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South Korea’s New Business Diplomacy with North Korea
The National Interest - Washington D.C.
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July 2, 2025
Editor’s Note: This article is part of the symposium “President Lee and North Korea.” The full symposium can be found here. Earlier this year, I registered for an absentee ballot and voted for my home country’s special election, South Korea’s 21st...
South Korea closely tracking radioactivity after North Korea reportedly dumps nuclear waste into rivers
The Independent
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July 2, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Can South Korea Deescalate North Korea Without US Support?
The National Interest - Washington D.C.
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July 2, 2025
Editor’s Note: This article is part of the symposium “President Lee and North Korea.” The full symposium can be found here. In his inaugural speech, new South Korean President Lee Jae-Myung only mentioned North Korea once, noting the immense size...
From South Korea to Paraguay: A Woman’s Journey To Elevate Coffee Standards
The Asunción Times
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July 2, 2025
‘Road to Asu Coffee Fest’ is a five-part storytelling series by The Ascunción Times, leading up to the lively Asu Coffee Fest, Paraguay’s premier coffee celebration on July 12 and 13 2025. Guided by Sol and Diego, two passionate coffee enthusiasts...
Republicans warn South Korea's tech regulations favor Chinese companies over American businesses
FOX Business
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‘Barron’s Roundtable’ panelists Jack Otter, Ben Levisohn, Megan Leonhardt and Andrew Bary discuss the impact of tariffs on the auto industry and share top stock picks. FIRST ON FOX: Concern is mounting in Washington following last month’s election...
Researchers home in on origins of Russia’s Baltic GPS jamming
Defense News
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July 2, 2025
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Polish researchers have collected detailed information on Russia’s Baltic Sea GPS jamming operations, a mysterious nuisance for aviators and mariners in the region that began when Russia attacked Ukraine. The airwaves over...
South Korea’s KF-21 Stealth Fighter Phasing Out American Engines: Can Partnership with Rolls Royce Help?
Military Watch
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July 2, 2025
<p >The United Kingdom is currently pursuing a lobbying effort in South Korea seeking to partner with local industry in the development of a new fighter engine for the KF-21 fifth generation fighter. This partnership will leverage the...
Global Educators Travel to South Korea to Deepen Understanding of Its History and Transformation
The Korea Bizwire
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July 2, 2025
At the launching ceremony of the 2025 Korea History Research Fellowship, Chairman Han Jong-woo of WHDEF delivers a welcoming address. (Image courtesy of Yonhap) SEOUL, July 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of 29 secondary school teachers from the...
Sumter's Next Generation, presented by SumterEDGE: Lakewood High grad Paris Cotton aims high with plans of aerospace engineering and service
The Item - South Carolina
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Paris Cotton is used to moving. As a military child, he's lived in Germany; South Korea; Turkey; Warner Robins, Georgia; and now, Sumter. It's a journey that has shaped how he sees the world and his place in it. Now, with his Lakewood High School...
Seoul shares fall on profit taking amid tariff woes
Yonhap News Agency
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July 2, 2025
SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks finished lower Wednesday as investors moved to take profits from recent gains amid concerns about the United States' tariff scheme. The local currency fell against the U.S. dollar. The benchmark Korea...
On quantum technology, India has much to do. Global partnerships hold the key
The Indian Express
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July 2, 2025
On February 19, Microsoft unveiled Majorana 1, a quantum chip built on a novel state of matter known as topological conductors. CEO Satya Nadella remarked that the development of a fully functional quantum computer is now a matter of years, not...
38.8% of South Korean workers say irregular jobs are top labour issue: Report
ETHRWorld Southeast Asia
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July 2, 2025
A recent national survey has found that nearly four in ten South Korean workers view irregular employment as the most pressing labour issue facing the country, placing growing pressure on the Lee Jae-myung administration to act swiftly on...
(LEAD) Seoul shares fall on profit taking amid tariff woes
Yonhap News Agency
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July 2, 2025
(ATTN: ADDS bond yields at bottom; CHANGES photo) SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks finished lower Wednesday as investors moved to take profits from recent gains amid concerns about the United States' tariff scheme. The local currency...
‘No hope on my salary’: Young South Koreans turn to early investing
The Straits Times
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July 2, 2025
SEOUL - Twenty-eight-year-old Kim goes on a five-hour trip to Ulsan, or any other region, as soon as she gets off work on a weekday. Not for sightseeing or to visit friends, but for property viewing. “I get off work at 6pm then head to Seoul...
Scientists define six traits that make a person ‘cool’ – and they transcend borders
The Independent
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July 2, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
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[News] World’s No.1 Technology Targets EV and Autonomous Vehicle Markets
LEDinside
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Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd., the world’s No. 1 company in LED backlight, announced on July 2nd that its proprietary No-wire technology, WICOP, has been supplied to the automotive market in the form of Mini LED displays since May. As the world’s...
Google sees room for AI growth in S. Korea's mature tech market: official
The Korea Times
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July 2, 2025
Google's diversified artificial intelligence (AI) tools, designed to support human creativity through multilingual and multicultural models, are well-positioned to thrive in Korea's mature and tech-savvy market, a senior official from the U.S....
Seoul shares open lower on profit-taking
Yonhap News Agency
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July 2, 2025
SEOUL, July 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks opened lower Wednesday following recent marked gains. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) fell 30.74 points, or 0.99 percent, to 3,058.91 in the first 15 minutes of trading. During...
Farewell to Wi-Fi? South Korea Unveils Groundbreaking Li-Fi Technology
Tunisie Numerique
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July 1, 2025
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Recent research conducted by the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has led to the development of a revolutionary wireless communication technology known as Li-Fi. Unlike traditional...
Hanwha Ocean to Build New Polar Research Vessel for South Korea
The Maritime Executive
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Hanwha Ocean has been selected as the preferred bidder for the construction of a new government-owned polar research vessel. The contract comes as more nations race to expand their presence in the polar regions, which the shipyard notes is...