SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea will soon no longer be one of the few countries where Google Maps doesn’t work properly, after its security-conscious government reversed a two-decade stance to ...

South Korea approved Google’s request to export detailed map data, reversing a longstanding restriction that made the tool largely nonfunctional. By John Yoon Reporting from Seoul South Korea said on ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Google Maps has gained conditional approval to fully operate in South Korea, one of the last countries where ...

Google Maps wants to close its gaps. One of the biggest in the search giant’s navigation app is South Korea. Nearly two decades after the service launched, even basic walking or driving directions ...

The long-standing dispute between Vietnam and China over the South China Sea is intensifying. As both nations increase military readiness, concerns are growing about a potential flashpoint in the ...