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South Korean President Lee returns to presidential palace avoided by predecessor

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday commuted to Cheong Wa Dae, the country’s traditional presidential palace, for the first time since taking office in June, more than three years after his ousted predecessor Yoon Suk Yeol moved the presidential office to the Defense Ministry compound

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Country announces it will end foreign adoptions after claims of fraud and abuse

Tens of thousands of South Korean children have been adopted overseas

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South Korea vows to end foreign adoptions as UN presses Seoul to address past abuses

South Korea’s government says it plans to end the waning foreign adoptions of Korean children

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No pain, no game: how South Korea turned itself into a gaming powerhouse

Gaming was once compared to drugs, gambling and alcohol in South Korea. Now its gaming academies offer a chance to earn a six-figure salary – if you make the grade

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‘Matter of survival’: South Korean president urges public health cover for hair loss

Medical professionals and some in conservative circles feel argument of Lee Jae Myung may be a bit thin

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South Korea's ex-acting leader indicted over former president's martial law imposition

South Korea's former acting leader Choi Sang-mok has been indicted on charges related to the brief imposition of martial law in December 2024

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South Korea says advertisers must label AI-generated ads

South Korean officials said they will ramp up screening and removal of problematic AI-generated ads and impose punitive fines.

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Another country launches an AI crackdown as it fuels a surge in fake ads

Officials say it’s becoming increasingly difficult to monitor and detect the growing number of false ads fueled by AI

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Arm Holdings To Open Chip School In South Korea To Train 1,400 Experts For AI

South Korea's industry ministry and SoftBank Group Corp.’s (OTC:SFTBY) (OTC:SFTBF) chip unit, Arm Holdings Plc (NASDAQ:ARM), signed an agreement to boost the country's semiconductor and artificial intelligence sectors, a presidential policy adviser announced Friday.

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Row erupts as South Korea’s president says he wants to say sorry to North Korea

There are claims that South Korea flew drones and propaganda balloons over the border

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7 countries that seduced Trump with extravagant gifts – what they got in return will leave you stunned

Donald Trump is a sucker for expensive gifts.

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A year after South Korea’s martial law crisis, the president urges unity, but the wounds are still raw

President Lee praised South Koreans for overcoming ‘an unprecedented democratic crisis in world history’ but some fears its society is becoming increasingly polarised

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US Cuts South Korean Auto Tariffs To 15% In Response To Strategic Investment Legislation

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has confirmed a substantial cut in the general tariff rate on imports from South Korea, including automobiles, to 15%.

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Teams sending uncensored news into North Korea now face major crisis

Listeners of Free North Korea Radio and other outlets could be imprisoned for tuning in

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South Korean firms, including Samsung, lift home investment after tariff deal

South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung credited the business sector for helping his government negotiate a trade deal with Washington but urged the companies to maintain strong domestic investments.

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Samsung and other South Korean firms pledge larger domestic investments after US tariff deal

Samsung Electronics and other major South Korean companies have announced new domestic investment plans

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Tokyo and Beijing exchange barbs after PM Takaichi calls invasion of Taiwan 'existential threat'

China regards Taiwan as part of its territory and has not ruled out the use of force to bring the self-governing island under its control.

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South Korea’s Red Cross chief resigns over ‘racist remarks’ as president orders probe

Lawmakers from both ruling and opposition parties condemned the comments, saying they had damaged the reputation of one of South Korea’s leading humanitarian organisations

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South Korea says North Korea fired at least 1 ballistic missile toward its eastern waters

South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile toward its eastern waters

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Hegseth praises South Korea's plans to raise its military spending and boost defense capabilities

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has praised South Korea’s plans to raise its military spending, saying the Asian ally will take a larger role in defending itself from North Korean threats

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South Korean president calls for aggressive AI spending in budget speech

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung called for tripling government spending artificial intelligence infrastructure and technology in a budget speech to the legislature

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Hegseth visits inter-Korean border ahead of security talks with South Korean officials

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has visited the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea

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Xi Jinping cracks joke about spying with phones given to South Korean president

Chinese leader says ‘check if there is a backdoor’ in reply to Lee Jae Myung’s quip about security of Xiaomi devices

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South Korea calls for greater Chinese efforts to bring North Korea back to talks

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Saturday asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to make greater efforts to convince North Korea to return to talks, as the two leaders agreed a set of steps to boost their economic and other ties

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Xi Jinping’s moment and whirlwind diplomatic tours: key takeaways from the Apec summit in South Korea

With Trump electing to fly back to Washington on the eve of the main summit, what did Apec’s remaining leaders achieve in his absence?

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