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Finance Minister Taro Aso ponders tariffs in spat with South Korea over wartime labor
Finance Minister Taro Aso said tariffs were among the measures Japan could take against South Korea if a dispute over wartime labor worsens between the major trading partners. In response to a lawmaker's questions in the Diet, Aso said that matters had not reached that ...
The office of South Korean President Moon Jae-in responded sharply Tuesday to a conservative lawmaker's accusation that he was acting as the "top spokesman" of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The Blue House said the comments by Na Kyung-won, floor leader of the Liberty ...
A team of lawyers representing South Korean plaintiffs who won a case against Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. over wartime forced labor is considering seeking a seizure of the Japanese manufacturer's assets in Europe, one of them has said. The lawyers last week filed a request ...
The popularity of K-pop is taking a dive — at least in the stock market — after South Korean police confirmed a member of the Big Bang boy band is being investigated as part of a probe into prostitution at Seoul nightclubs. Initial media reports ...
South Korea closely monitoring North for signs of 'missile launch,' military says
South Korea's military said Monday it was closely monitoring North Korean facilities after a series of satellite images triggered international alarm that Pyongyang might be preparing a long-range missile or space launch. Analysis indicates increased activity at two key sites — the Samundong missile research ...
South Korea day trader gave 'peace stocks' a chance and cashed in on Kim-Trump summit collapse
For Jung Jae-hoon, a 37-year-old day trader in South Korea, the botched Trump-Kim summit was a success: The volatility that rattled the market helped him earn a nice profit. Minutes before the market closed on Feb. 28, so-called peace stocks — a group of companies ...
North Korean denuclearization possible during Trump's first term: U.S. official
The White House continues to hold out hope that the "final, fully verified denuclearization" of North Korea is possible by the end of President Donald Trump's term in 2021, a senior administration official said Thursday, amid reports warning that a key rocket site is ...
Trump seeks a big premium from Japan and other allies hosting U.S. troops: Full cost plus 50% more
For years, President Donald Trump has complained that countries hosting American troops aren't paying enough. Now he wants to get even, and then some. Under White House direction, the administration is drawing up demands that Germany, Japan and eventually any other country hosting U.S. troops ...
South Korea puts pro-engagement academic in charge of relations with Pyongyang
An academic and former head of a research institute was Friday appointed as Seoul's new unification minister, the South's key point of contact on inter-Korean affairs. The appointment of Kim Yeon-chul comes days after the U.S. and North Korea held a second much-anticipated summit in ...
Trump still hopes for North Korea deal after ominous report of missile site prep
Satellite photos showing new activity at a North Korean rocket launch site raised fresh doubts that Kim Jong Un will ever give up his drive for nuclear weapons, yet talks continue and President Donald Trump said he was still hoping for the agreement that ...
South Korean star director Kim Ki-duk, accused of sexual abuse, sues women's rights group
A famed South Korean film director who was accused of sexual abuse has filed a lawsuit against a women's rights group over "damages" caused by the #MeToo movement against him, a Seoul court said Thursday. Kim Ki-duk, 58, is one of the nation's top filmmakers, ...
Activity at North Korea missile research facility may indicate preparation for rocket launch
Seoul's spy agency has spotted movements by supply transport vehicles at a major North Korean missile research facility, possibly indicating preparations for a rocket launch, South Korean media said Thursday, following revelations a day earlier that the North appears to be rebuilding a rocket ...
