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Asian markets are mixed as US tech companies are due to release earnings
Asian shares were mixed on Monday following the Easter weekend holiday, with some markets still closed. U.S. futures were ...
F-16’s footprints grow in China’s neighbourhood, at least 6 countries fly them or have ordered from US
The footprint of US-made F-16 fighter jets is expanding in China’s neighbourhood, with at least six Western Pacific nations flying or ordering them amid regional tensions. While the US emphasises ...
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S. Korea weighs Google’s request for detailed map data amid industry backlash
Google has once again asked the South Korean government for approval to export high-precision mapping data after a nine-year ...
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Weak won draws young Japanese tourists to Korea’s K-pop and beauty scene
At a large cosmetics store near Seoul’s Seongsu Station on the afternoon of April 14, Japanese was heard more often than Korean. When a Japanese tourist approached the counter to pay, a staff member ...
Satellite Images May Show North Korea's Biggest Warship Ever
North Korea may be building its largest warship to date, new satellite imagery shows, after Pyongyang pledged to invest ...
Satellite images appear to show North Korea's new frigate, the largest warship it's built
Analysts identified the warship as a guided-missile frigate sitting in a floating dry dock. North Korea has been looking to ...
Why tourist information centers are some of Asia’s top tourist attractions
Don’t write an obituary for tourist info offices just yet. In Asia, these centers are thriving – and not just because people ...
South Korea Establishes Diplomatic Ties With Syria’s New Government, Peeling Off Another of North’s Dwindling Allies
Seoul, which also established ties with Cuba last year, now has relations with all 191 U.N. member states except North Korea.
Study highlights role of social workers in addressing marginalized communities bearing brunt of climate disasters
In one of the most impoverished areas of Seoul, South Korea, residents live in precarious conditions: tiny micro-units often ...
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South Korea Sets New Presidential Election for June 3
South Korea said on Tuesday that it would hold a snap election on June 3 to choose the successor to former President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was removed last week for his attempt to impose martial law.
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South Korea will hold a presidential election June 3 to choose Yoon’s successor
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will hold a snap presidential election June 3 to choose Yoon Suk Yeol’s successor after the conservative was ousted over his imposition of martial law ...
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South Korea sets June date for presidential election to replace Yoon
SEOUL, April 8 (UPI) --South Korea will vote for a new president in a snap election on June 3, its acting president announced Tuesday, as the country works to recover from a martial law crisis ...