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A Chinese government and communist party delegation led by its top legislator and the party's third ranked official Zhao Leji will pay an official goodwill visit to North Korea, the North's official KCNA news agency reported on Tuesday. China's foreign ministry also announced Zhao's visit that will take place from Thursday to Saturday. The trip led by Zhao, a member of the powerful Political Bureau Standing Committee of the Chinese communist party, comes as Pyongyang seeks ...

SEOUL -South Koreans voted to elect a new parliament on Wednesday in a bitterly fought race seen by some analysts as a referendum on President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose popularity has suffered amid a... -April 10, 2024 at 01:48 am EDT - MarketScreener

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's main opposition party and its allies were projected to win a majority in Wednesday's elections for the country's legislature, exit polls showed, in what would mark a significant blow to President Yoon Suk Yeol.

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's main opposition party and its allies were projected to win a majority in Wednesday's elections for the country's legislature, exit polls showed, in what would mark a significant blow to President Yoon Suk Yeol. A joint poll released by broadcasters KBS, MBC and SBS estimated that the opposition Democratic Party (DP) and its minor allies could secure between 178-197 seats in the single-chamber, 300-seat parliament, and Yoon's conservative People ...

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's Hanwha Aerospace Co said on Friday it will spin off its industrial solutions and semiconductor equipment businesses from its flagship defence division. On Tuesday, shares of Hanwha Aerospace jumped more than 15% on expectations of a possible spinoff to strengthen its focus on defence. "Hanwha Group is upgrading management efficiency and strengthening its business competitiveness by separating its defence business and industrial solutions business," i...

SEOUL (Reuters) -A much-heralded first meeting between South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and a negotiator for young doctors who walked off the job in February appeared to have made little progress on Thursday after the latter expressed pessimism on social media. Yoon's office said his first in-person talks lasted more than two hours, after he showed the first signs of flexibility in an approach until now marked by a hardline attitude, as crucial parliament elections approach next week. ...

SEOUL -A much-heralded first meeting between South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and a negotiator for young doctors who walked off the job in February appeared to have made little progress on... -April 04, 2024 at 07:04 am EDT - MarketScreener

SEOUL (Reuters) -Beset by controversies about share price manipulation and a costly gifted handbag, South Korea's first lady has not been seen in public since Dec. 15, but few in Seoul were surprised as a high-stakes parliamentary election approaches this month. President Yoon Suk Yeol is not running in the April 10 election in which his People Power Party faces an uphill battle to win back control of parliament, and is also barred from campaigning, as he already holds public office. Still,...

SEOUL (Reuters) - Beset by controversies about share price manipulation and a costly gifted handbag, South Korea's first lady has not been seen in public since Dec. 15, but few in Seoul were surprised as a high-stakes parliamentary election approaches this month.

South Koreas ambassador to Australia resigned on Friday as questions about his appointment while he is under a corruption probe battered President Yoon Suk Yeols ruling party less than two weeks... -March 29, 2024 at 01:09 am EDT - MarketScreener