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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 ...
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 ...
Kim Jong Un’s sister rejects outreach by South Korea’s new president
Experts say the comments suggest that North Korea has no plan to return to diplomacy with South Korea and the U.S.
South Korea officials to meet US commerce secretary again for tariff talks
South Korea's Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan and top trade envoy Yeo Han-koo will meet U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard ...
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 ...
Barcelona youngster will not feature in South Korea friendlies after lengthy injury absence
Having been one of the breakout stars of the pre-season tour last summer, Marc Bernal seems unlikely to take part in any of ...
Americans may aspire to single-family homes, but in South Korea, apartments are king
South Korea’s middle-class dream of home ownership? It's not a house with a white picket fence — it's an apartment.
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S. Korea's finance minister to hold tariff negotiations with Bessent late Thursday, Korean time
South Korean Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol will hold tariff negotiations with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Washington on late Thursday (Seoul time), his office said Wednesday. The talks ...