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Why North Korean leader Kim Jong Un never talks about his mother, Ko Yong Hui
Very few North Koreans know about her, as her origin could threaten the regime’s legitimacy.
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North Korea: Kim Jong Un oversees ballistic missile tests
Pyongyang tested “major weapons” as North Korea’s leader called for greater strike capabilities along the border with South Korea.
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Always-on won: Korean dealers fret about risks in landmark shift to 24-hour trading
SEOUL, June 26 : Over an 18-year career trading currencies in Seoul, Namkoong Taehun was on the front lines of the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the post-Brexit plunge in the pound, and the won’s dramatic tailspin after South Korea’s 2024 martial law decree.Now his job will be stretched around the clock as Sou
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South Korea to lower fuel price caps, finance minister says
SEOUL, June 26 : South Korea will lower its cap on fuel prices as part of efforts to curb inflation pressure, the finance minister said on Friday. “We kept the sixth fuel cap price unchanged this week due to uncertainty of the Middle East situation, but the seventh cap will be lower than the current…
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Park criticises South Korea after loss to South Africa, warns of 2014 World Cup repeat
June 25 : Former South Korea midfielder Park Ji-sung criticised the team’s performance in Wednesday’s 1-0 defeat by South Africa at the World Cup, and drew comparisons with their disappointing 2014 campaign that saw them exit in the group phase.The Koreans, who started with captain Son Heung-min on the bench,
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South Korea coach says Son was held back to exploit tiring South Africa
MONTERREY, Mexico, June 24 : South Korea coach Hong Myung-bo said he had deliberately left captain Son Heung-min on the bench in the hope the forward could exploit tiring South African legs after the break, but conceded his side never found their rhythm in a 1-0 defeat that left their World Cup fate hanging in…
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‘Keeping Our Roots Eternal’: Korean Americans celebrate home at World Cup
LOS ANGELES, June 24 : Clad almost entirely in red and draped in South Korean flags, hundreds of Korean Americans transformed Liberty Park in Los Angeles’ Koreatown into a slice of home on Wednesday, chanting, singing and dancing under the banner of a simple slogan: “Keeping Our Roots Eternal.”The phrase ador
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South Africa beat South Korea to reach World Cup knockout stage for first time
(Refiles removing hold hold in headline)By Laura GottesdienerMONTERREY, Mexico, June 24 : South Africa reached the knockout phase at a World Cup for the first time on Wednesday when Thapelo Maseko’s second-half strike gave them a 1-0 win against South Korea, who can still qualify as one of the best th
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South Korea leave Son on the bench, South Africa have to revamp midfield
MONTERREY, Mexico June 24 – South Korea have left talisman Son Heung-min on the bench, while South Africa coach Hugo Broos has had to replace the suspended Teboho Mokoena and Themba Zwane for the Group A clash. • South Korea leave out Son and bring in Oh Hyeon-Gyu, who replaced him in the defeat by…
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MSCI keeps South Korea at emerging market status, cites FX accessibility
SEOUL, June 24 : Global index provider MSCI kept South Korea in its emerging-market category, citing long-standing accessibility issues related to the onshore foreign exchange market in its annual market-classification review. “The Korean won is not deliverable offshore. Even more concerning, onshore liquidit
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