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By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is believed to weigh over 140 kg (308 lb) according to an artificial intelligence (AI) estimate, a South …

By Soo-hyang Choi and Daewoung Kim SEOUL (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of South Korean nurses went on strike on Friday after President Yoon Suk Yeol vetoed a law to improve …

By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – The United States granted South Korea a larger role in planning for a potential nuclear war with North Korea, but that will probably not …

(Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol upgraded their commitment to cooperate on maintaining stability in foreign exchange markets at a summit on Wednesday, …

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean consumers’ inflation expectations fell in April to the lowest in nearly a year, a central bank survey showed on Wednesday, while overall consumer sentiment hit …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. congressional leaders on Thursday invited South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to address Congress on April 27 during his trip to the United States. Yoon is …

A five-count indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn, New York charging Ilya Balakaev with various charges related to smuggling devices commonly used in counterintelligence operations out of …

By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean state media marked the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by blaming the crisis on NATO and calling America’s involvement a …

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of North Koreans and people in South Korea, Japan and China could be exposed to radioactive materials spread through groundwater from an …

US Teachers Are Peddling Same ‘Woke Ideologies’ Taught In North Korean Classrooms, Defector Says Harold Hutchison on February 15, 2023 A defector from North Korea said Tuesday “woke ideologies” taught …

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean consumers’ inflation expectations inched up in January, with sentiment toward economic conditions and the outlook also improving, a central bank survey showed on Thursday. The …

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea plans to scrap a number of regulations in the local stock market within this year to make investment easier for foreign investors, its financial regulator …

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s exports for the first 20 days of January fell 2.7% from a year earlier, but the pace of drop was slower than that recorded in …

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has purged a former foreign minister who played an instrumental role in his summits with former U.S. President …

US, South Korea In Talks To Cooperate On Nuclear Operations To Ward Off North Korean Threats Micaela Burrow on January 3, 2023 The U.S. and South Korea are discussing ways …

South Korea Fires At North Korean Drones Invading Airspace Micaela Burrow on December 26, 2022 South Korean warplanes mobilized in response to North Korean drones intruding on their airspace, with …

SEOUL (Reuters) – A major measure of the inflation expectations of South Korean consumers hit a seven-month low in December, underscoring the market’s view that the Bank of Korea’s policy …

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean manufacturers’ business sentiment for December dropped to a more than two-year low, a central bank survey showed on Wednesday, amid growing economic uncertainties and persistently …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai acknowledged Seoul’s concerns with the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act during a meeting with South Korea’s Trade Minister Ahn Dukgeun at the Asia-Pacific …

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean households’ quarterly income declined on the year for the first time since the second quarter of 2021, government data showed on Thursday, amid cooling economic …

By Cynthia Kim and Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s housing prices fell at the sharpest rate in at least 19 years in October, adding to expectations the nation’s …