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South Koreans using spy gadgets to fight workplace bullying
Reuters . Seoul | Updated at 12:00am on September 04, 2019
South Korean workers fed up with bullying are being increasingly emboldened by a new tougher labour law to secretly record alleged abuse or harassment by...
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South Korean inflation hits record low
Reuters . Seoul | Updated at 12:00am on September 04, 2019
South Korea’s consumer inflation faltered to its slowest on record in August while second quarter economic growth was revised down on weaker exports, firming up...
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South Korea exports tumble for 9th month as world economy cools
Reuters . Seoul | Updated at 12:49am on September 02, 2019
South Korea’s exports tumbled in August for a ninth consecutive month, on sluggish demand from its biggest buyer, China, and depressed prices of computer chips...
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North Korea denies it amassed $2b through cyberattacks on banks
Reuters . Seoul | Updated at 12:27am on September 02, 2019
North Korea denied on Sunday allegations that it had obtained $2 billion through cyberattacks on banks and cryptocurrency exchanges, and accused the United States for...
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Japan export trade curbs on South Korea take effect
Reuters . Seoul | Updated at 12:00am on August 29, 2019
South Korea summoned Japan’s ambassador to protest against a decision to remove Seoul’s fast-track export status, which took effect on Wednesday amid a deepening political...
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North Korea calls Pompeo diehard toxin
Reuters . Seoul | Updated at 11:34am on August 23, 2019
North Korea’s top diplomat said on Friday that US secretary of state Mike Pompeo was a ‘diehard toxin’ who only complicates denuclearisation talks and North...
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Foreign ministers of China, Japan, S Korea to hold talks amid trade, history tensions
Reuters . Seoul | Updated at 12:00am on August 17, 2019
Top diplomats of South Korea and Japan plan to meet their Chinese counterpart in Beijing next week amid a flare-up in tension over trade and...
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Samsung Display considers suspending output at South Korean LCD plant
Reuters . Seoul | Updated at 12:00am on August 17, 2019
South Korean panel maker Samsung Display said on Friday it is considering suspending one of its liquid crystal display (LCD) production lines at home due...
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S Koreans protest, unveil memorial in ‘comfort women’ row with Japan
Reuters . Seoul | Updated at 12:00am on August 15, 2019
Thousands of South Koreans protested outside Japan’s embassy in Seoul on Wednesday and city officials unveiled a new memorial to wartime ‘comfort women’ at the...
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US asks South Korea to send troops to Hormuz
Reuters . Seoul | Updated at 12:14am on August 10, 2019
US defense secretary Mark Esper asked South Korea to send troops to join a US-led maritime force in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast...