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South Korea's finance minister offers to resign
South Korea's finance minister Choi Sang-mok offered to resign, the ministry said on Thursday, as parliament was set to vote ...
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South Korea top court overturns presidential frontrunner Lee Jae-myung's election law violation case
A dramatic day in South Korean politics. The Supreme Court has found top presidential hopeful Lee Jae-myung guilty in an ...
Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed despite Wall Street's gains on hopes of continued progress in AI
U.S. stock futures slipped as Wall Street digested the earnings reports of two so-called “Magnificent Seven” stocks – Apple ...
South Korea Supreme Court overturns presidential frontrunner's not guilty verdict
South Korea's Supreme Court overturned on Thursday an earlier ruling that Lee Jae-myung, the frontrunner in the presidential ...
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South Korea factory activity suffers worst slump in 2-1/2 years on US tariffs, PMI shows
SEOUL: South Korea's factory activity contracted at the steepest pace in 31 months in April as demand plunged on US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, while firms turned most pessimistic since ...
South Korea’s Exports Rose Unexpectedly in April
South Korea’s exports unexpectedly expanded for a third consecutive month in April, even as President Trump’s sweeping ...
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Asia Minute: Tariff talks extend for another round with South Korea and Japan
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says trade talks are going well with “several” Asian countries. And that includes two ...
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Why East Asia Is a Target of Trump’s Tariff War, in Six Charts
President Donald Trump’s proposed “reciprocal” tariff plan places some of the highest tariff levels on East Asian ...
South Korea presidential frontrunner's eligibility in doubt after court ruling
South Korea's Supreme Court threw into doubt frontrunner Lee Jae-myung's eligibility to run for the presidency on Thursday ...
South Korea to Use Drones to Deter Birds After Deadly Air Crash
The government announced a raft of aviation safety measures after a Jeju Air crash late last year that killed 179 people, ...
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Poll chaos looms in South Korea as frontrunner hits legal hurdle
SEOUL -- South Korea's presidential race is facing chaos after the Supreme Court ordered a new trial for frontrunner Lee Jae-myung of the liberal Democratic Party on Thursday after throwing out a ...