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  • Friday, 21 June, 2024
    South Korea Politics & Policy
    South Korea to consider supplying arms to Ukraine after Putin-Kim pact

    Tensions rise on Korean peninsula after Russian president raises giving Pyongyang high-precision weapons

    Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un walk on the red carpet upon Putin’s arrival at Pyongyang’s international airport on Wednesday
  • Friday, 21 June, 2024
    Special ReportAsia-Pacific Climate Leaders
    South Korea and Japan criticised for approach to climate collaboration

    Environmentalists question joint decision to promote hydrogen and ammonia as emission reduction tools

    At a hydrogen refueling station, a fuel cell bus and two fuel cell cars are refueling. The bus has “RESERVED” displayed on its sign and features a wheelchair symbol. The station has a sleek, contemporary design with a large canopy overhead. Several people are present, with a tent and additional structures visible in the background
  • Thursday, 20 June, 2024
    North Korea
    Japan and South Korea sound alarm over Putin-Kim military pact

    Mutual defence pledge marks one of Moscow’s strongest commitments in Asia

    North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin toast with wine glasses at a welcome banquet in Pyongyang on Wednesday, with North Korean flags in the background
  • Wednesday, 19 June, 2024
    North Korea
    Putin seals strategic partnership with North Korea

    Russian leader receives lavish welcome on first trip to Pyongyang in more than two decades

    North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin walk down a red carpet past children holding North Korean and Russian flags during a welcoming ceremony at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang
  • Tuesday, 18 June, 2024
    Vladimir Putin
    Putin calls for co-operation with North Korea to resist western sanctions

    Russian president makes first visit to Pyongyang in 24 years as regimes deepen ties in face of international isolation

    Photos of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin
  • Saturday, 15 June, 2024
    Indian business & finance
    Hyundai plans to list India business unit in one of country’s biggest IPOs

    South Korean carmaker seeks to capitalise on booming demand in world’s third-largest auto market

    An Indian worker rides past parked Hyundai vehicles ready for shipment at a port in Chennai, India
  • Thursday, 13 June, 2024
    #techAsia
    Apple enters AI era and EU adds EV tariffs Premium content

    The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

  • Tuesday, 11 June, 2024
    News in-depthTechnology sector
    Data leak at SoftBank joint venture sparks blame game between Tokyo and Seoul

    Japanese officials say South Korea’s Naver should cut stake in Line Yahoo on security grounds

    The two men look directly at each other from either sides of the frame
  • Sunday, 2 June, 2024
    InterviewAerospace & Defence
    South Korea seeks to join top arms dealers with new fighter jet engine

    Hanwha Aerospace has partnered with the government to move up the defence value chain

    A South Korean air force KF-21 fighter jet flies in the air
  • Friday, 31 May, 2024
    Aerospace & Defence
    Korean bid for Australian shipbuilder hobbled by security concerns

    Hanwha conglomerate argues it could help Austal build better naval ships but faces tough scrutiny

    Vessels at Austal shipyards
  • Monday, 27 May, 2024
    South Korean business & finance
    Maker of Shin instant ramen expands overseas as Korean noodles become hit

    Nongshim’s products have gone mainstream in US, where the company plans to add production lines

    A tram decorated with an advertisement for Shin Ramyun noodles on its exterior stops at Amsterdam Central Station
  • Tuesday, 21 May, 2024
    Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
    Samsung replaces semiconductor chief as it chases AI chip rivals

    Electronics group trails South Korean peer SK Hynix in high-bandwidth memory chips for artificial intelligence

    A man uses his phone in front of a large digital display with circuit designs and the words ‘Samsung Semiconductor’
  • Sunday, 12 May, 2024
    UK energy
    South Korean state energy monopoly in talks to build new UK nuclear plant

    Kepco has held early-stage discussions with British officials over mothballed Wylfa site

    View of Wylfa plant with flowers in foreground
  • Friday, 10 May, 2024
    News in-depthTechnology regulation
    Big Tech regulatory crackdown spreads to Asia and Australia

    Tokyo, Seoul and Canberra follow EU and US in trying to rein in dominance of Apple and Google

    The Apple and Google logos with hands using a phone
  • Sunday, 5 May, 2024
    News in-depthSouth Korean business & finance
    A star producer takes on the K-pop patriarchy

    Min Hee-jin battles entertainment company Hybe over financial and creative control

    Min Hee-jin
  • Sunday, 5 May, 2024
    News in-depthShipping
    Biden’s China probe throws lifeline to Korean and Japanese shipyards

    US president’s investigation into Chinese maritime industrial supremacy could lead to new port fees

    Ships under construction at the HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co shipyard in South Korea
  • Friday, 3 May, 2024
    Shrinkflation
    South Korea cracks down on ‘shrinkflation’

    Fines threatened for producers who cut product size without informing consumers

    Women shopping for vegetables at a Seoul market
  • Friday, 26 April, 2024
    Electric vehicles
    China’s EV supply chain dominance risks ‘collapse’ of US subsidies, warns South Korea

    Seoul’s industry minister says China’s grip on graphite threatens Inflation Reduction Act incentives

    Ahn Duk-geun, South Korea’s industry minister
  • Friday, 19 April, 2024
    South Korean business & finance
    Luxury car sales plunge as buyers put off by Seoul’s neon licence plates

    President Yoon Suk Yeol has pledged to target private use of company vehicles

    Neon green Korean license plates that are used to denote company cars
  • Tuesday, 16 April, 2024
    Equities
    European stocks suffer worst day in nine months

    Strength of US economy prompts investors to scale back expectations for rate cuts

    The bear and bull statues outside the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
  • Tuesday, 16 April, 2024
    Emerging markets
    Asian emerging market currencies come under pressure from strong dollar

    Indonesia’s central bank supports rupiah as Indian rupee falls and South Korean won hits 17-month low

    A money exchange vendor holds bundles of Indonesian rupiah banknotes
  • Thursday, 11 April, 2024
    News in-depthSemiconductors
    US missing pieces of AI chip puzzle despite TSMC’s $65bn bet

    Big upgrades in Arizona with advanced tech plants imply changes to foundry strategy

    President Biden speaking at the official opening of TSMC’s first Arizona fabrication plant in December 2022
  • Thursday, 11 April, 2024
    South Korea Politics & Policy
    South Korea’s ‘Luke Skywalker’ strikes blow against President Yoon

    Convicted former justice minister helps deliver resounding electoral victory for leftwing alliance

  • Monday, 8 April, 2024
    InterviewSouth Korea Economy
    China now a rival rather than boon for South Korean exporters, warns minister

    Seoul says tech and manufacturing sectors must adapt to rising competition

    South Korean finance minister Choi Sang-mok
  • Friday, 5 April, 2024
    Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
    Samsung signals end to chip downturn with forecast 10-fold jump in profit

    World’s biggest maker of memory chips beats expectations with strong first-quarter guidance

    Samsung Electronics’ headquarters in Suwon, South Korea
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