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KOREA

What are Korea’s favorite snacks and drinks?

Across Korea’s vast bounty of food and drink available for purchase, there are some clear favorites. Saewookkang, Nongshim’s shrimp flavored chips, lead the rankings as...

Korea’s defense industry is ‘writing new history,’ Yoon says at ADEX

President Yoon Suk Yeol said the next steps for Korea's defense industry are aerospace engineering and artificial intelligence, citing Korea's achievements in developing high-tech...

South’s military alarmed by North’s apparent involvement in Hamas attack

Hamas's attack on Israel has alarmed South Korea's military, especially regarding North Korea’s possible involvement and Pyongyang's potential use of similar tactics against Seoul. According...

Fuel tax cut extended to tackle inflation amidst Israel-Hamas conflict

Korea will extend the tax cut on fuel consumption throughout the end of the year amid concerns about inflationary pressure caused by the outbreak...

Korea plans fourth Nuri rocket launch for 2025

Korea is gearing up for the fourth launch of its homegrown space rocket Nuri in the second half of 2025, this time with an...

U.S., South Korean envoys urge China to end repatriations of North Korean defectors

Julie Turner, the American special envoy on North Korean human rights, urged Beijing to stop repatriating North Korean defectors during her visit to Seoul...

U.S. B-52 bomber to land in Korea for first time

A U.S. B-52 strategic bomber will land at Osan Air Base this week, marking the aircraft’s first landing on the Korean Peninsula. It will also...

Samsung to supply Apple with OLED panels for tablets, laptops by 2026

Samsung Display is expected to supply organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays to Apple for tablets and laptops as early as the first half of...

BOK urges structural reforms to maintain 2 percent growth

Bank of Korea (BOK) Gov. Rhee Chang-yong stressed the need for Korea to maintain at least 2 percent growth in the long term through...

North warns of ‘rapid first strike’ as U.S. carrier arrives in Busan

North Korea threatened to stage the "most powerful and rapid first strike" against U.S. strategic assets Friday following the arrival of an American nuclear-powered...