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North Korea is where this 95-year-old wants to die. South Korea won’t let him go

Captured during the Korean War and imprisoned for decades for refusing to renounce his communist beliefs, 95-year-old Ahn Hak ...

South Korea's Lee meets business leaders to discuss strategy for Trump summit

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met on Tuesday with the heads of some of the country's biggest conglomerates, including ...

North Korea wired an agent $2M to smuggle weapons, tech and disguises out of California

Shenghua Wen, 42, was sentenced to eight years in prison in connection with the scheme that earned him $2 million from North ...

South Korea is our 'most favored' emerging market due to reform push and chip revival: Lombard Odier

Lombard Odier's Homin Lee says that political pledge of KOSPI to 5000 has been a key factor in driving market-friendly ...

South Korea's nuclear power output surges as coal use plunges

South Korea's nuclear power output is racing ahead of official targets due to fewer maintenance outages, a new plant coming ...
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South Korean exports under pressure from expanding US trade barriers

By bno - Busan Office South Korea, one of the world’s most export-dependent economies, is entering a turbulent period as ...

South Korea’s Jeju issues multilingual dos and don’ts list for unruly tourists

Jeju police have printed 8,000 notices in Korean, English and Chinese warning against minor offences such as jaywalking and ...

South Korean petrochemical companies to cut capacity, restructure, government says

By Heejin Kim SEOUL (Reuters) -Ten South Korean petrochemical companies have agreed to restructure their operations, including large cuts to their naphtha-cracking capacity, government officials said ...