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SEOUL -- A close associate of the cryptocurrency fugitive Do Kwon was extradited to South Korea on Tuesday, the government said, as authorities continue to pursue the founder of startup Terraform Labs in connection to the collapse of the…

Is Kim Jong Un about to take North Korea to war?For decades, the reclusive state has said its goal is to peacefully reunify with its “fellow countrymen” in South Korea. Now Kim has formally cast that goal aside, framing his neighbors as…

Kim Jong Un (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service/AP)A group from Russia is poised to be the first known tourists allowed into North Korea since anti-pandemic border lockdowns began in early 2020, according to a post from…

South Korea’s lawmakers on Tuesday outlawed the breeding, slaughter and sale of dogs for human consumption, a centuries-old practice that is unpopular and rare today.Dog meat was once more common, and remained so in the decades after the…

ReutersLee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck, but his injuries are not life-threatening, medical staff saySouth Korea's opposition leader Lee Jae-myung has been stabbed in the neck during a visit to the city of Busan.Mr Lee, who narrowly…

By Jean MackenzieSeoul correspondent18 December 2023, 04:17 GMTUpdated 1 hour agoImage caption, South Korean TV showing Monday's launch of a suspected long-range missileNorth Korea has fired its most advanced long-range missile, South…

Dutch manufacturer of chip-making equipment ASML will jointly invest 1 trillion South Korean won ($760 million) with South Korean chipmaker Samsung Electronics to build a plant that develops cutting-edge semiconductor processing…

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 27 (Reuters) - The United Nations ambassadors of the United States and North Korea sparred at the Security Council on Monday over Pyongyang's first spy satellite launch and the reasons for growing tensions in a rare,…

BEIJING, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned his South Korean counterpart on Sunday not to politicise economic and tech issues as the two prepared to meet Japan's top diplomat on the sidelines of a trilateral…

5 Hours AgoChina’s largest chipmaker SMIC posts a 80% drop in third-quarter profit, shares slideChina's largest chipmaker SMIC on Thursday posted a 80% drop in third-quarter profit as global demand weakness hit foundries hard.Hong…