SEOUL (BLOOMBERG) – South Korea is set to launch a home-developed Nuri rocket Thursday (Oct 21), showing global powers a leap in aerospace technology that…
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Labour union stages rallies, strikes in South Korea
SEOUL – Tens of thousands of labour union members took to the streets across South Korea on Wednesday (Oct 20) to demand better working conditions…
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Tussle over Squid Game's tracksuit design latest in China-S. Korea cultural clash
BEIJING – The tussle over the design origins of the green tracksuit worn by actors in Netflix hit Squid Game is the latest in a…
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South Korea welcomes vaccinated travel lane with Singapore
SEOUL – The deal with Singapore to allow travel for the vaccinated is South Korea’s second bilateral agreement aimed at reopening for tourism, after a…
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North and South Korea restore cross-border hotline: Seoul
SEOUL (AFP) – North and South Korea have restored their cross-border communication, Seoul said Monday (Oct 4), with officials exchanging their first phone call since…
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South Korea Shelves ‘Fake News’ Bill Amid International Outcry
SEOUL — President Moon Jae-in and his Democratic Party in South Korea have spent months vowing to stamp out what they have called fake news…
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North Korea fires 'unidentified projectile': South Korea military
SEOUL (AFP, REUTERS) – Nuclear-armed North Korea fired an ‘unidentified projectile’ into the sea off its east coast, the South’s military said Tuesday (Sept 28).…
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South Korea will start giving Covid-19 vaccine boosters amid surge in cases
SEOUL (NYTIMES) – The prime minister of South Korea said on Sunday (Sept 26) that the nation would soon start administering booster shots to medical…
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Undue suffering to the youth: Korea Herald
SEOUL (THE KOREA HERALD/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – In his speech marking the country’s Youth Day last week, Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum expressed deep sympathy for…
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North Korea Reports Test of New Cruise Missile as Arms Race Intensifies
SEOUL — North Korea said on Monday it had successfully launched newly developed long-range cruise missiles, its first missile test in six months and a…
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South Koreans welcome, extend goodwill to Afghan evacuees
SEOUL – When she heard on the news that some 400 Afghans would be evacuated from their war-ravaged country to South Korea, student Emily Dhong…
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Chinese foreign minister to visit South Korea amid stalled inter-Korea talks
SEOUL (REUTERS) – China’s foreign minister will visit South Korea next week amid stalled denuclearisation talks with North Korea, Seoul’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday…
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South Korea to begin offering Covid-19 vaccine booster shots in October
SEOUL (REUTERS) – South Korea plans to begin giving out Covid-19 booster shots from October, joining several countries that have approved such doses amid resurgent…
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South Korea, the 'shrimp' swept up in fight of American and Chinese 'whales'
Power Play is a weekly column that looks at various facets of US-China rivalry and its implications for Asia. SEOUL – Whenever election season comes…
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