Trump offered to scale down the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise (carried out annually by the US Forces in Korea (USFK) and Republic of Korea (ROK) military). In Trumpian style, the decision was
South Korea’s central bank is at odds with lawmakers over how to regulate one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency markets, amid growing concerns that surging demand for stablecoins is driving capital outflows.
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Samsung Electronics has stunned investors with a forecast of a 56% drop in second-quarter operating profit, as ongoing U.S. export restrictions on China and setbacks in supplying advanced AI memory chips to
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Nearly three months after her dramatic departure from the presidential residence, South Korea’s former First Lady Kim Keon-hee is now at the center of a growing corruption scandal that threatens to further
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The UN Population Fund’s (UNFPA) latest 2025 report, “The Real Fertility Crisis,” points to a bigger problem behind South Korea’s extremely low birth rate. A total of 14,000 adults in 14 countries
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Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party of Korea is set to become South Korea’s next president, according to exit polls and partial vote counts reported by the Korean Herald. His victory brings
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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
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Following the impeachment of former South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol, the country’s shamanic community has broken its traditional silence to condemn the disgraced leader for what they call a misuse of sacred
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On 4 April, 122 days after martial law was declared in South Korea, the constitutional court upheld the National Assembly’s impeachment motion and dismissed the former president Yoon Suk Yeol. Now, the
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MIT Technology Review reports that generative AI is revolutionizing South Korea’s webcomics industry, opening up new possibilities for established and emerging artists alike. However, it also raises profound questions about the future
More Shares of Samsung rose by 2.1% on Tuesday morning, as the company forecast an operating profit of Won 6.6 trillion ($4.5 billion) for the January-March quarter, surpassing analysts’ expectations of Won 5.2
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