Samsung expects first-quarter profit to soar 931% as memory chip prices rebound
Samsung Electronics on Friday said it expects to post a 931% increase in first quarter operating profit, as chip prices rebound.
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Negotiator for South Korean walkout doctors sees 'no future' after Yoon meeting
SEOUL - A much-heralded first meeting between South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and a negotiator for young doctors who walked off the job in February appeared to have made little progress on Thursday (April 4) after the latter expressed pessimism on social media.
South Korea election issues: Green onions, striking doctors, an alleged sexist jab at a candidate
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Soaring prices for green onions and apples. Striking doctors. A politician’s allegedly sexist jab at a female candidate. These are among the issues animating voters in South Korea this year.
North Korea-Japan enmity going hypersonic
Japan and North Korea have stepped up their arms race to another level, a tit-for-tat escalation with big implications for regional security and stability.
Donald Trump won’t rock US-Japan alliance, to keep firm focus on China if he returns to power: ex-aide
“I predict a lot of continuity, and the same things that motivated him when he was elected the first time, I think, continue to motivate him,” Alexander Gray, who was deputy assistant to the former president, said.
Putin's embrace of Kim Jong Un has its limits
Derek Grossman is a senior defense analyst at the think tank RAND Corp. in Santa Monica, California, and an adjunct professor in the practice of political science and international relations at the University of Southern California. He formerly served as an intelligence adviser at the Pentagon.
North Korea says it test-fired new solid-fuel hypersonic missile
SEOUL (Reuters) -- North Korea successfully test-fired a new hypersonic missile, state news agency KCNA said on Wednesday, the latest step in a plan its leader Kim Jong Un described as aimed at using solid fuel to power missiles of all ranges.
