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China’s Xi to visit North Korea

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit North Korea on Monday, at the invitation of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, China’s Foreign Ministry announced Friday. According to reports citing the ministry, Xi will make a two-day trip to North Korea starting June 8. The meeting comes as North Korea seeks to strengthen ties with China and Russia, both of which have shown signs of providing more support for the reclusive regime. The latest signs came after a summit between Xi and Russian President Vlad

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Overseas card spending nearly unchanged in Q1

South Koreans' overseas card spending remained nearly unchanged in the first quarter from three months earlier as lower overseas direct purchases offset gains from an increase in outbound travelers, data showed Friday. The amount of money spent overseas by South Koreans with credit and debit cards came to $6.1 billion in the January-March period, down just 0.1 percent from $6.11 billion posted three months earlier, according to data from the Bank of Korea. Compared with a year earlier, the figur

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'Bro, it's me': Jensen Huang's Korea dinner spot steals spotlight

Many have wondered which pork-belly venue Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang would choose for his Friday dinner with Korea's top business leaders. The restaurant of choice turned out to be Hyeongnim jeoyo — roughly, "Bro, it's me" in Korean — a charcoal-grilled Korean barbecue restaurant in Hongdae, Seoul. Returning to Korea after seven months, Huang is expected to recreate the buzz of October’s chicken-and-beer meetup, this time over pork belly and soju with SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, LG Group Chairm

The New York Times

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What To Know as China’s Xi Jinping Heads to North Korea

As Xi Jinping visits Pyongyang, he faces an emboldened North Korean dictator, whose alliance with Russia has reduced his dependence on China.

The Korea Herald

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Korean Air backs US STEM nonprofit to cultivate global talent

Korean Air said Friday it would sponsor the Center for Excellence in Education, a US nonprofit that provides advanced science, technology, engineering and mathematics education for high-achieving students, under a four-year partnership. The partnership was formalized Wednesday at a signing ceremony in Washington attended by Walter Cho, chairman and CEO of Korean Air and Hanjin Group. Under the agreement, Korean Air will fund scholarships for students selected to the Center's Research Science Ins

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NEC Chair to Apologize to S. Korean People over Ballot Shortage Fiasco

[Politics] : National Election Commission(NEC) Chairperson Rho Tae-ak is set to apologize to the South Korean people on Friday after voting centers in parts of Seoul fell short of ballots during Wednesday’s local elections. According to the election watchdog, Rho will issue a public apology at NEC headquarters in ... [more...]

South China Morning Post

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping visit to North Korea confirmed for next week

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit North Korea next Monday and Tuesday in a show of the two countries’ strong ties. At the invitation of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Xi will pay a state visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea from June 8 to 9, Xinhua reported on Friday morning, citing a statement from the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. The trip will be Xi’s second to North Korea. The Chinese president visited in 2019,...

South China Morning Post

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South Koreans sweat over US$779,000 air conditioning plan for prisons

South Korea’s Ministry of Justice on Tuesday sought to defuse criticism over a 1.2 billion won (US$779,162) plan to install air conditioning in prisons, clarifying the equipment will cool corridors, not inmates’ cells. The ministry framed the installation as a minimal measure to protect vulnerable inmates and correctional officers from extreme heat, while online critics condemned the taxpayer-funded project as an unfair convenience for criminals. The ministry said the equipment will be installed...

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Police disperse protestors at polling station, acquire ballot boxes

South Korean police on Friday dispersed hundreds of demonstrators at a polling station in southern Seoul who had blocked access to ballot boxes to protest the ballot shortage during Wednesday's local elections. Mobile police units were dispatched at around 7:30 a.m. to Jamsil-dong, Songpa-gu, southern Seoul, where citizens had been at a stand-off with authorities since Wednesday evening. The number of protestors reached as high as 1,400, according to police estimates shared at 11 p.m. Thursday.

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Unification minister seeks Mongolia's support to bring Pyongyang to dialogue

Unification Minister Chung Dong-young has met with Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh to discuss deepening bilateral ties and advancing peace on the Korean Peninsula, the ministry said Friday. Chung is currently in the Mongolian capital for the 11th Ulaanbaatar Dialogue, a forum on security and peace cooperation in Northeast Asia. In his meeting with the president, Chung said Mongolia, one of the few countries that maintains friendly ties with both Koreas, is uniquely positioned to help advan

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Seoul shares open sharply lower on tech slump amid Middle East uncertainty

South Korean stocks opened sharply lower Friday as investors took a breather following a recent rally in tech shares amid uncertainty over the U.S.-Iran peace deal. After opening 3.66 percent lower, the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index fell 449.16 points, or 5.2 percent, to 8,190.25 as of 9:15 a.m. The Korea Exchange suspended program trading for the KOSPI for five minutes at around 9:08 a.m., a measure issued when the KOSPI 200 Futures index decreases 5 percent or more for at least o

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KOSPI Opens Down 3.66% Friday

[Economy] : The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index dropped 316-point-21 points, or three-point-66 percent, on Friday to open at eight-thousand-323-point-20. The tech-heavy KOSDAQ likewise fell 14-point-51 points, or one-point-38 percent, to open at one-thousand-35-point-22. The South Korean won ... [more...]

Hacker News Front Page

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Le Monde (English)

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Seoul's Centre Pompidou Hanwha aims to build a cultural bridge between France and South Korea

The institution, designed by French architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte, opened on June 4, contributing to the museum landscape in the South Korean capital.

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South Korea is the ultimate backdoor tech play — but stock investors now face a looming threat

Samsung and SK Hynix are key to soaring South Korean stock market, but a rate hike could trigger a 15% market correction.

France 24 (English)

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Long awaited South Korean Centre Pompidou branch opens in Seoul

The Centre Pompidou Hanwha in South Korea opens its doors to the public on Thursday, with an exhibition on Cubism featuring the work of 54 artists. It is part of the Centre Pompidou Paris' Constellation programme, through which the cultural centre is loaning its works to museums and cultural centres across the world while it is closed for a five years of renovation works.

The Daily Wire

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The U.S.-South Korea Alliance Is Worth More Than Recent Trivial Conflicts

The U.S.-South Korea alliance is one of America’s most important partnerships in the world. For over seven decades, it has kept the peace on the Korean Peninsula, deterred North Korean aggression, and countered Chinese and Russian influence in Northeast Asia. Nearly 28,000 American troops stand shoulder-to-shoulder with South Korean forces in defense of freedom. The ...

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A South Korean beekeeper counts the cost of climate change

SANCHEONG COUNTY (South Korea), June 4 — Park Gyeong-je started tending beehives almost five decades ago, making i...

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South Korea widens top-tier visa eligibility

South Korea has expanded eligibility for its Top-Tier Visa to include professors and researchers in science and technology, as the country seeks to attract world-class talent and strengthen its research capabilities. The Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Science and ICT announced on May 31 that the visa programme, previously limited to employees of companies in advanced industries, will now be open to academics and researchers from June. The announcement is part of South Korea's broader strategy to recruit highly skilled professionals from overseas and boost innovation in science and technology. Universities, research institutes to benefit Under the revised framework, universities, government-funded research institutes and corporate laboratories hiring outstanding foreign researchers will be able to sponsor candidates for the Top-Tier Visa. Applicants will undergo a recommendation process led by the Ministry of Science and ICT, followed by screening by the Ministry of Justice. To qualify, candidates must meet specific criteria related to professional achievements, including awards, research publications, technology commercialisation accomplishments and research experience. Authorities said individuals considered to have exceptional potential may also be included in the candidate pool through a separate review process.131152865 Goal to attract 2,000 experts by 2030 The South Korean government has set a target of attracting 2,000 high-calibre science and technology professionals from abroad by 2030. Visa holders will receive priority support services designed to help them settle in the country, from arrival through long-term integration. The government believes the expanded programme will help address growing competition for global talent and strengthen South Korea's position as a research and innovation hub. Boost for research sector Minister of Justice Jung Sung-ho said the policy changes are expected to help attract leading international talent and enhance the capabilities of research institutions."These policy improvements are expected to help attract top talent in science and technology from abroad and boost the research capabilities of think tanks," Jung said.

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Coupang CEO turns up at Korea friendly match

Coupang interim CEO Harold Rogers was spotted in the stands at Brigham Young University South Field in Provo, Utah, Wednesday, as the South Korean national soccer team took on El Salvador in a pre-World Cup friendly. Rogers, wearing a South Korea national team jersey, appeared on Coupang Play's live broadcast while cheering on the national team at the stadium of his alma mater, BYU, where he studied English literature before attending Harvard Law School. South Korea defeated El Salvador 1-0 in i

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China’s Xi to visit North Korea

Overseas card spending nearly unchanged in Q1

'Bro, it's me': Jensen Huang's Korea dinner spot steals spotlight

What To Know as China’s Xi Jinping Heads to North Korea

Korean Air backs US STEM nonprofit to cultivate global talent

NEC Chair to Apologize to S. Korean People over Ballot Shortage Fiasco

Chinese leader Xi Jinping visit to North Korea confirmed for next week

South Koreans sweat over US$779,000 air conditioning plan for prisons

Police disperse protestors at polling station, acquire ballot boxes

Unification minister seeks Mongolia's support to bring Pyongyang to dialogue

Seoul shares open sharply lower on tech slump amid Middle East uncertainty

KOSPI Opens Down 3.66% Friday

South Korean Forums Will Need to Scan Every Images with AI Censorship Tools

Seoul's Centre Pompidou Hanwha aims to build a cultural bridge between France and South Korea

South Korea is the ultimate backdoor tech play — but stock investors now face a looming threat

Long awaited South Korean Centre Pompidou branch opens in Seoul

The U.S.-South Korea Alliance Is Worth More Than Recent Trivial Conflicts

A South Korean beekeeper counts the cost of climate change

South Korea widens top-tier visa eligibility

Coupang CEO turns up at Korea friendly match