South Korea to shrink biomass energy subsidies after criticism over link to deforestation
The South Korean government has announced it will reduce indirect subsidies for biomass energy. The policy reform comes after ...
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Upcoming K-pop concerts, tours and music festivals in Asia: GFRIEND, J-hope, Day6 and more
Saturday 12 to Sunday 13 – Seoul, South Korea, KSPO Dome (encore concerts ... Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta shows have been cancelled “due to unforeseen circumstances”. Fresh off the back ...
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Impeached South Korean President Formally Under Arrest
Seoul. South Korea’s impeached president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was formally arrested early Sunday, days after being apprehended at his presidential compound in Seoul. He faces possible imprisonment over his ...
South Korea acting president hopes for reciprocal ties with Trump administration
South Korea's acting president Choi Sang-mok said on Tuesday he hoped for bilateral relations with Washington to develop more ...
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South Korea's Yoon shuns questioning, as supporters face charges over court rampage
SEOUL, Jan 20 (Reuters) - South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol refused to be questioned by investigators on Monday under a probe into whether he committed insurrection, as dozens of his ...
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An Agenda for the U.S.–South Korea Strategic Economic Partnership in 2025 and Beyond
In his November 7, 2017, speech to South Korea’s National Assembly, then-President Donald Trump unambiguously noted that “this alliance between our nations was forged in the crucible of war and ...
The New Yorker5d
The Henri Cartier-Bresson of South Korea
Han Youngsoo chronicled the postwar transformation of mid-century Seoul, complicating popular depictions of that era as one ...
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South Korea
After emerging from the 1950-53 war with North Korea, South Korea emerged as one of the 20th century’s most remarkable economic success stories, becoming a developed, globally connected ...
Los Angeles Times4d
Supporters of South Korea’s Yoon storm courthouse. Some see hope in Trump’s return
The president’s conservative supporters contend that the country has been overrun by North Korea sympathizers conspiring to destroy South Korea’s freedoms. Jan. 10, 2025 Yoon, who is facing ...
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South Korea's central bank slashes forecasts over political crisis
SEOUL: South Korea's central bank said on Monday (Jan 20) it had slashed its 2025 growth forecast because of the political crisis triggered by President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law ...
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Hanwha Life introduces traveling family centers in Jakarta
Hanwha Life donated two traveling family centers — designed to provide a psychological and emotional safety net for women and children — to the Jakarta Provincial Government, the company said ...
Han Kang Talks About Her Jeju Book, ‘We Do Not Part”
Han Kang’s latest novel, about a South Korean massacre, delves into why atrocities must be remembered. “It’s pain and it is ...