South Korea
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US, South Korea and Japan to hold trilateral drill as North Korea ramps up pressure on US
South Korea, the U.S., and Japan will hold the Freedom Edge trilateral military exercise off Jeju Island starting September 7 to bolster regional defense capabilities, despite North Korea’s ballistic missile…
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South Korea sending first container ship through Arctic route
South Korea has launched its first commercial trial voyage via the Arctic’s Northern Sea Route. In short, sending the container ship *PanStar Acro* from Busan to European ports including Felixstowe,…
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China’s top diplomat Wang Yi seeks to improve Seoul ties amid US-South Korea friction
Calls for Strategic Autonomy Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on South Korea to exercise genuine strategic autonomy on Thursday. Specifically, he urged Seoul to develop relations with Beijing and…
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Emergency Episode: What’s Happening with Korea? Military exercises, Kim Jong-un and Iran
A panel hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), foreign policy experts Victor Cha, Sydney Seiler, and Andrew Yeo analyzed the diplomatic fallout after U.S. President Trump.…
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South Korea and the Philippines Face Deadly Flooding Amid Extreme Monsoon Rains
Extreme rainfall triggers deaths and evacuations South Korea and the Philippines are experiencing severe flooding and landslides caused by exceptionally heavy monsoon rains. In South Korea, the southern province of…
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Democrats rebuke Trump over scaling back military drills with South Korea
The decision to unilaterally scale back joint military exercises with South Korea has sparked intense political pushback. In short, rawing strong criticism from lawmakers who view the move as a…
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Trump Reduces Military Exercises With South Korea Amid Efforts to Reengage North Korea
President Donald Trump has ordered the United States to significantly reduce its joint military exercises with South Korea, citing the high cost of the drills and his desire to avoid…
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South Korea announces more than $1 trillion AI, chip investment drive
In a massive bid to capture global market share during the ongoing artificial intelligence boom. South Korea has unveiled a monumental, multi-year industrial strategy totaling more than $1 trillion.
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The Iran war should boost security cooperation by US Pacific allies like Japan, the Philippines and South Korea
The war with Iran is not just reshaping the Middle East, but also exposing the limits of the U.S.-led security order. For allies like Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines,…
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South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk Yeol jailed for life for leading insurrection
A Seoul court sentenced former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol to life imprisonment with labour. A direct consequence for leading an insurrection through his failed declaration of martial law…