Asia markets range bound as Wall Street rally falters; India wholesale inflation on deck
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North Korea’s Kim drives new-type tank during drills and calls for efforts to prepare for war
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un joined his troops in training to operate newly developed battle tanks as he called for bigger efforts to prepare for war, state media reported Thursday.
US, China wrestling for Thailand’s cyber soul
BANGKOK – Washington has expanded into Bangkok’s satellite and cybersecurity, with the US training Thailand’s military in “Space Situational Awareness” for the first time during the recently completed Cobra Gold wargames.
South Korean held in Russia on espionage allegation is missionary helping the needy, his group says
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean held in Russia on an espionage allegation is a missionary dispatched there to support the needy and spread the gospel, a South Korean Christian aid group said Wednesday, calling the spying suspicion “preposterous.”
Australia envoy spat shakes South Korea's ruling party ahead of poll
SEOUL -- An unfolding scandal involving South Korea's ambassador-designate to Australia is threatening to undermine the prospects of the country's ruling party in pivotal elections next month.
Samsung to use chip-making tech favoured by SK Hynix as AI race heats up, sources say
The demand for high bandwidth memory (HBM) chips has boomed with the growing popularity of generative AI. But Samsung, unlike peers SK Hynix and Micron Technology, has been conspicuous by its absence in any deal making with AI chip leader Nvidia to supply latest HBM chips.
Case of alleged South Korean spy in Russia ‘won’t be settled soon’ amid decaying Moscow-Seoul ties
TASS on Monday reported that Baek Won-soon, later corrected as Baek Kwang-soon, was arrested in Vladivostok in Russia’s Far East earlier this year, is the first South Korean to be jailed on espionage charges in Russia.
Asia markets mixed after U.S. stocks jump on inflation data
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