Category: Korea
Korea, Japan foreign ministers may meet
Japan’s Foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi is seeking to meet with his South Korean counterpart Kang Kyung-wha to discuss the issue of wartime forced labour, Japanese [...]
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N Korean hackers are working with Eastern European cybercriminals: report
North Korean state-backed hackers appear to be cooperating with Eastern European cybercriminals, a report here said on Wednesday, a finding that suggests digital gangsters [...]
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Samsung halts planning for 2020 amid legal risks
No one is sure who the top brass of Samsung Electronics will be next year as the company is silent about its annual organisational reshuffle amid ongoing multiple trials [...]
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Seoul, Tokyo seek ‘exit strategy’ over trade row
South Korea and Japan are seeking an “exit strategy” in ending the bilateral friction ahead of the summit between the leaders of the two countries planned for [...]
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China’s UN envoy says ‘imperative’ Security Council ease sanctions on N Korea
China’s UN Ambassador Zhang Jun said it is “imperative” that the United Nations Security Council ease sanctions on North Korea in a bid to support talks [...]
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S. Korea’s employment rate hits all-time high in November
South Korea saw its major job indexes improve in November, with the employment rate hitting an all-time high and the number of newly created jobs remaining steady, government [...]
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Fukushima clean-up reduces radiation levels, but not all
Clean-up efforts at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant, destroyed by a massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011, have significantly reduced radiation levels but untreated [...]
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United States blocks a probe of crimes against humanity in N Korea
Trump appears to believe that his personal relationship with Kim Jong Un can overcome the fundamental facts about the North Korean regime that it rules by terror at home and [...]
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Here’s how the US-N Korea nuclear crisis could unfold before end of the year
As US-North Korea relations turn increasingly tense amid rising rhetoric, analysts warn that it could signal an end to diplomacy between the two countries. North Korean state [...]
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Korea’s Moon to visit China for trilateral with Japan amid N Korea tension
South Korean President Moon Jae-in will visit China next week for a trilateral summit with Japan amid rising tension over stalled denuclearisation talks between North Korea [...]
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Korea’s export rises 7.7 pct for first 10 days of December
South Korea’s export rose 7.7 percent for the first 10 days of December compared with the same period of last year, customs office data showed Wednesday. Export, which [...]
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Pompeo hopes N Korea abides by commitments
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo voiced hope Tuesday that North Korea would not carry out a nuclear or long-range missile test while Pyongyang demands US concessions by end [...]
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N Korea to declare end of dialogue with US: expert
North Korea is expected to declare a suspension of its nuclear talks with the US as the regime has already decided to beef up its military capability and accelerate [...]
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Korea is the ‘most undervalued’ equity market in North Asia
South Korean stocks are currently the “most undervalued” among the North Asian equity markets, according to one strategist from State Street Global Markets. South [...]
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Korea says North’s recent test was of rocket engine
South Korea’s defense minister said Tuesday that North Korea’s recent unspecified test at a rocket liftoff site was of a rocket engine, amid speculation the North [...]
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