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US wants South Korea to join efforts to counter China in shipbuilding
Channel News Asia
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July 11, 2025
SEOUL: The United States has demanded South Korea join efforts to curb China in trade talks, as the countries discuss cooperation in shipbuilding, a senior official from Seoul's trade ministry said on Friday (Jul 11). The US is asking Seoul to...
South Korea: Arrested Ex-President Yoon Skips Insurrection Trial Hearing For 1St Time
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Seoul, July 10 (IANS) Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol did not attend his insurrection trial on Thursday following his arrest hours earlier over his failed attempt to impose martial law.Yoon's lawyers submitted a written...
South Korea’s repatriation of six North Koreans hints at fragile channel of contact
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 10, 2025
Published: 10 Jul. 2025, 17:51 Updated: 10 Jul. 2025, 19:54 Audio report: written by reporters, read by AI A vessel carrying North Korean returnees crosses into Northern waters in the East Sea on July 9. According to the Unification Ministry, the...
South Korea’s ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol arrested again
Azertag
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July 10, 2025
Baku, July 10, AZERTAC A Seoul court on Thursday issued a warrant to arrest former President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, placing him in custody for the second time, according to Yonhap. Nam Se-jin, a senior judge at the Seoul...
South Korea’s Yoon detained for a second time over martial law
Al Jazeera
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July 10, 2025
South Korea’s former president, Yoon Suk-yeol, has been arrested for a second time and returned to a solitary jail cell over his ill-fated attempt to impose martial law last December. Yoon’s detention on Thursday came after a court in the South...
US demands South Korea join efforts to curb China in trade talks, official says
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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July 11, 2025
SEOUL (Reuters) -The U.S. has demanded South Korea join efforts to curb China in trade talks, as the countries discuss cooperation in shipbuilding, a senior official from Seoul's trade ministry said on Friday. The U.S. is asking Seoul to join...
South Korea's ex-leader Yoon returns to jail as martial law probe accelerates
Fresh News
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Hits: 161 Created: 10 July 2025 Hits: 161 SEOUL, Jul. 10 (Reuters): Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was back in a solitary jail cell on Thursday with basic food and a khaki prison uniform after prosecutors secured a new detention...
South Korean court approves new arrest of former President Yoon Suk Yeol
Lakeshore PBS - Indiana
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July 10, 2025
SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean court early Thursday approved the new arrest of former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges related to his brief imposition of martial law in December, accepting a special prosecutor's claim that he poses a risk...
South Korean restaurant’s ants-topped dishes bug food safety officials
South China Morning Post
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July 10, 2025
A South Korean restaurant caught serving ants to “add acidity” to its dishes may face charges for violating food safety regulations. The unnamed eatery reportedly garnished several of its menu items with three to five ants each, delivering about...
South Korea Proposes 'Package Deal' to US on Tariff Talks, Seeks Summit With Donald Trump
Latestly
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July 10, 2025
Seoul, July 10: South Korea has proposed a "package deal" that includes both economic and security considerations as part of its ongoing bilateral tariff negotiations with the United States, National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac said, as reported...
South Korea's ex-president Yoon Suk-yeol detained again
News.Az
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Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has been detained again after a court approved a second arrest warrant amid an ongoing investigation into his controversial declaration of martial law last December. Yoon, 64, is being held in solitary...
South Korea's DK Consulting To Build Pharmaceutical Plant In Uzbekistan
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, July 10 . South Korean company DK Consulting plans to construct a state-of-the-art pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Uzbekistan, Trend reports. The announcement was made during a meeting...
South Korean court approves new arrest of former President Yoon Suk Yeol over martial law
KRCG - Missouri
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court early Thursday approved the new arrest of former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges related to his brief imposition of martial law in December, accepting a special prosecutor's claim that he poses a...
South Korea's Ex-president Arrested For A Second Time
Charter 97
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Yoon Seok Yeol What's he being charged with? A Seoul court has issued a detention order for former South Korean President Yoon Seok-yol for the second time. It was reported by Yonhap. South Korea's special prosecutor's office, which is...
South Korea’s former President Yoon Suk Yeol back in custody over insurrection probe
CNN
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July 10, 2025
Seoul, South Korea CNN — Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is back in custody over an independent investigation into his declaration of martial law last year. According to the independent counsel leading the probe, the Seoul Central...
South Korea proposes ‘Package Deal’ to U.S on tariff talks, seeks summit with Trump
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 10, 2025
Seoul [South Korea], July 10 (ANI): South Korea has proposed a "package deal" that includes both economic and security considerations as part of its ongoing bilateral tariff negotiations with the United States, National Security Adviser Wi...
South Korea's disgraced ex-president Yoon detained again
The Manila Times
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July 10, 2025
SEOUL — South Korea's disgraced ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol was detained for a second time Thursday over his declaration of martial law and held in a solitary cell pending investigations into accusations of insurrection. Yoon had plunged South...
South Korea freezes policy rate at 2.50 pct
Xinhua News Agency
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SEOUL, July 10 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's central bank on Thursday froze its policy rate to see the effect of two rate cuts in the first half. Bank of Korea (BOK) Governor Rhee Chang-yong and other monetary policymakers decided to leave the...
South Korea, U.S., Japan set to hold trilateral Freedom Edge drills in September
Korea JoungAng Daily
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July 10, 2025
Published: 10 Jul. 2025, 14:57 Warships of South Korea, the United States and Japan, including the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, the South's destroyer ROKS Seoae Ryu Seong-ryong and Japan's destroyer JS Haguro, take part in the...
South Korea: Yoon Returns To Jail As Special Counsel Intensifies Probe
StratNews Global
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July 10, 2025
Home Asia South Korea: Yoon Returns To Jail As Special Counsel Intensifies Probe The Seoul Central District Court's decision bolstered the special counsel investigation into allegations that Yoon's move in December represented obstruction of...