Category: Korea
Korea’s 4.5-generation fighter KF-X targets Southeast Asian market
A joint fighter jet development project between South Korea and Indonesia, widely known as the KF-X or Korean Fighter eXperimental aircraft project, has a great potential in [...]
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Cyber Command flags N Korean-linked hackers behind ongoing financial heists
The Department of Defense has once again called out North Korean hackers by exposing malware samples researchers say are linked to regime-backed financial heists, including [...]
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Korea emerges as major real estate investor in Asia
Korea has been emerging as major real estate investors in the Asia-Pacific with the country ranking top in alternative real estate investment in the region among members of [...]
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Seoul City to carry out N Korea aid projects
The Ministry of Unification has authorised the Seoul Metropolitan government to independently proceed with humanitarian aid projects to help impoverished North Korea. [...]
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Seoul, Tokyo defense chiefs to meet over GSOMIA
South Korea and Japanese defense chiefs plan to meet next week in Bangkok, Thailand, as part of the countries’ last-ditch efforts whether to renew an intel-sharing pact [...]
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Over 800 N Koreans have defected to S. Korea this year
Over 800 North Koreans have defected to South Korea so far in 2019, government data showed, indicating their annual figure will be similar to that recorded a year earlier. A [...]
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Moon highlights importance of Asean ahead of summits
President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday stressed the importance of strengthening ties with Asean member states, saying the region is key to his administration’s foreign [...]
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Arm seeks to expand partnerships with Samsung, Hyundai, LG
British chipmaker Arm is seeking more business opportunities in Korea by expanding partnerships with major conglomerates such as Samsung, Hyundai and LG, the head of the [...]
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US military chief voices hope for resolution of Seoul-Tokyo intel-sharing pact
US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Mark Milley expressed hope Tuesday of finding a way for South Korea and Japan to renew their military information-sharing pact before it [...]
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S. Korea appoints new ambassadors to 10 countries
South Korea appointed new ambassadors to Malaysia, Mongolia and eight other countries, the foreign ministry said Monday, in a regular reshuffle that also includes [...]
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China’s air force turns 70 with tales of its dare-to-die Korean war pilots
As China’s air force prepares to celebrate its 70th anniversary on Monday, an article by an official military newspaper appears to confirm the existence of [...]
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Seoul pushed into corner over extending pact with Tokyo
Korea is facing increasingly unfavourable diplomatic circumstances over its military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, with less than two weeks remaining before its [...]
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Moon hints at terminating GSOMIA
President Moon Jae-in hinted at officially terminating an intel-sharing pact with Japan unless Tokyo withdraws its earlier decision to remove Seoul from its list of most [...]
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Korea bans liquid e-cigarettes on army bases
The South Korean Army has banned the use and possession of liquid e-cigarettes on its bases for health reasons, the military said on Monday, following a government warning [...]
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Korea: US pursuing nuclear talks with N Korea ‘very actively’
South Korean officials reportedly said Sunday that the US is working “very actively” to bring North Korea back to the negotiating table ahead of a end of the year [...]
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