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South Korea's nuclear deal with Westinghouse sparks controversy

Controversy surrounds the 50-year agreement between state-run Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, or KHNP, and Westinghouse Electric ...
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The United States and South Korea Are Allies and Trade Partners. Will They Reinforce Ties at Their Summit?

Looming over the first meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung are recent tariff ...

South Korea's Lee says plans record $25 billion govt spending on research in 2026

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Friday the government planned to boost research spending by ...

South Korea Sees Economy Performing Weakest Since Pandemic Shock

South Korea projected sluggish growth this year that would mark the slowest pace since the pandemic-induced contraction of ...

95-year-old former North Korean soldier in South campaigns to be sent to the North

A 95-year-old former North Korean soldier who spent decades imprisoned in the South will continue his campaign to return to ...

South Korea's Plan To Stop North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Program

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung wants to resume dialogue with North Korea, laying out a three-step plan he hopes will ...

Air Liquide to buy South Korea’s DIG Airgas for $3.3 billion to bolster Asia footprint

Air Liquide has signed a binding deal to buy South Korea’s DIG Airgas from Macquarie Asia-Pacific Infrastructure Fund 2, ...

A 95-year-old North Korean prisoner of war wants to go back home to die but South Korea won’t let him

North Korean Ahn Hak-sop was captured during the Korean War and imprisoned for decades for refusing to renounce his political ...

South Korean companies 'very good in maneuvering' political winds: Strategist

Peter Kim of KB Securities says the South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has been 'very pragmatic' and sees progress and ...