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South Korea’s top listing in years flops in debut as IPO fever cools
SOUTH Korea’s biggest new listing in more than two years got off to weak start as LG CNS fell on its Seoul trading debut after a 1.2…
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Supporters of South Korea’s Yoon storm courthouse. Some see hope in Trump's return
SEOUL — As South Korean authorities extended President Yoon Suk Yeol’s detention Sunday, his supporters stormed the courthouse that issued…
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South Korea's suspended president Yoon detained
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting…
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South Korea's far right borrows from Trump's playbook to bolster impeached Yoon
SEOUL — They gathered in subzero temperatures, waving banners that read, “Stop the steal.” Some voiced faint hope that President-elect…
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US sends another missile-tracking plane to watch North Korea's weapons
The United States deployed a second missile-tracking aircraft to an air base in the Western Pacific Ocean, following the nuclear-armed…
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LG CNS begins taking orders for Korea’s biggest IPO since 2022
LG CNS, whose services include cloud and warehouse management, is accepting bids until Jan 15 LG Corp’s tech-services unit started taking…
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South Korea’s construction deals surpass $1trn globally
South Korean construction companies have surpassed $1tn in accumulated overseas contracts, the Korea Bizwire reported, citing a domestic…
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Photo shows burnt out wreckage of plane collision in Japan, not South Korea's Jeju Air crash
Hours after a Jeju Air plane crash-landed and burst into flames, killing 179 people on board in the worst aviation disaster on South…
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Deadly Boeing 737-800 Crash Spurs South Korea's Urgent Aviation Safety Overhaul
Following Sunday's disaster claiming 179 lives, South Korea declared its intentions to examine every Boeing 737-800 aircraft flown by…
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Officials seek arrest warrant for South Korea's impeached Yoon
South Korean officials have requested an arrest warrant for suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol, the Yonhap news agency reported on Monday.…
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South Korea's impeached Yoon again ignores summons to appear
South Korea's suspended president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has for the third time in a row failed to heed a summons to appear before the country's…
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South Korea’s central bank vows to stabilise markets amid political turmoil
SOUTH Korea’s central bank vowed to stabilise financial markets and highlighted the importance of “uninterrupted implementation” of key…
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South Korea’s president impeached over brief martial law decree
South Korea’s parliament voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol early Saturday morning, after a brief decree of martial law thrust the…
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South Korea's President Yoon impeached over martial law debacle
A second motion submitted by the largest opposition party in South Korea to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol secured the required…
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LOONA’s Yves and Hyeju Speak Out Amid Protests Following Failed Impeachment Vote of South Korea’s President Yoon
President Yoon Suk Yeol issued a public apology on Thursday following widespread criticism over his controversial declaration of martial…
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Impeachment? Insurrection charges? It's payback time for South Korea's president
SEOUL — The morning after South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law — then stood down — his political future was swiftly…
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What is martial law, and how does it affect South Korea’s business and economic activity?
SOUTH Korean shares slumped on Wednesday (Dec 4) after President Yoon Suk Yeol’s shock declaration of martial law overnight. This was the…
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South Korea’s AI chip investor announces plan for share buybacks
SK SQUARE, the holding company of SK Hynix, a maker of artificial intelligence chips, on Thursday (Nov 21) announced a plan to buy back…
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North Korea's Kim Jong Un calls on military to prepare for war
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called on his country's military to focus all efforts on completing war preparations, state news…
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South Korea's Upbit Faces Investigation Over KYC Violations
South Korea's Upbit Faces Investigation Over KYC Violations Upbit, South Korea's largest crypto exchange, is under scrutiny for allegedly…
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US B-1B bomber sent to North Korea's doorstep as warning to Kim
The United States sent a bomber to Northeast Asia for a trilateral aerial exercise with its allies on Sunday, following North Korea's test…