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South Korea charts one-of-a-kind course in AI race with U.S. and China
South Korea is looking to create a near self-sufficient AI industry and position its technology as an alternative to China ...
South Korea to offer visa-free entry to Chinese tourists from late September
South Korea will offer visa-free entry to tourist groups from China, for a temporary period from September 29 through June ...
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From restaurants to IT: how China is restricting North Korean business independence
While relations between North Korea and China seem to be improving, things aren’t quite back to normal. The Chinese ...
Inside North Korea’s effort to infiltrate US companies
Thousands of North Korean IT workers are using stolen and made-up US identities to make hundreds of millions of dollars a ...
South Korea, US militaries will stage large-scale drills this month to address North Korean threats
The Aug. 18-28 exercise may trigger an angry reaction from North Korea, which calls the joint drills invasion rehearsals.
S.Korea to grant visa-free entry to Chinese group tourists for 9 months from late September
Chinese tourists shop at a store in the Shilla Duty Free Shop in Jeju, South Korea on July 9, 2025. Photo: Liu Yang/GT. South ...
US officials considered demanding Korea raise defense spending to 3.8% of GDP in tariff talks: report
Officials of US President Donald Trump's administration considered demanding that South Korea raise its defense spending to 3 ...
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Trump-era docs reveal push for higher South Korean defense spending, USFK flexibility
Internal documents from the Trump administration reveal that US officials considered pressing South Korea to raise its ...
TikTok, undersea cables and AI: How China’s digital expansion and surveillance raise security concerns in the West
As the global battle for technological supremacy intensifies, national security experts are sounding the alarm over China’s ...
U.S.-Korea alliance enters new era -- from security to industry
The U.S.-Korea alliance is no longer defined solely by military bases and defense treaties. It is being redefined in ...
A South Korean shipyard just picked up a new repair job from the US Navy as it turns to allies to help fix the fleet
South Korean shipbuilders and the US are increasingly working together on fixing the Navy's fleet.
South Korea's top two cosmetics firms report differing results for Q2
South Korean cosmetics firm Amorepacific fared well in the second quarter of this year, while business bellwether LG ...