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South Korea court jails former 1st lady for bribery

South Korea's former first lady gets 20-month jail sentence for bribery

The ruling against Kim Keon Hee comes amid a series of trials over the 2024 martial law order by her husband, ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol, and related scandals involving the couple.

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South Korea’s former first lady sentenced to 20 months in prison for corruption

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South Korea's ex-first lady jailed 20 months for bribery

Trump’s South Korea tariff threat comes

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South Korea's Kospi hits fresh record as Trump levels tariff threats against Seoul over trade deal approval delay

That comes after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened South Korea with increased tariffs overnight after he claimed that Seoul's legislature has not approved the country's trade deal with Washington...

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Trump says he’s raising tariffs on South Korea because it’s ‘not living up’ to trade agreement

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Trump threatens to hike tariffs on South Korean goods over inaction on trade deal

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Trump's push for 25% South Korea tariffs may raise car costs

President Donald Trump is threatening to increase tariffs on South Korean goods to 25%, and that could be bad news for popular automakers Hyundai and Kia.

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Trump’s tariffs can’t cover a bill this staggering

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Morning Bid: What tariffs? Investors soak up the dip

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South Korea's KOSPI posts sharpest rise in 3 weeks as investors buy the Trump tariff dip

Trump said on Monday he was increasing tariffs on South Korean imports into the United States related to autos, lumber and pharmaceuticals to 25%, accusing the country's ⁠legislature of "not living ⁠u...

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Trump says 'we'll work something out with South Korea' after tariff threat

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Trump says he will impose new tariffs on South Korea as he criticises delays in trade deal

North Korea fires missiles into sea

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North Korea test-launches 2 ballistic missiles toward sea, Japan and South Korea say

North Korea test-launched two short-range ballistic missiles on Tuesday afternoon, South Korean and Japanese officials said. The missile launch took place just hours after Elbridge Colby, the U.S. under secretary of defense for policy,

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North Korea Fires Projectile Towards Sea, South Korea's Military Says

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South Korea says North Korea has launched an unidentified projectile toward the sea

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North Korea fires missiles into sea amid talks on US military role

North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles towards the sea on Tuesday that were likely short-range projectiles, South Korea and Japan said, as Washington and Seoul hold talks on transforming their...

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North Korea launches ballistic missile near Japan as Kim Jong-un stokes WW3 fear

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North Korea launches huge ballistic missiles in major WW3 threat

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South Korea industry minister to visit Washington on Thursday

SEOUL, Jan 29 (Reuters) - South Korea's Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan will visit Washington on Thursday to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of plans to raise tariffs on South Korean goods,

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Silicon Valley wades into a trade spat with South Korea

Coupang’s problems started in November when it revealed that a former employee in China had gained access to data on about 34m customers in South Korea. The leak went undetected for five months. South Korean media called the data breach the biggest in the country’s history,

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South Korea's SK Hynix to establish a special AI company in the US

SK Hynix will set up a new U.S.-based company focused on artificial intelligence solutions, with $10 billion committed to the project.

South Korea police conducting search and seizure at Coupang, Yonhap reports

South Korean police are conducting a search and seizure operation at e-commerce company Coupang related to a corruption probe into a member of parliament, Yonhap news reported on Thursday.

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From first lady to inmate: the rise and fall of South Korea’s ‘Jackie Kennedy’

Now, Kim, 53, who tried to style herself after Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, is the country’s first former first lady to be imprisoned.

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US-South Korea trade tensions flare over treatment of American tech firms including Coupang

Trump raises tariffs on South Korean goods from 15% to 25% over alleged trade violations, escalating diplomatic tensions between Washington and Seoul.