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Jun 27, 20242 min read
South Korea halts battery maker's operations as it probes deadly blaze
SEOUL -South Korean authorities ordered a halt on Wednesday to the operations of a manufacturer of lithium batteries after a fire killed...
Jun 26, 20243 min read
S.Korea battery maker apologises for deadly fire but says it complied with safety rules
HWASEONG, South Korea -The CEO of a South Korean lithium battery manufacturer apologised on Tuesday following a massive factory fire...
Jun 24, 20242 min read
Blaze in South Korea battery plant kills 22 workers
HWASEONG, South Korea -Multiple powerful explosions set a lithium battery factory on fire in South Korea on Monday, killing 22 workers,...
Jun 24, 20242 min read
North Korea blames U.S. for Ukraine support, deployment of aircraft carrier
SEOUL -Top North Korean military officials criticised the United States on Monday for its expanding military assistance to Ukraine and...
Jun 24, 20241 min read
Hello Kitty, parasites: inside North Korea trash balloons according to South
SEOUL - Among the trash that balloons carried over the border from North were articles printed with Hello Kitty characters, badly worn...
Jun 22, 20241 min read
US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea for military drills
SEOUL - A nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier, the Theodore Roosevelt, arrived in the South Korean port city of Busan on Saturday to...
Jun 21, 20241 min read
South Korea to reconsider providing weapons to Ukraine
SEOUL -South Korea will review the possibility of supplying weapons to Ukraine, a presidential official said on Thursday, after the...
Jun 20, 20243 min read
New North Korea-Russia pact calls for immediate military aid if invaded
SEOUL -North Korea and Russia have agreed to provide immediate military assistance if either faces armed aggression, according to the...
Jun 19, 20244 min read
Russia's Putin and North Korea's Kim sign mutual defence pact
SEOUL - Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a deal with North Korea's Kim Jong Un on Wednesday that included a mutual defence pledge,...
Jun 19, 20244 min read
Analysis-With defence pledge, Putin makes shift towards North Korea
MOSCOW/SEOUL - Vladimir Putin, on his first visit to North Korea in 24 years, signed a mutual defence pledge with Kim Jong Un on...
Jun 19, 20243 min read
Analysis-China keeps its distance as Russia and North Korea deepen ties
BEIJING/SEOUL - China reacted guardedly this week as Russia and North Korea deepened their ties and vowed to resist the U.S.-led West,...
Jun 19, 20244 min read
Putin flies into North Korea with promise to back it against the US
SEOUL/MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in North Korea on Wednesday for his first visit in 24 years, vowing to deepen...
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