By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – A group from Russia is poised to be the first known tourists allowed into North Korea since anti-pandemic border lockdowns began in early 2020, …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s financial authorities will step up monitoring of real estate projects, the finance ministry said in a statement on Friday. There are lingering concerns over real …
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By Jonathan Landay and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies on Wednesday condemned what they described as Russia’s firing of North Korean missiles at Ukraine, …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday vowed to relax tax rules on multiple homeowners and ease rules governing the reconstruction of apartment buildings in a …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s jobless rate rose to a near two-year high in December, official data showed on Wednesday. The country’s unemployment rate stood at 3.3% on a seasonally …
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SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea will launch a military strike immediately in response to any provocation, Kim Yo Jong, the sister and key ally of leader Kim Jong Un, said on …
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By Ju-min Park and Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea fired more than 200 artillery rounds on Friday near a disputed maritime border with South Korea in another escalation …
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By Cynthia Kim SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s exports rose for a third month in December but at a slower pace as weaker demand for Korean goods in China offset …
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SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s annual consumer inflation eased for a second month in December and came in below market expectations, backing policymakers’ outlook that price pressure will gradually ease through …
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By Cynthia Kim SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s November factory output posted the fastest gain since May 2022 on soaring chip production, official data showed on Thursday. The industrial output …
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By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said a missile test this week shows his country would not hesitate to launch a nuclear attack if …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s commercial banks will provide 2 trillion won ($1.53 billion) to support small businesses, the organisation representing the lenders said on Thursday, amid political and regulatory …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s exports to North Korea swung back to growth in November from a decline in the previous month, Chinese customs data showed on Wednesday, as Pyongyang reopens …
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By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea, the United States and Japan said on Tuesday they have activated a new system to detect and assess North Korea’s missile launches …
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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea test-fired a intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) powered by solid fuel on Monday, South Korean officials said, in what would be the third …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea may test-launch an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) this month, a senior South Korean official said on Friday before discussions with U.S. officials on responses to …
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By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s defence minister threatened on Wednesday to unleash a “hell of destruction” on neighbouring North Korea in retaliation for any reckless actions. The …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea and the United States will hold talks on nuclear deterrence on Friday as part of Washington’s commitment to share more insight with Seoul into planning …
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US Fighter Jet Crashes Off South Korea: REPORT Micaela Burrow on December 10, 2023 The Department of Defense (DOD) is looking into reports that a U.S. F-16 fighter jet crashed …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – A U.S. F-16 fighter jet crashed in South Korea on Monday while on a routine training flight and the pilot was rescued after ejecting when the aircraft …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – A North Korean senior official criticised the United States for blocking a U.N. resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, claiming the veto showed Washington’s …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea is determined to launch more spy satellites in the near future to collect information on the military activities of its enemies, a commentary carried by …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – The U.S. special representative for North Korea Sung Kim will join South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor as an adviser in January, the company said on Friday. Kim, …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean police are investigating whether a North Korean hacker group, accused of stealing data from 14 entities, obtained information on defence technology including an anti-aircraft laser, …
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MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish police said on Friday they detained a Spaniard wanted by the United States for allegedly conspiring with a convicted American cryptocurrency researcher to help North Korea …