An curved arrow pointing right. The Taedonggang beer shop in central Pyongyang is a common after-work meeting place for North Korea's working class. There are no stools or chairs. People stand ...

Aside from ramen and sausages, South Korea's convenience stores have a new popular item on the menu — gold bars. A variety of finger-nail sized gold bars weighing between 0.1 gram and 1.87 gram ...

Aside from ramen and sausages, South Korea’s convenience stores have a new popular item on the menu — gold bars. The country’s largest convenience store chain, CU, has been collaborating ...

This invariably includes heads of chaebols or other senior businessmen who would elsewhere be facing years behind bars. In Korea, many have their slates quickly wiped clean so that they can ...

South Korea's state-run mint is grappling with a gold bar shortage amid robust demand for the precious metal. The Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation (KOMSCO), which is responsible for ...