India, the world's second largest market for smartphones, is currently a key battleground for a number of phone makers from China, Taiwan, and South Korea. As smartphone shipments slow in many parts of the world, India’s handset market continues to grow. According to research firm Counterpoint, in July forty-two different...
S. Korea's First Lady Visits India
In the first week of November, South Korean First Lady Kim Jung-sook arrived in New Delhi on a four-day visit during which she participated in Diwali festivities and attended a groundbreaking ceremony for a park dedicated to Korean Queen Heo, in India's northern city of Ayodhya. According to legend, a...
America's Allies Reduce Dependence on China, Turn Toward India
Allies of the U.S. — Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Australia — are among the countries that are trying to diversify their economies away from dependence on China, whose export-oriented industries are likely to be hurt by the trade war, and are turning toward India. Asian countries "do not have...
Japan and Singapore Stand 1st on Henley Passport Index
The Henley Passport Index is the original ranking of all the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa. The ranking is based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association, which maintains the world’s largest and most accurate database of...
South Korea and India to Double Bilateral Trade
India and South Korea aim to increase bilateral trade t0 $50 billion by 2030. South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged their business communities to step up investments and promote joint ventures. Bilateral trade between the two Asian countries was $20 billion in 2017. The...
Samsung Inaugurates World's Largest Mobile Phone Factory in India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Samsung India’s new mobile handset manufacturing facility at Noida, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Monday, July 9, 2018. Accompanied by senior members of his cabinet, officials, as well as industry captains, South Korean President Moon Jae-in marked his first ever state visit to India. He...