Samsung’s new foldable phones unveiled for first time in Seoul
Samsung Electronics unveiled its new Galaxy foldable smartphone series in Seoul in front of nearly 2,000 people. It was the first Galaxy Unpacked event to be held on Samsung‘s…
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Wang’s return good sign for South Korea-China ties: experts
Wang Yi, foreign policy chief for the Chinese Communist Party, a position senior to foreign minister, is likely to assume both roles for the time being.
South Korean POWs still held in NK, 70 years after armistice
In North Korea, war veteran Yoo Young-bok, was subjected to forced hard labor in mines for 37 years.
S. Korea’s crypto dispute deepens
Lawmakers must fully disclose crypto trades and make the right move, notes the paper.
Hyundai to ramp up EV production in Indonesia
Producing electric cars with battery packs made in Indonesia will help Hyundai to manufacture more than 40 percent of EVs locally.
South Korea’s economy grows 0.6% in Q2
The Bank of Korea expects private consumption to improve, driving economic recovery from the next quarter as well.
North Korea calling South Korea by its official name ‘intended to offend’
An intelligence agency said that the use of the official name may be North Korea’s way of “re-establishing its relations with South Korea as two separate nations.”
Hwang Sun-woo wins bronze in 200m freestyle at swimming worlds
Hwang is the first South Korean to win a medal at back-to-back world swimming championships.
South Koreans’ life expectancy higher than OECD average
However, South Korea's suicide rate of 24.1 per 100,000 is the highest among member states, despite declining since 2010.
South Korea’s military analysing North Korea missile launches at odd hours
The recent spate of missile launches comes in the run-up to the 70th anniversary of the 1953 Armistice Agreement that ended the 1950-53 Korean War.