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South Korea's third acting president is low-key economist at helm amid deep turmoil
South Korea's third acting leader in five months, Lee Ju-ho, is an understated labour economist and education bureaucrat ...
South Korea Lurches From One Political Crisis to Another
In five months, the country has had three acting presidents after the leader who imposed martial law was impeached. And now ...
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South Korea navy stages 2-fleet, 2-sea exercise as North flexes new warship
The drills were led by the South Korean navy’s 2nd and 3rd fleets, which focused on building operational readiness in their ...
South Korea's acting president says he will ensure stability until election
SEOUL -South Korean acting President Lee Ju-ho said on Friday (May 2) he will ensure government functions are stabilised and ...
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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’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 ...
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 ...
S Korea factory activity suffers worst slump in 2-1/2 years on US tariffs, PMI shows
South Korea's factory activity contracted at the steepest pace in 31 months in April as demand plunged on U.S. President ...