South Korea

  • Yesterday
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SK chair’s divorce shows South Korean chaebol's limits

The chairman of conglomerate SK is disputing a court ruling ordering him to compensate his estranged wife

South Korea
  • Jun 25
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Pyongyang-Moscow pact raises alarm in Seoul

Russia and North Korea signed a new Comprehensive Strategic Partnership treaty on June 19

Russia
  • Jun 21
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Political strife in Seoul will hobble governance

The main opposition party has unilaterally assumed key posts in the legislature

South Korea
  • Jun 19
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East Asian trilateralism will mitigate polarisation

Beijing, Tokyo and Seoul have held their first trilateral summit in five years

East Asia
  • Jun 5
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Seoul's EV battery plans entail tough multilateralism

Three of the top six electric vehicle (EV) battery makers are South Korean, and Seoul wants to consolidate this lead

South Korea
  • Apr 12
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Opposition win portends policy gridlock in Seoul

The ruling party has failed to secure a much-needed win in legislative elections while the opposition stands empowered

South Korea
  • Apr 3
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Russian LNG sales will be stymied by a lack of tankers

US sanctions are threatening Russia's ambitious targets to increase exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG)

Russia
  • Apr 2
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South Korea’s ruling party is at risk of poll defeat

Miscalculations and internal tensions have weakened the People Power Party ahead of legislative elections

South Korea
  • Mar 25
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South Korea may seek nuclear weapons

Seoul has reaffirmed that it will not seek to develop a domestic nuclear deterrent, but it could revise this stance

South Korea