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Trump says Iran deal could be signed Sunday, reopening Hormuz Strait SEOUL, June 14 (AJP)- U.S. President Donald Trump said a peace and nuclear agreement with Iran could be signed as early as Sunday, potentially ending months of conflict in the Middle East.
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Korea, U.S. to set target year for wartime OPCON transfer by year-end: defense chief SEOUL, June 14 (AJP) -South Korea and the United States will propose a target year for the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) to their presidents by the end of this year, Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back said Sunday.
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Middle East, Ukraine wars loom over G7 summit, Lee to join in France SEOUL, June 14 (AJP) - Leaders of the Group of Seven and invited partner nations will gather in France this week as escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and the protracted war in Ukraine dominate the agenda, with President Lee Jae Myung set to attend for a second consecutive year.
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Jamsil elections protest swells as Seoul election authorities face probe
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Chip boom deepens Korea's jobs divide as manufacturing employment shrinks
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Korea's employment insurance deficit stretches amid record unemployment benefit SEOUL, June 14 (AJP) -South Korea's labor market weakness is increasingly spilling into public finances, with rising unemployment benefit payments and a growing economically inactive population exposing cracks beneath an economy still buoyed by semiconductor exports. -
BTS marks 13th birthday in Busan as fans celebrate group's post-military homecoming SEOUL, June 14 (AJP) - BTS returned to Busan this weekend not as a group preparing to disappear into military service, but as a global act celebrating its 13th anniversary with 110,000 fans at the midpoint of what is already shaping up to be one of the biggest tours in K-pop history. -
Fukushima study traces spread of radioactive cesium particles amid discharge disruptions SEOUL, June 14 (AJP) -Researchers have for the first time reconstructed how highly radioactive cesium-rich microparticles released during the Fukushima nuclear disaster spread across northeastern Japan, uncovering a previously hidden contamination pathway that may reshape how future nuclear accidents are assessed. The findings, published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials, come from an international research -
North Korea reaffirms to treat South as enemy state upon Korea-EU summit SEOUL, June 14 (AJP) -North Korea blasted South Korea and the European Union's recent summit statement condemning Pyongyang's military cooperation with Russia, accusing President Lee Jae Myung of abandoning his peace rhetoric and insisting it will continue to regard Seoul as a permanent hostile state.
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The four tigers are back, and AI is their new factory SEOUL, June 14 (AJP) -For two decades, Asia's economic hierarchy appeared settled. China was the factory of the world. Silicon Valley owned innovation. Europe consumed. Japan aged. And the original Four Asian Tigers — South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore — were widely regarded as mature economies whose most consequential chapters were behind them. Then came artificial intelligence, and the entire map shifted. The greatest beneficiaries of the AI era are not, as many as by Seo Hye Seung
Asia races toward solar as energy security trumps fuel imports
SEOUL, June 12 (AJP) - From rooftops in Manila to industrial parks outside Seoul, Asia is rapidly turning to solar power as Middle East instability and soaring AI-driven electricity demand force governments to rethink energy security. The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz earlier this year exposed the vulnerability of fuel-importing economies across Asia, accelerating what analysts describe as a race to generate more power at home. For many governments, renewable energy is increasingly viewed no
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World Cup 26: Koreans ride emotional journey during the first match
SEOUL, June 12 (AJP) -The thrill before kickoff Thousands of supporters dressed in red packed Seoul's Gwanghwamun Square on Friday morning, creating a sea of national flags and cheering sticks as South Korea opened its 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign against the Czechia. Office workers on leave, families with children and foreign visitors gathered beneath giant screens, united by anticipation and hope. The nail-biting first half As the match sett
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SpaceX IPO fever meets Starlink's reality check in Asia SEOUL, June 12 (AJP) - SpaceX's record-shattering market debut is drawing fresh attention to Starlink, its satellite internet business, as investors look beyond rockets and Mars ambitions to identify the company's most important source of revenue. While SpaceX is best known for reusable rockets and the Starship program, analysts increasingly view Starlink as the company's financial engine. The low-Earth orbit satellite internet network has become SpaceX's largest business segmen
Korea's defense of won tested by SpaceX frenzy and foreign exodus
SEOUL, June 11 (AJP) - South Korean authorities battling to defend the won near global financial crisis-era levels appeared to move to contain a retail rush into the blockbuster SpaceX listing on Friday, as surging demand for U.S. assets threatens to add pressure on the currency alongside a record foreign capital exodus. The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) on Thursday summoned auditors from 12 major brokerages and urged them to strengthen internal controls over overseas investment brokerage
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