'Chaotic era' for Asian currencies: Bank of America is not bullish on any of them
Bank of America is bearish on a slew of Asian currencies and neutral at best on others, as the investment bank says it is the start of a "chaotic era."
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North Korean hackers target South's defense sector, police say
SEOUL -- South Korean police and arms procurement authorities say North Korean hackers have been targeting the country's burgeoning defense sector over the past 18 months in operations characterized by more diverse approaches and higher levels of complexity.
South Korea and U.S. hold largest combined air force drills
KUNSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- U.S. and South Korean F-35 fighter jets emit an ear-splitting roar as they take off into sunny spring skies from Kunsan Air Base, down the coast on the Yellow Sea from heavily armed North Korea.
South Korean cafe Hollys readies first Japanese outpost in Osaka
OSAKA -- South Korean cafe chain Hollys opens its first Japanese location next week in Osaka, hoping to use a popular destination among South Korean tourists as a springboard for further expansion.
North Korea officials visit Iran in a rare public trip
SEOUL (Reuters) -- A North Korean delegation led by the cabinet minister for international trade is visiting Iran, the North's official media said on Wednesday, in a rare public report of an exchange between the two countries believed to have secret military ties.
Samsung workers threaten biggest ever union action
Tech Latest by Nikkei Asia brings you the newest updates from Asia's technology industry. In this episode, Alice French talks to Seoul correspondent Kim Jaewon, about how tech giant Samsung could be facing its first ever workers' union strike in South Korea.
North Korea leader Kim's sister: We will build overwhelming military power
SEOUL - Ms Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said the country will continue to build overwhelming and the strongest military power to protect its sovereignty and regional peace, the North's KCNA news agency reported on April 24.
South Korean jailed 14 months for ‘indescribably cruel’ killing of 76 cats, after his car was scratched
A South Korean man has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for killing 76 cats in one of the country’s most gruesome cases of animal cruelty in recent years.