Tag: East Asia
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South Korean law targeting ‘fake news’ takes effect as journalists’ groups raise concerns
SEOUL: South Korea began enforcing a law Tuesday (Jul 7) that allows steep punitive damages against news outlets and social media influencers for spreading false information as journalist groups warned it could chill public discourse and invite censorship.Journalists and civil liberties groups say the vaguely
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South Korea’s KOSPI tumbles 8%, triggering circuit breakers for sixth time this year
SEOUL: South Korean shares fell 8 per cent on Tuesday, led by chipmakers, as investors questioned whether record earnings tied to AI could hold up.The benchmark KOSPI was down 646.85 points, or 8.03 per cent, at 7,404.48, as of 4.53am GMT (12.53pm, Singapore time). It triggered circuit breakers at 4.51am GMT,
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US leads international concern after China test-fires missile into Pacific
WASHINGTON: The United States voiced alarm on Monday (Jul 6) over Beijing’s nuclear programme after China test-fired a dummy warhead into the Pacific Ocean, the latest move in its rapid military modernisation.Mon
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Storms kill at least eight in central China as Typhoon Bavi looms offshore
BEIJING: At least eight people were killed after thunderstorms battered central China’s Hubei Province, state media said on Tuesday (Jul 7), as forecasters warned of more torrential rain across various pa
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Why the next US-China battleground lies beneath the sea
Carrying about 98 per cent of global data traffic, undersea cables have become a new front in the strategic rivalry between Washington and Beijing.
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China’s Nanning on top alert as Typhoon Maysak triggers catastrophic flooding
Maysak made landfall in the southern island province of Hainan last Friday (Jul 3), the first tropical cyclone to reach the Chinese mainland this year.
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Chinese space probe reaches asteroid for first sample collection
The mission, which was launched in May 2025, is China’s first to collect samples from an asteroid.
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China test fires missile into Pacific, alarming regional powers
A nuclear submarine of the People’s Liberation Army Navy launched the missile carrying a dummy warhead toward international waters in the Pacific at 12.01pm, China’s official Xinhua news agency reported.
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Prosecutor charges South Korea’s four oil refiners with collusion: Report
SEOUL: South Korean prosecutors said they indicted the country’s four oil refiners on charges of fuel price collusion, estimated to have caused anti-competitive harm worth US$17 billion, Yonhap News Agency reported on Monday (Jul 6), citing the prosecution.The companies are HD Hyundai Oilba
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South Korea to create future fund from chip windfall to spur growth, tackle inequality
A top official says the government will use the “Future Response Fund” to help finance major national investment projects and strengthen the country’s long-term competitiveness.
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