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After decade in court, Samsung, South Korea face new test
When South Korea's Supreme Court acquitted Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Jay Y. Lee on July 17, it closed a legal ...
South Korea exports to rise in July ahead of US tariff deadline: Reuters poll
South Korea's exports likely climbed in July for a second straight month on robust chip sales and frontloading ahead of a U.S ...
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un's sister slams peace overture from South Korea
Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean dicator Kim Jong Un, blasted southern peace overtures as "a few sentimental ...
Seoul asks North Korea to respond to repatriation plan
Seoul's Unification Ministry on Tuesday publicly called for Pyongyang to respond to its plan to repatriate the remains of a ...
South Korea Foreign Minister Cho visiting Japan, US for first meetings with partners
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun and his Japanese counterpart Takeshi Iwaya shared concerns over North Korea's growing military ties with Russia among others, and agreed to work together with ...
Powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim rejects South Korea's appeasement overture
The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has rebuffed an appeasement policy by South Korea’s new liberal ...
North Korea rejects South Korean efforts to ease geopolitical tensions
The communist country cited South Korea’s cooperation and strong ties with the U.S. as the main reasons for spurning ...
North Korean avoids land mines to cross DMZ into South Korea as Seoul softens stance on Pyongyang
A North Korean man crossed the DMZ on foot before midnight Thursday, asking South Korean troops for help in a rare defection ...
K-idols Park Bo-gum, Blackpink’s Jennie named South Korea’s tourism ambassadors for 2025
Park was named the honorary ambassador for 2025 Korea Tourism, while singer Jennie was tapped as the honorary ambassador to ...