SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s factory activity contracted for an eighth month in February, a survey showed on Thursday, highlighting weak domestic and global economic conditions even though the downturn …
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By Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s exports likely fell in February for a fifth straight month, dragged down by weak China-bound shipments, a Reuters survey showed on Monday, …
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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s official newspaper said on Wednesday that relying on external aid to cope with food shortages would be equal to taking “poisoned candy”, …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s central bank said the economy would benefit from the end of China’s zero-COVID policy, thanks to strengthened exports and tourism, but added that positive effects …
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North Korea Issues Explosive Response To US Bomber Drills Micaela Burrow on February 20, 2023 North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea Monday morning in a tit-for-tat …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea and the United States held a combined air drill involving a U.S. strategic bomber on Sunday in response to North Korea’s launch of an intercontinental …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s financial regulator is looking into bonus schemes at major insurance and credit card companies as the government calls for firms with strong profits to help …
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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea released its latest defence white paper on Thursday, describing North Korea as its “enemy” for the first time in six years and …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s finance minister reaffirmed on Friday his view that consumer prices would ease around the April-May months, a week after data showed the country’s annual inflation …
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North Korea Touts Massive Missile Buildup, Signals Major Nuke Advancements Micaela Burrow on February 9, 2023 North Korea showed off a massively expanded intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) arsenal capable of …
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By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged to expand military drills and beef up the country’s war readiness posture, state media reported on Tuesday, as …
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By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – North Korea stole more cryptocurrency assets in 2022 than in any other year and targeted the networks of foreign aerospace and defense companies, …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s central bank said it renewed on Monday a currency swap agreement with its Australian counterpart, valued at 9.6 trillion won or A$12 billion, for five …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – Tesla Inc has cut prices of some of its car models in South Korea, a local Tesla sales official said on Friday, the second straight month the …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s finance minister said on Friday the country’s exports and investment would be weak at least through the first half of the year and that the …
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By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea said on Thursday that drills by the United States and its allies have reached an “extreme red-line” and threaten to turn the peninsula …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Wednesday rejected North Korean accusations that joint military exercises in the region are a provocation and said the United States has no hostile …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s factory activity contracted for a seventh straight month in January, a business survey showed on Wednesday, amid weak global demand and soaring COVID-19 infections in …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – Most Bank of Korea board members at a Jan. 13 meeting turned cautious about interest rates rises, even though a majority voted for one on that day, …
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By Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s January export data will likely show an annual fall for a fourth straight month, with the pace of decline accelerating amid persistently …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea on Saturday denounced U.S. pledges of battle tanks to Ukraine, claiming Washington was “further crossing the red line” to win hegemony by proxy war, state …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s huge national pension fund is set to see its pool of money depleted by 2055, earlier than expected, because of a shrinking population amid low …
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NEW YORK, NY – A 24-year-old woman in Midtown Manhattan reported her frightening experience to police officers at the New York City Police Department’s Midtown South Precinct on December 30th. …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s overall exports to North Korea more than tripled in 2022 from a year earlier as freight train operations between the two countries resumed following a suspension …
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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s parliament has outlined plans to normalise industrial production and meet its economic goals this year, despite the “worst-ever upheaval” amid the coronavirus …