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South Korea’s Seoul launches special safety plan ahead of Halloween
SEOUL - The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on Oct 24 that it has implemented a special safety management plan for Halloween, targeting 14 major nightlife and pedestrian-heavy areas, including Itaewon, Hongdae and Seongsu. The designated...
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South Korea strengthens shareholder rights despite activist concerns
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South Korean directors now owe fiduciary duties not just to their companies, but directly to shareholders - a fundamental shift that has sent corporate boardrooms scrambling to reassess decades of established practice. The Commercial Act amendment...
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South Korea says ‘considerable’ chance Kim Jong Un, Trump will meet next week
SEOUL - South Korea’s unification minister said Oct 24 he believed there was a “considerable” chance that US President Donald Trump will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a visit to the peninsula next week. Mr Trump is expected in South...
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South Korea to introduce rules for agrivoltaics
South Korea has announced plans to introduce legislation next year to expand the deployment of agrivoltaics, enabling broader use of solar panels on agricultural land. October 24, 2025 Patrick Jowett Image: South Korean Ministry of Agriculture...
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South Korea's new Jang Yeong-sil submarine combines lithium power and 10 missile cells
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Hanwha Ocean launched the Republic of Korea Navy’s first KSS-III Batch-II submarine, ROKS Jang Yeong-sil (SS-087), at Geoje shipyard on October 22, 2025. On October 22, 2025, Hanwha Ocean held the launching ceremony for the South Korean Navy’s...
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South Korean worker in year-long trial over 73 cent snack ‘theft’
A South Korean delivery driver has been in a year-long trial for “stealing” a Choco Pie and custard worth 73 cents, sparking outrage and calls for justice. A South Korean delivery driver accused of stealing snacks worth less than a dollar has...
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South Korea says ‘considerable’ chance Kim, Trump will meet next week
Kim met Trump three times for high-profile summits during the US leader's first term - Copyright AFP/File Brendan Smialowski Claire LEE South Korea’s unification minister said Friday he believed there was a “considerable” chance that US President...
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South Korean government investment in US BESS developer ‘reflects shared commitment to reliable, affordable power’
The company has raised around a billion dollars to date. After first featuring in Energy-Storage.news for its acquisition of the two ERCOT projects from Black Mountain Energy Storage in 2023, Peregrine secured US$700 million in credit, equity and...
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South Korea scales back joint air drills with US ahead of APEC summit
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A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off from Gwangju Air Base, South Korea, April 18, 2025, during the Freedom Flag exercise. (Trevares Johnson/Stars and Stripes) CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — Large-scale drills between the United States...
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Study Warns South Korea’s Trade Policies Could Cost U.S. Economy Over $500 Billion
A new study finds that South Korea’s digital and regulatory policies may impose more than half a trillion dollars in losses on the U.S. economy over the next decade. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom A new study by the Competere Foundation warns that...
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Trump-Kim meeting speculation flares ahead of president's visit to South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea — The last time U.S. President Donald Trump visited South Korea in 2019, he made a surprise trip to the border with North Korea for an impromptu meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to revive faltering nuclear talks....
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Estonia pairs South Korea’s Chunmoo launchers with U.S. HIMARS amid NATO front-line buildup
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Estonia’s Ministry of Defense has signed a defense agreement in Seoul to acquire South Korea’s K239 Chunmoo multiple rocket launchers, expanding its long-range fires beyond the U.S.-made HIMARS. The move strengthens Estonia’s deterrence posture on...
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Let them eat Choco Pie: South Korea’s RM3 crime becomes national drama
SEOUL, Oct 24 — A worker accused of “stealing” snacks worth less than a dollar in South Korea found himself embroiled in a more than year-long legal battle. The worker, a subcontracted delivery driver for a logistics firm, was charged with theft...
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Trump Reveals First Question He'll Ask Xi Jinping In South Korea Next Week
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President Donald Trump is expected to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea next week, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed on Thursday. This will be the first in-person meeting between the two leaders since...
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'Considerable chance' Trump may meet North Korean tyrant Kim Jong-un within DAYS, South Korean minister claims
By KEVIN ADJEI-DARKO, SENIOR FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 07:16 EDT, 24 October 2025 | Updated: 07:22 EDT, 24 October 2025 There is a considerable chance that Donald Trump may meet North Korean tyrant Kim Jong-un within days, according to a...
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South Korea’s President Lee to make first official visit to South-east Asia for KL Asean summit on Sunday
SEOUL, Oct 24 — South Korean President Lee Jae-myung will make a two-day trip to Malaysia to attend a regional summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), the presidential office said today, marking his first visit to Southeast...
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Takaichi, Lee likely to Meet in Gyeongju, South Korea
Newsfrom Japan Politics Oct 24, 2025 15:22 (JST) Seoul, Oct. 24 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung are likely to meet in Gyeongju, South Korea, on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic...
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Trump, Xi Jinping to make state visits to South Korea next week, Seoul security adviser says
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will make state visits next week to South Korea when the country hosts Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) events, South Korea's top security adviser said on Friday. As part of a trip...
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Trump, Xi To Visit South Korea Next Week, Seoul Security Adviser Says
Home Asia South Korea Trump, Xi To Visit South Korea Next Week, Seoul Security Adviser Says As part of a trip to Asia, Trump will meet Xi next week in South Korea, the White House said earlier, amid an escalation in trade tensions between the...
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