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S Korean Assembly speaker meets Pelosi amid heightened China-US tensions

Speaker of South Korea's National Assembly Kim Jin-pyo met visiting US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi amid heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing in the wake of her high-profile Taiwan visit

New Covid cases in S Korea at over 3-mth high as Omicron fuels resurgence

New Covid-19 cases in South Korea hit a three-month-high on Tuesday as the highly infectious Omicron variant has fuelled the resurgence

S Korea, US, Japan to hold Pacific Dragon missile defence drill this week

South Korea, the US and Japan will kick off a combined ballistic missile defence exercise in waters off Hawaii this week, amid their stepped-up security coordination against North Korea.

Will $52 bn move the US to within striking distance of Asian chip giants?

CHIPS Act is a win for a cabal of US chipmakers and foreign companies, but largely ignores the nation's true semiconductor leaders who have been propping up the domestic sector for two decades

S Koren Prez's approval rating sinks below 30% amid inflation, controversy

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's approval rating fell to a new low, going below 30% for the first time, amid soaring inflation and controversy over personnel appointments, a poll revealed

Kim Jong Un says he is ready to fight with US, 'eliminate' South Korea

Kim has been stepping up his provocations this year while US attention has been diverted toward Russia's invasion of Ukraine by firing off a record number of ballistic missiles

Kim threatens to use nuclear weapons amid tensions with US, S Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned he's ready to use his nuclear weapons in potential military conflicts with the United States and South Korea

South Korea reports 100,285 new Covid-19 cases; fatality rate at 0.13%

South Korea reported 100,285 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 19,446,946, the health authorities said on Wednesday.The daily caseload was up from 99,327 the previous day, and higher than 76,379 tallied a week earlier, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).For the past week, the daily average number of confirmed cases was 72,735.Among the new cases, 532 were imported from overseas, lifting the total to 42,683.The number of infected people who were in serious condition stood at 177, up 9 from the previous day.Twenty-five more deaths were confirmed, taking the death toll to 24,932. The total fatality rate was 0.13 per cent.

US President Biden given commemorative Korean name of 'Bae Ji-sung'

US President Joe Biden was given an honorary Korean name, Bae Ji-sung, as part of a week-long commemoration to mark the end of the Korean War

S Korea, US to hold talks on alliance, deterrence against evolving N Korea

The defence chiefs of South Korea and the US will hold talks in Washington DC on Friday (July 29) to discuss security on the Korean Peninsula and deterrence against evolving North Korean threats

South Korea protests against Japan's claims to Dokdo in defense white paper

The South Korean government has condemned Japan on Friday for laying repeated claim to the easternmost islets of Dokdo in its annual defence white paper.

North Korea warns of security instability over US-S Korea military drills

North Korea has warned that the US and South Korea will face unprecedented security challenges if they don't stop their hostile military pressure campaign against the North, including military drills

S Korea's Covid infections fall below 70K, remain high on subvariant

South Korea's new coronavirus cases fell below 70,000 on Friday but are nearly 10 times higher as compared to those reported in June amid the spread of a highly contagious Omicron subvariant.

N Korea ready to conduct nuclear test 'at any time': S Korean Prez

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Friday that North Korea is ready to conduct a nuclear test at any time it decides

Hyundai Motor and its South Korean union agree on 9% wage hike deal

The union, one of the biggest in South Korea with more than 46,000 members, said that a total of 62% of its voting members approved the tentative agreement reached last week, while 38% rejected it

South Korea reports 73,582 new Covid-19 infections, fatality rate at 0.13%

South Korea reported 73,582 new Covid cases as of midnight Monday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 18,861,593, the health authorities said Tuesday

Treasury Secy Yellen calls out China trade practices during S Korea visit

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the US and South Korea should deepen their trade ties to avoid letting other countries use their market positions to unfair advantage calling out China by name

South Korea reports 38,882 new Covid cases; total infections at 18,680,142

South Korea reported 38,882 new Covid cases as of midnight Thursday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 18,680,142, the health authorities said Friday

S Korea, US stage first combined drills amid North Korean threats

The four-day drills kicked off Monday amid lingering concerns that Pyongyang could ratchet up tensions by conducting what would be its seventh nuclear test or other provocative acts

New Covid cases in S Korea more than double in a week, to near 40,000

South Korea's new Covid cases more than doubled in a week to near 40,000 on Thursday, as the country has experienced a resurgence of infections amid spread of highly contagious new omicron subvariant