Han Hak-ja Moon, the 82-year-old leader of the controversial Unification Church—commonly known as the “Moonies”—has been banned from leaving South Korea as prosecutors widen a high-profile bribery investigation involving the country’s former
US President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to “substantially reduce” an annual round of joint military exercises with South Korea, arguing that the drills are costly and send an inappropriate and
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North Korea may be preparing to send another large contingent of troops to support Russia in its war against Ukraine, raising concerns not only about the immediate battlefield consequences but also about
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A former employee of South Korean semiconductor manufacturer SK Hynix has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for leaking information on semiconductor manufacturing technology to a Chinese company, Yonhap news agency
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Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are evaluating semiconductor manufacturing equipment produced by China’s Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment (AMEC) for possible deployment at their production facilities in China, according to a Reuters report citing
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South Korea’s competition watchdog has opened an investigation into Singapore-based container manufacturer Singamas Container and three Chinese container makers over allegations of price-fixing, according to a report by the Korea Economic Daily
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South Korea is experiencing a powerful export-driven economic upswing, fueled by surging global demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure, advanced semiconductors, and defence equipment, as well as a renewed wave of geopolitical rearmament
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor “The Korean Wave did not just happen. It was engineered over decades,” said Miyon Lee, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Sri Lanka, this morning in
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A new U.S. military concept aimed at linking the capabilities of key Asian allies into a single, networked force is drawing attention across the Indo-Pacific, signaling a shift toward deeper coordination in
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Japan and South Korea are moving forward with a combined $900 billion investment commitment in the United States, part of a high-stakes agreement tied to tariff concessions under President Donald Trump’s trade
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South Korea’s Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said Wednesday that three civilians had flown drones into North Korea on four separate occasions between September and January, incidents he warned had seriously damaged already
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