South Korea
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South Korea hopes to win UN Security Council seat
Jun 7, 2023At a vote in the General Assembly on Tuesday, South Korea hopes to win one of the vacancies on the UN Security Council (UNSC). Seoul would have the chance to prioritize matters that are important to... -
EU leaders to visit South Korea for talks
May 22, 2023European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are scheduled to meet with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on Monday. The European leaders are making their first visit... -
Japan PM Kishida plans South Korea visit
May 2, 2023As the two US allies seek closer ties, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on Tuesday that he will visit South Korea next week for talks with President Yoon Suk Yeol. It would be the first... -
US nuclear sub to dock in South Korea
Apr 26, 2023According to Biden officials, a US nuclear submarine will visit South Korea, where leaders will proclaim a strengthened nuclear shield for the Asian country. The action comes amid the North’s aggressive nuclear posturing. Senior US officials... -
Netflix to invest $2.5 bn in South Korean content
Apr 26, 2023Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos announced a $2.5 billion investment in South Korean programming over the next four years after meeting with President Yoon Suk Yeol in Washington. South Korea has established itself as a global cultural... -
J-Hope of BTS to begin mandatory South Korean military service
Apr 21, 2023Local media said that BTS singer J-Hope, who is the second member to report for duty since the K-pop phenomenon went on sabbatical last year, was scheduled to begin his required South Korean military service on... -
BTS’s Jimin first South Korean solo artist to top US songs chart
Apr 4, 2023Jimin, a member of the K-pop supergroup BTS, has become the first South Korean solo artist to reach the top of the US songs list, according to Billboard. The single “Like Crazy” debuted at No. 1... -
South Korea, US discussing joint nuclear exercises
Jan 2, 2023According to South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, Seoul and Washington are exploring collaborative planning and exercises utilizing US nuclear capabilities to confront escalating threats from the nuclear-armed North. Yoon claimed that the United States’ pre-existing “nuclear... -
South Korea ordered striking truck drivers in the fuel and steel sectors back to work
Dec 9, 2022South Korea on Thursday ordered striking truck drivers in the fuel and steel sectors back to work as a walkout that has caused havoc in Asia’s fourth-largest economy prepares to enter its third week. The strike,... -
South Korea hikes its key interest rate by half a percentage point to a decade high
Oct 13, 2022South Korea’s central bank on Wednesday hikes its key interest rate by half a percentage point to a decade high as it tries to tackle surging inflation and support the plunging won. The Bank of Korea...