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  • South Korean Defence Minister Shin Won-sik has confirmed Seoul is in talks to take part in Pillar 2 of the defence alliance
  • Analysts say South Korea could ‘bring a great deal of expertise to any collaboration’ with its hypersonic weapons knowledge
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Hopes were high that President Yoon Suk-yeol’s first-ever meeting with the opposition chief might bring some measure of stability, but the encounter only underscored the country’s political gridlock.

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Analysts say the sudden two-tier rise of the warning despite no major events in progress for Seoul could signal precautions against a retaliation over a row on defected diplomats.

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The South Korean memory chip maker has already sold out its high-bandwidth memory chips for this year, as enterprises aggressively expand artificial intelligence services.

With wars raging in Ukraine, the Middle East, an emboldened North Korea, and the coming US presidential election, it is prudent Seoul not get involved in a potential Taiwan crisis, one expert said.

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Seven classic 1950s Korean movies are being shown at this year’s Udine Far East Film Festival in collaboration with the Korean Film Archive. Those who can’t make the event can watch them on YouTube.

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South Korea is the latest country to explore the possibility of working with Aukus, after both Japan and New Zealand flagged their interest in recent months.

A South Korean university is launching a new associate degree programme exclusively for international students as it battles labour and population issues, with some also faced by China.

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QatarEnergy will pay China State Shipbuilding Corporation billions of US dollars for 18 tankers in a deal hailed as the industry’s biggest shipbuilding contract ever.

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While analysts called it ‘disappointing’ that the meeting produced no formal agreements, they say it still marks an attempt to ‘bridge the political divide’.

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The defendant attacked the victim with a weapon in a fit of rage after the elderly man’s peach tree blocked the sunlight from reaching his solar panels.

Many local councils have refused to host the 2024 KFX The Fashion event in their cities, citing concerns about potential illegal activities at the show.

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Sanctions have made it harder to access Western cultural products such as films and music, so younger Russians are turning to countries like South Korea and Japan for entertainment.

A landmark new exhibition in South Korea revisits ancient East Asian Buddhist art from Korea, China and Japan through the lens of gender, highlighting the influence women have had throughout history.

AliExpress, the international online retail platform of Alibaba, has been in talks to invest US$72.4 million to acquire a 5 per cent stake in Ably Corp.