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  • Wednesday, 8 June, 2022
    News in-depthJapanese politics & policy
    ‘Now or never’: Japan and South Korea seek a relationship reset

    New leaders of crucial US allies aim to improve ties but may struggle to set aside historic disputes

  • Monday, 6 June, 2022
    InterviewIndustrial metals
    South Korean steelmaker warns green push will benefit China and India

    Posco says tough environmental rules may put group at disadvantage to rivals

  • Thursday, 26 May, 2022
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    Investing’s cults of personality

    Hedge funds are trying to reposition themselves in the middle of this year’s heavy tech stock sell-off

  • Monday, 23 May, 2022
    News in-depthCryptocurrencies
    $40bn crypto collapse turns South Korea against the ‘Lunatic’ leader

    Implosion of cryptocurrency offering 20% yield makes developer Do Kwon ‘the most hated man in Korea’

  • Saturday, 21 May, 2022
    North Korea nuclear tensions
    Biden and Yoon agree to step up deterrence against North Korea

    Washington seeks to reassure allies of its support as Pyongyang pushes ahead with nuclear weapons

  • Friday, 20 May, 2022
    News in-depthNorth Korea
    Unvaccinated and unprepared, North Korea faces Covid catastrophe

    Pyongyang’s gamble on extreme isolation has unravelled as Omicron sweeps the country

  • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
    News in-depthUS foreign policy
    Biden bids to boost alliances in Asia and affirm commitment to region

    US president visits South Korea and Japan as worries grow Ukraine war has diverted focus from China

  • Friday, 13 May, 2022
    North Korea
    North Korea reports first Covid-19 death from Omicron variant

    Fever has spread ‘explosively’ as experts warn about potential impact on unvaccinated nation

  • Thursday, 12 May, 2022
    North Korea
    Kim Jong Un orders lockdowns as North Korea confirms first Covid cases

    Isolated country has not vaccinated population, stoking worries about potential damage of outbreak

  • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
    News in-depthNorth Korea nuclear tensions
    Nervous South Koreans seek ways to counter North’s nuclear threat

    New president Yoon Suk-yeol has pledged to ‘dramatically strengthen’ defences

  • Saturday, 7 May, 2022
    Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
    Samsung’s reliance on fossil fuels poses growing risk to investors

    South Korean group lags behind rivals Apple and TSMC on decarbonisation

  • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
    Coronavirus pandemic
    ‘Stay vigilant’: no let-up in North Korea’s two-year Covid lockout

    Pyongyang claims to have avoided a big outbreak but experts warn its luck will eventually run out

  • Tuesday, 3 May, 2022
    Inside BusinessSouth Korean business & finance
    K-pop’s big corporate showdown boosts Korean activists

    Fledgling domestic fund wins vote to appoint auditor at entertainment behemoth

  • Friday, 29 April, 2022
    North Korea nuclear tensions
    North Korea preparing for first nuclear test since 2017, warn experts

    Satellite images at test site emerge as Kim Jong Un watches parade of sophisticated weaponry

  • Wednesday, 27 April, 2022
    North Korea
    North Korea’s ‘nascent hacker underground’ playing ‘cat and mouse’ with regime

    Tech-savvy citizens are trying to circumvent restrictions but the penalty for being caught is severe

  • Tuesday, 26 April, 2022
    News in-depthNorth Korea nuclear tensions
    Kim could use nuclear arsenal to dominate Korean peninsula, warn experts

    Dictator’s weapons programme has grown beyond the ‘purely defensive’

  • Tuesday, 26 April, 2022
    South Korea Economy
    South Korea’s recovery slows as worries over China lockdowns rise

    Exports fell in April as analysts warn that demand is weakening while Beijing grapples with Covid fears

  • Friday, 22 April, 2022
    North Korea nuclear tensions
    Kim Jong Un tones down rhetoric in rare friendly exchange with South Korea

    North Korean leader praises President Moon Jae-in after weeks of rising tensions and missile tests

  • Thursday, 21 April, 2022
    News in-depthWar in Ukraine
    North Korea’s sanctions evasion points way for Russians to bypass the west

    Network of shell companies, spies, cyber criminals and Chinese banks helps keep Pyongyang regime afloat

  • Tuesday, 19 April, 2022
    InterviewSouth Korean business & finance
    Korean Air urges government to ease restrictions on inbound arrivals

    Chief executive says faster reopening needed as competition to profit from pent-up demand intensifies

  • Friday, 15 April, 2022
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    South Korea downgrades Covid to a ‘Class 2’ disease and removes restrictions

    Curfews on bars to be dropped and people can gather for large-scale events from Monday

  • Wednesday, 13 April, 2022
    South Korea
    South Korea signals nuclear fuel U-turn as global energy crisis looms

    Incoming administration cites rising greenhouse gas emissions and Russian invasion of Ukraine

  • Monday, 11 April, 2022
    InterviewSouth Korean business & finance
    Seoul’s lure as financial centre impeded by heavy-handed regulation, says mayor

    Oh Se-hoon wants changes to boost South Korean city’s ability to attract businesses exiting Hong Kong

  • Tuesday, 5 April, 2022
    North Korea nuclear tensions
    Kim Jong Un’s sister condemns South Korean defence minister as a ‘lunatic’

    Dictator’s confidante warns Seoul that it faces ‘extermination’ in confrontation with Pyongyang

  • Monday, 28 March, 2022
    Oil & Gas industry
    Russia’s Arctic gas ambitions at risk as sanctions imperil LNG icebreakers

    Specialised fleet for shipping the fuel out of frozen waters depends on western groups for construction

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