Torrential rain hammers South Korea, leaving 6 dead
SEOUL, Aug 2, 2020, NBC News. Torrential rain pounded most of South Korea on Sunday,…
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S. Korea has arrested the leader of the Church of Jesus linked to the country’s largest coronavirus outbreak
SEOUL, Aug 1, 2020, BBC. Lee Man-hee, 88, heads the Shincheonji Church of Jesus. More…
S. Korea’s export slump eases due to reopenings, chips on recovery track
SEOUL, Aug 1, 2020, Yonhap. South Korea’s exports extended their slump to a fifth consecutive…
Two-star Marine Corps general to be relieved of command over N. Korea defector’s border crossing
SEOUL, Jul 31, 2020, Yonhap. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) decided to relieve a…
[Analytics] The case for an East Asian ‘climate club’ led by Australia
The Nobel Prize-winning US economist William Nordhaus fired a salvo recently when he published an…
Runaway N. Korean defector unlikely to have contracted coronavirus: KCDC
SEOUL, Jul 30, 2020, Yonhap. A North Korean defector suspected of having fled back to…
Huawei tops Samsung as the world’s biggest smartphone seller
BEIJING, Jul 30, 2020, AFP, Reuters. For the first time ever, China’s electronics giant Huawei…
S. Korea’s presidential office denies existence of secret agreement with N. Korea
SEOUL, Jul 29, 2020, The Korea Herald. Seoul’s presidential office on Wednesday denied the existence…
Banks are looking at countermeasures to help S. Korean Asiana Airlines stay afloat
SEOUL, Jul 29, 2020, Yonhap. Creditors of Asiana Airlines Inc. are looking at various options…
[Analytics] How realistic is relocating Korea’s capital from Seoul to Sejong?
On July 20, when public anger over the failure of the South Korean government’s real…
S. Korea-US joint drill to take place mid-Aug: Defense minister
SEOUL, Jul 28, 2020, KBS. Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo says he expects South Korea and…
Kim stresses North Korea has become ‘nuclear power’ to safeguard nation
BEIJING, Jul 28, 2020, Kyodo. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has emphasized that the…