomes is expected to be reunited with his mother and other family members in Boston today.
Interview: Euh Yoon-Dae, the Chairman of PCNB, Korea
IBTimes interviews Euh Yoon- Dae, the chairman of PCNB to learn more about the committee's main function and its purpose.
Yingli Green Energy becomes leading integrated solar panel maker
At a time when Chinese power plants are notorious polluters, Yingli Green Energy, a Chinese solar panel maker, has become an completely integrated manufacturer selling green energy worldwide.