KHNP, Westinghouse Settle Dispute, Paving Way for Global Nuclear Energy Partnership
South Korea's KHNP and U.S.-based Westinghouse settled an intellectual property dispute on January 17, 2025, enabling a strategic partnership to pursue global nuclear energy projects, particularly KHNP's bid to build reactors in the Czech Republic, expected to be finalized in March 2025, and strengt...
KHNP, Westinghouse Settle Dispute, Paving Way for Global Nuclear Energy Partnership
South Korea's KHNP and U.S.-based Westinghouse settled an intellectual property dispute on January 17, 2025, enabling a strategic partnership to pursue global nuclear energy projects, particularly KHNP's bid to build reactors in the Czech Republic, expected to be finalized in March 2025, and strengt...
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South Korea's Employment Growth Slows Sharply in 2024
South Korea's employment growth slowed to 159,000 jobs in 2024, a sharp decrease from 816,000 in 2022; construction, retail and business services suffered significant job losses, while employment among those aged 60 and older rose by 266,000.
South Korea's Employment Growth Slows Sharply in 2024
South Korea's employment growth slowed to 159,000 jobs in 2024, a sharp decrease from 816,000 in 2022; construction, retail and business services suffered significant job losses, while employment among those aged 60 and older rose by 266,000.
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40% Bias Score
Nvidia Confident Samsung Will Soon Supply HBM Chips
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang voiced confidence at CES 2025 that Samsung Electronics will soon provide its high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips, despite current quality challenges, highlighting Samsung's crucial role in HBM's history and future.
Nvidia Confident Samsung Will Soon Supply HBM Chips
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang voiced confidence at CES 2025 that Samsung Electronics will soon provide its high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips, despite current quality challenges, highlighting Samsung's crucial role in HBM's history and future.
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44% Bias Score
South Korean Assembly Seeks to Narrow Scope of Yoon's Impeachment Trial
South Korea's National Assembly requested the removal of the insurrection charge from President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial on January 7th, focusing instead on constitutional violations stemming from his December 3rd declaration of martial law, prompting backlash from Yoon's lawyers and the ru...
South Korean Assembly Seeks to Narrow Scope of Yoon's Impeachment Trial
South Korea's National Assembly requested the removal of the insurrection charge from President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial on January 7th, focusing instead on constitutional violations stemming from his December 3rd declaration of martial law, prompting backlash from Yoon's lawyers and the ru...
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Legal Challenge Filed Against Detention Warrant for Impeached South Korean President
A Seoul court issued a detention and search warrant for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed December 3rd martial law declaration; his legal team contests the warrant's legality, citing the investigating agency's lack of jurisdiction.
Legal Challenge Filed Against Detention Warrant for Impeached South Korean President
A Seoul court issued a detention and search warrant for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed December 3rd martial law declaration; his legal team contests the warrant's legality, citing the investigating agency's lack of jurisdiction.
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KOSPI Falls 1.3 Percent Amid U.S. Monetary Policy Concerns
Seoul shares plunged 1.3 percent on December 20th, closing at 2,404.15 on the KOSPI, due to concerns over the U.S. slowing monetary easing and the aftermath of a short-lived martial law declaration in South Korea; the Korean won hit a 15-year low against the U.S. dollar.
KOSPI Falls 1.3 Percent Amid U.S. Monetary Policy Concerns
Seoul shares plunged 1.3 percent on December 20th, closing at 2,404.15 on the KOSPI, due to concerns over the U.S. slowing monetary easing and the aftermath of a short-lived martial law declaration in South Korea; the Korean won hit a 15-year low against the U.S. dollar.
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Tripartite Air Drills Follow North Korea Missile Launches
South Korea, the U.S., and Japan held joint air drills on January 15th, involving B-1B bombers and fighter jets, in response to North Korea's recent hypersonic and short-range ballistic missile launches.
Tripartite Air Drills Follow North Korea Missile Launches
South Korea, the U.S., and Japan held joint air drills on January 15th, involving B-1B bombers and fighter jets, in response to North Korea's recent hypersonic and short-range ballistic missile launches.
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South Korean Security Chief Urges Against Violence in Impeached President's Arrest
South Korea's Presidential Security Service chief, Park Chong-jun, urged against violence during a planned second arrest attempt of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his disputed martial law declaration, while facing questioning for allegedly obstructing investigators.
South Korean Security Chief Urges Against Violence in Impeached President's Arrest
South Korea's Presidential Security Service chief, Park Chong-jun, urged against violence during a planned second arrest attempt of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his disputed martial law declaration, while facing questioning for allegedly obstructing investigators.
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40% Bias Score
North Korea Tests New Hypersonic Missile
North Korea launched a new intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) with a hypersonic warhead on January 6, 2024, which flew approximately 1,500 kilometers; this was overseen by leader Kim Jong-un and comes amidst political turmoil in South Korea and shortly before the U.S. presidential transitio...
North Korea Tests New Hypersonic Missile
North Korea launched a new intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) with a hypersonic warhead on January 6, 2024, which flew approximately 1,500 kilometers; this was overseen by leader Kim Jong-un and comes amidst political turmoil in South Korea and shortly before the U.S. presidential transitio...
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PSS Blocks Arrest of Impeached South Korean President
On January 4th, South Korea's Presidential Security Service (PSS) blocked the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) from arresting impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, leading to a six-hour standoff involving approximately 200 people and prompting calls for the PSS chief's a...
PSS Blocks Arrest of Impeached South Korean President
On January 4th, South Korea's Presidential Security Service (PSS) blocked the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) from arresting impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, leading to a six-hour standoff involving approximately 200 people and prompting calls for the PSS chief's a...
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South Korea DP Postpones Impeachment Motion Against Acting President
The South Korean Democratic Party delayed an impeachment motion against acting President Han Duck-soo until Friday, December 29th, pending his decision on Constitutional Court justice appointments by Thursday, stemming from his refusal to enact special counsel bills targeting President Yoon and firs...
South Korea DP Postpones Impeachment Motion Against Acting President
The South Korean Democratic Party delayed an impeachment motion against acting President Han Duck-soo until Friday, December 29th, pending his decision on Constitutional Court justice appointments by Thursday, stemming from his refusal to enact special counsel bills targeting President Yoon and firs...
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56% Bias Score
KOSPI Jumps 1.12% on Foreign Investment in Tech Stocks
On December 18th, Seoul's KOSPI index increased by 1.12 percent to 2,484.43, boosted by foreign investors buying tech stocks after a two-day decline; the Korean won strengthened against the US dollar, and bond yields fell.
KOSPI Jumps 1.12% on Foreign Investment in Tech Stocks
On December 18th, Seoul's KOSPI index increased by 1.12 percent to 2,484.43, boosted by foreign investors buying tech stocks after a two-day decline; the Korean won strengthened against the US dollar, and bond yields fell.
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40% Bias Score