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US bomber joins air drill with S Korea, Japan

South Korea, Japan, and the United States on Sunday conducted a joint air drill involving a heavy bomber, Seoul’s military said, in response to North Korea’s latest long-range missile test.

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Seoul slams Russian move to ratify defence treaty with N Korea

South Korea’s foreign ministry voiced ‘grave concern’ Friday after Russia moved to ratify its defence treaty with North Korea, calling again on Moscow to stop its ‘illegal cooperation’ with Pyongyang.

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Golden Goose through critical lens

In the 1960s, a war-torn nation struggled to recover from the devastating effects of conflict, scaled-down to leftovers of its former self. It began its development journey focusing on labour-intensive manufacturing such as textiles, which eventually opened the door to more advanced industries. Fast forward to 2024 and this country is now one of the world’s...

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South Korea surges in UN innovation index

South Korea made the biggest jump among the world's 10 most innovative economies in the UN's annual rankings published Thursday, alongside a gloomy global outlook for innovation investment.

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Son urges S Korea fans to back new coach

Son Heung-min has urged South Korean fans to stop targeting their new coach after he was booed during a 0-0 World Cup qualifying draw against Palestine, with the skipper...

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Japan PM promises warmer ties with Seoul

Japan’s outgoing prime minister Fumio Kishida met South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday for a final round of talks, hoping to cement improving ties between the two...

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South Korean president for pension fund reform

South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol pledged Thursday to reform the country’s multi-billion dollar pension scheme, as a looming demographic crisis threatens to upend the payment system’s stability...

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S Korea union pickets outside Samsung chair’s house

Leaders of a South Korean union representing tens of thousands of workers at Samsung Electronics staged a protest Thursday outside the house of the company’s chairman and heir, after fresh negotiations failed...

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North-South Korea podium selfie goes viral

Images of Olympic table tennis players from North Korea and South Korea taking a selfie together on the medal podium in Paris went viral in South Korea Wednesday, hailed as a rare show of cross-border unity.

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N Korean diplomat in Cuba defected to South

A high-ranking North Korean diplomat stationed in Cuba defected to South Korea last November—just months before Seoul and Havana established diplomatic...

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Samsung workers begin three-day general strike over pay

Workers at South Korean tech giant Samsung began a three-day general strike over pay and benefits on Monday, the head of a union representing tens of thousands of employees told AFP, warning the action could impact memory chip production....

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Samsung union says will strike after talks breakdown

A union representing tens of thousands of workers at South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics told AFP on Tuesday it would hold a three-day strike later this month after negotiations failed...

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