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South Korea court jails former 1st lady for bribery

South Korea's former first lady gets 20-month jail sentence for bribery

The ruling against Kim Keon Hee comes amid a series of trials over the 2024 martial law order by her husband, ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol, and related scandals involving the couple.

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South Korea’s former first lady sentenced to 20 months in prison for corruption

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South Korea's ex-first lady jailed 20 months for bribery

Trump Rattles South Korea

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Trump says he's raising tariffs on South Korea to 25%

President Trump on Monday said he is raising tariffs on South Korea because the nation has not yet approved a trade deal with the U.S. that the two countries agreed to last year.

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Trump says he’s raising tariffs on South Korea because it’s ‘not living up’ to trade agreement

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Silicon Valley wades into a trade spat with South Korea

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South Korea industry minister to visit Washington on Thursday

South Korea's Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan will visit Washington on Thursday to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of plans to raise tariffs on South Korean goods, the ministry said...

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World stocks at record high as earnings hopes offset trade angst

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Trump Unveils South Korea Tariffs Hike: See List of Products Effected

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Vowing Higher Tariffs, Trump Rattles South Korea Months After Trade Deal

South Koreans got a fresh reminder of President Trump’s unpredictability when they woke up on Tuesday morning to see that he was increasing tariffs on South Korean exports, like cars, back to 25 perce...

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South Korea's KOSPI posts sharpest rise in 3 weeks as investors buy the Trump tariff dip

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South Korea reassures on US investment pledge after Trump threatens to hike tariffs

North Korea fires missiles into sea

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North Korea test-launches 2 ballistic missiles toward sea, Japan and South Korea say

North Korea test-launched two short-range ballistic missiles on Tuesday afternoon, South Korean and Japanese officials said. The missile launch took place just hours after Elbridge Colby, the U.S. under secretary of defense for policy,

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South Korea says North Korea has launched an unidentified projectile toward the sea

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North Korea Fires Projectile Towards Sea, South Korea's Military Says

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North Korea's Kim: party congress to unveil plans for nuclear-war deterrent, KCNA says

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the upcoming congress of the ruling Workers' Party will unveil next-stage plans for further strengthening the country's nuclear war deterrent, KCNA state news agen...

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North Korea’s Kim says upcoming party congress will unveil plans to bolster nuclear deterrent

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North Korea launches suspected ballistic missiles toward the sea, neighbors say

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South Korea's SK Hynix to establish a special AI company in the US

SK Hynix will set up a new U.S.-based company focused on artificial intelligence solutions, with $10 billion committed to the project.

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From first lady to inmate: the rise and fall of South Korea’s ‘Jackie Kennedy’

Now, Kim, 53, who tried to style herself after Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, is the country’s first former first lady to be imprisoned.

South Korea police conducting search and seizure at Coupang, Yonhap reports

South Korean police are conducting a search and seizure operation at e-commerce company Coupang related to a corruption probe into a member of parliament, Yonhap news reported on Thursday.

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US-South Korea trade tensions flare over treatment of American tech firms including Coupang

Trump raises tariffs on South Korean goods from 15% to 25% over alleged trade violations, escalating diplomatic tensions between Washington and Seoul.

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Kim Keon Hee, wife of South Korea’s ousted president, jailed for corruption

Ex-first lady sentenced to 20 months for receiving gifts for political favours, as Yoon Suk Yeol awaits rebellion verdict