[Special coverage] The Pacific War: Losers and Winners
“The Pacific War” which ended 75 years ago this weekend, was not a single entity:…
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Samsung to manufacture IBM’s new processor chip
SEOUL, Aug 17, 2020, Yonhap. International Business Machines Corp. said Monday that it has unveiled…
Police launch probe into participants of Liberation Day protests in S. Korea
SEOUL, Aug 16, 2020, KBS World. Police have launched an investigation into those that participated…
S. Korea’s president says ready to discuss wartime forced labor at any time with Japan
SEOUL, Aug 15, 2020, Yonhap. President Moon Jae-in said Saturday his government is ready to…
S. Korea reviews tightening social distancing as new infections surge
SEOUL, Aug 14, 2020, Yonhap. The South Korean government on Friday launched a review on…
Korea’s export, import prices down in July, boding ill for trade recovery
SEOUL, Aug 14, 2020, Pulse News. South Korea’s export and import prices turned negative after…
Trump refers to N. Korea when warning of foreign interference in November election
SEOUL, Aug 14, 2020, KBS World. U.S. President Donald Trump referred to North Korea when…
Trump-Kim bond a ‘fantasy film’: new book includes leaders’ letters
WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 13, 2020, AP. Veteran Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward’s new book about…
China’s chief foreign policy architect may visit Seoul next week
SEOUL, Aug 13, 2020, KBS World. Leading Chinese foreign policy maker Yang Jiechi may visit…
11 more flood-hit areas declared as special disaster zones in S. Korea
SEOUL, Aug 13, 2020, Yonhap. President Moon Jae-in designated 11 southern areas, devastated by monsoon-season…
[Analytics] South Korea is building its first aircraft carrier
South Korea plans to start building its first aircraft carrier next year, and acquire fighter…
S. Korea, Japan in talks over relaxing coronavirus entry restrictions for businesspeople
SEOUL, Aug 12, 2020, Yonhap. South Korea and Japan are in talks over ways to…