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  Judge asks Samsung heir to be humble at bribery trial

  Reuters . Seoul | Updated at 12:00am on October 26, 2019

  A South Korean judge overseeing Samsung Group heir Jay Y Lee’s bribery trial told him on Friday to ‘humbly accept’ whatever the outcome of the...

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  Uniqlo ad sparks protest, parody as South Korea-Japan dispute flares

  Reuters . Seoul | Updated at 12:00am on October 23, 2019

  A commercial by Japanese clothing brand Uniqlo has stirred a consumer backlash in South Korea amid accusations that it mocks victims of wartime forced labour...

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  Oil ebbs as China’s slowest GDP growth in almost three decades stokes demand fears

  Reuters . Seoul | Updated at 12:00am on October 19, 2019

  Oil prices slid on Friday on jitters over demand from China after the world’s largest oil importer recorded its weakest quarter of economic growth in...

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  K-pop singer decries cyber bullying after death of ‘activist’ star Sulli

  Reuters . Seoul | Updated at 12:00am on October 18, 2019

  Sulli, a former South Korean singer-actress, was a rare taboo breaker in a world where K-pop stars’ every move is strictly monitored by their management,...

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  Strong smartphone sales raise hopes of Samsung turnaround

  Reuters . Seoul | Updated at 12:00am on October 09, 2019

  Strong sales of Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Note 10 smartphone series are limiting forecast profit falls at the South Korean tech giant, raising hopes it is...

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  North Korea tests new submarine missile

  Reuters . Seoul | Updated at 01:51pm on October 03, 2019

  North Korea said on Thursday it had successfully test-fired a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from the sea to contain external threats and bolster self-defence,...

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  Samsung ends mobile phone production in China

  Reuters . Seoul | Updated at 12:00am on October 03, 2019

  Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has ended mobile telephone production in China, it said on Wednesday, hurt by intensifying competition from domestic rivals in the world’s...

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  How a sanctions-busting smartphone business thrives in North Korea

  Reuters . Seoul | Updated at 12:00am on September 27, 2019

  North Korea is evading UN sanctions to cash in on soaring domestic demand for smartphones, using low-cost hardware imports to generate significant income for the...

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  Kim invites Trump in letter

  Reuters . Seoul | Updated at 12:00am on September 17, 2019

  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un invited US president Donald Trump to visit Pyongyang in a letter sent in August amid stalled denuclearisation talks, a...

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  Typhoon knocks out power in S Korea

  Reuters . Seoul | Updated at 12:00am on September 08, 2019

  A powerful typhoon slammed into South Korea early on Saturday, killing at least one person and disrupting power to 57,000 households before turning toward North...