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Korea’s arms deal with Poland hanging by a thread

Korean companies' multibillion dollar arms deals with Poland are hanging by a thread as the new Polish administration calls for a review of contracts...

Korea, the Netherlands to establish ‘semiconductor alliance’ during summit

Korea and the Netherlands will formally establish a "semiconductor alliance" in a joint statement to be adopted by President Yoon Suk Yeol and Prime...

NATO ambassadors welcome stronger cooperation with Seoul

Defense Minister Shin Won-sik, in his meeting with eight NATO ambassadors in Seoul on Wednesday, highlighted the possibility of NATO involvement in a collective...

Travel agencies are seeing a jump in demand for holiday travel to Europe

  Holiday travelers are flocking to Europe for an exotic holiday season. Demand for travel to Europe has surged since early this year, spurred by the...

ASML, Samsung invest $762 million in chip research center

ASML and Samsung Electronics will jointly invest one trillion won ($762 million) in setting up a research center in Korea dedicated to ultrafine semiconductor...

Uzbek students told to leave Korea as university, Justice Ministry trade accusations

About 20 students from Uzbekistan were told to leave the country or else, according to a local news report. The students at Hanshin University in...

South Korea Military to spend $87 billion to bolster defenses against North’s nuclear and missile threats

The South Korean military is set to invest 113.9 trillion won ($87 billion) by 2028 to enhance its defense system against North Korea's nuclear...

YouTube Premium prices to jump at least 43 percent in Korea

YouTube raised the prices of its Premium subscription service by nearly 43 percent — and up to 71.5 percent for some — in Korea,...

U.S. F-16 fighter jet crashes into sea off Korea

A U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed in Gunsan, North Jeolla on Monday. The Korea Coast Guard said the incident took place near Eocheong...

U.S. lawmaker urges Indo-Pacific nations to consider NATO-like alliance to deter China, North Korea

A U.S. conservative lawmaker called on nations in the Indo-Pacific to consider a NATO-like security apparatus to curb Chinese and North Korean threats. “Our adversaries...