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Chinese ships spend record amount of time near Japan-controlled islands, Tokyo says
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South Korea on alert for balloons dropping trash from North
SEOUL — South Korea has warned residents living near the border with North Korea to be on alert after media reports said more than 90 balloons carrying various objects including what appeared to be trash and excrement had been detected.
Union at Samsung Electronics in South Korea to take strike action
Samsung Electronics' union in South Korea has declared it will start taking strike action, including advising members as an initial protest to take annual leave on June 7, a union official said during a live-streamed press conference on Wednesday.
North Korean leader Kim doubles down on satellite ambitions following failed launch
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged his military scientists to overcome a failed satellite launch and continue developing space-based reconnaissance capabilities, which he described as crucial for countering U.S. and South Korean military activities, state media said Wednesday.
South Korea’s Yoon Suk-yeol under pressure amid allegations of cover-up of soldier’s death, impeachment concerns
South Korea’s embattled President Yoon Suk-yeol is facing intensifying political pressure over allegations he was involved in covering up the death of a marine last year amid outrage over the deaths of two more young soldiers this month, with analysts suggesting it could ultimately lead to his impeachment.