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Conservative candidate squeaks to victory in South Korean election | South Korea
Yoon Suk-yeol, a conservative former prosecutor, declared victory in South Korea’s presidential election on Thursday after his liberal rival conceded defeat following a bitter battle in the politically divided nation. Yoon, from the main opposition People Power Party, edged out the ruling Democratic Party’s Lee Jae-myung with 48.6% of the vote to 47.8%, with more …
North Korea Warns U.S. Over Biden’s Stance On Nuclear Program : NPR
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech in Pyongyang on April 8. On Sunday, the North Korean government said President Biden made a “big blunder” last week when he called North Korea and Iran’s nuclear programs a security threat. Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP hide caption toggle caption Korean Central …
North Korea reportedly won’t participate in Tokyo Olympic Games
North Korea decided to sever almost all of its ties with the outside world in 2020 to prevent an influx of coronavirus cases. The country has not reported a major outbreak of Covid-19, and there have been no indications one has taken place, though experts doubt Pyongyang’s claim the country has not seen a single …
Group14 Technologies Accelerates Expansion to International Battery Markets with New Offices in Japan and Korea
WOODINVILLE, Wash., March 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Group14 Technologies, a global provider of silicon-carbon composite materials for lithium-ion markets, announced the company’s international expansion with new offices in Yokohama, Japan and Seoul, South Korea. With the vast array of major consumer electronics and electric mobility players in APAC, the international expansion positions Group14 as a …
Biden Shifts Focus Back to U.S. Alliances in Japan, South Korea
SEOUL—To see the Biden administration’s balancing act with the U.S.’s two most important Asian allies, just look at suit lapels. During the first leg of a multicity trip, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin sported blue pins while in Tokyo—a show of solidarity with Japanese abducted by North Korea. But on …
BTS Performs "Life Goes On" | MTV Unplugged Presents: BTS – MTV
BTS Performs “Life Goes On” | MTV Unplugged Presents: BTS MTV Tonight’s MTV Unplugged Presents: BTS will be an excellent initiation for new fans and Intro for February 23, LaineyGossip Watch BTS Bring ‘Be’ to ‘MTV Unplugged’ Variety BTS Performs “Blue & Grey” | MTV Unplugged Presents: BTS MTV BTS cover Coldplay’s ‘Fix You,’ perform ‘Telepathy,’ ‘Blue and Grey,’ Bandwagon …
North Korea Pfizer hack allegations: South Korean lawmaker and spy agency dispute Covid-19 claims
South Korean lawmaker Ha Tae-keung told reporters Tuesday that he and other members of the National Assembly Intelligence committee were briefed by the country’s spy agency about the alleged attack. Ha’s office confirmed the remarks to CNN on Wednesday. Later that morning, the National Intelligence Service (NIS) put out a statement rebutting Ha’s claims. The …
North Korea attempted to hack Pfizer for coronavirus vaccine information: report
North Korean hackers tried breaking into the computer systems of pharmaceutical company Pfizer to access information on a coronavirus vaccine, according to a South Korean lawmaker and multiple reports. Seoul’s National Intelligence Service “briefed us that North Korea tried to obtain technology involving the Covid vaccine and treatment by using cyberwarfare to hack into Pfizer,” said Parliament …
Tokyo reports record-breaking 2,447 new coronavirus cases Thursday; 49 for US military in Japan and South Korea – Pacific
Tokyo reports record-breaking 2,447 new coronavirus cases Thursday; 49 for US military in Japan and South Korea Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See other free reports here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. TOKYO – …
South Korea reports more deaths than births for first time as population declines
For years, South Korea has struggled with a growing demographic crisis. The country’s fertility rate — the average number of children a woman will have in her lifetime — has repeatedly hit record lows, and ranks near the bottom of the lowest fertility rates in the world. Meanwhile, South Korea’s population continues to age, sending …
