China, South Korea and Japan agree to strengthen free trade
Seoul (AFP) - China, South Korea and Japan agreed Sunday to strengthen free trade in the face of a raft ...
Thursday, October 23, 2025
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S. Korea’s central bank cuts rate, growth outlook over tariff fears
Seoul (AFP) - South Korea's central bank on Tuesday slashed interest rates and its annual growth forecast as it looks ...
DeepSeek removed from South Korea app stores pending privacy review
Seoul (AFP) - Chinese AI app DeepSeek will not be available to download in South Korea pending a review of ...
Trump tariffs loom large in South Korea’s ‘steel city’
Pohang (South Korea) (AFP) - Smoke billows from chimneys as factories churn in South Korea's steelmaking heartland, now under threat ...
OpenAI chief Altman signs deal with South Korea’s Kakao after DeepSeek upset
Seoul (AFP) - OpenAI chief Sam Altman signed a deal with tech giant Kakao in South Korea on Tuesday as ...
South Korea appeals court upholds Samsung chief’s fraud acquittal
Seoul (AFP) - Samsung Electronics chief Lee Jae-yong was cleared again Monday of a raft of charges linked to a ...
Political crisis hits South Korea growth: central bank
Seoul (AFP) - South Korea's economy grew less than expected in the fourth quarter, data showed Thursday, as it was ...
South Korea says Jeju Air jet black boxes stopped recording before crash
Seoul (AFP) - The black boxes holding the flight data and cockpit voice recorders for the crashed Jeju Air flight ...
Samsung warns fourth-quarter profit to miss forecasts
Seoul (AFP) - South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Wednesday it expected fourth-quarter profits to fall sharply from the previous quarter ...
Asian shares rise, defying slow Wall Street start to 2025
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets gained on Friday, bucking retreats on Wall Street as the dollar advanced and markets ...
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