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S. Korea vows contributions to Afghan support fund until 2024Foreign affairsOct 20, 2020South Korea has pledged to continue its contributions over the next four years to a multilateral fund designed to help war-torn Afghanistan rebuild security forces, the foreign ministry said Tuesday.... -
LG Electronics launches rollable TV in S. Korea for 100m wonIndustryOct 20, 2020LG Electronics Inc. on Tuesday released the world's first rollable TV in South Korea at a jaw-dropping price of 100 million won ($87,000) as the tech giant aims to target high-end consumers amid the ... -
Moon calls for measures against pandemic-driven labor market inequalityPoliticsOct 20, 2020President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday urged the administration to step up efforts in tackling the seemingly expanding labor market inequality caused by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. "COVID-19 is incre... -
Pileup on foggy expressway injures 17Social affairsOct 20, 2020Seventeen people were injured in a multi-vehicle pileup on a foggy expressway in central South Korea on Tuesday, police said. The 15-car crash occurred at 5:52 a.m. on a section of the Seohaean (wes... -
S. Korea to acquire data analyzing system for Global Hawk next month: procurement agencyForeign affairsOct 20, 2020South Korea plans to bring in the intelligence analysis system for the advanced unmanned aircraft Global Hawk from the United States next month in a move expected to enhance the country's capabilitie... -
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[Newsmaker] S. Korea to lift export ban on mask filtersEconomyOct 20, 2020South Korea said Tuesday it will lift the export ban on nonwoven fabrics this week that are used to produce protective masks as the domestic supply of the materials and masks stabilized. Under the d... -
Daewoo Shipbuilding develops world's first metalworking robotEconomyOct 20, 2020Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. said Tuesday it has developed an AI robot for metalworking in the construction of ships for the first time in the world. The AI hot working robot, called... -
Bond, CD issuance in S. Korea swells 14.1% in Q3EconomyOct 20, 2020Sales of bonds and certificates of deposits (CDs) in South Korea climbed more than 14 percent in the third quarter of the year from a year earlier, data showed Tuesday. The value of those debt instr... -
Choi Ji-man, Rays chasing 'firsts' in World Series vs. DodgersBaseballOct 20, 2020When their 2020 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers begins in a Texas bubble this week, the Tampa Bay Rays and their South Korean first baseman, Choi Ji-man, will also start their pursuit of... -
NK media slams S. Korea over recent defense talks with USNorth KoreaOct 20, 2020A North Korean propaganda outlet on Tuesday slammed South Korea over recent defense talks between Seoul and Washington about deterring nuclear threats from the communist nation, calling the discussio... -
24 F-35A stealth fighters delivered to S. KoreaDefenseOct 20, 2020A total of 24 F-35A next-generation fighter jets have arrived in South Korea from the United States so far, the arms procurement agency said Tuesday, as Seoul pushes to enhance its operational capabi... -
LG Household tipped to outperform Amorepacific in Q3: pollIndustryOct 20, 2020LG Household & Health Care Ltd. is estimated to have outperformed industry leader Amorepacific in the third quarter, thanks to a robust growth in the non-cosmetics business, a poll showed Tuesday. S... -
Seoul shares open nearly flat amid stalled US stimulus talksMarketsOct 20, 2020South Korean shares opened nearly flat Tuesday amid slower-than-expected progress in the new US stimulus talks. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) rose 1.3 points, or 0.06 perce... -
Russia found behind cyber attacks on PyeongChang OlympicsForeign affairsOct 20, 2020WASHINGTON -- Russia's military intelligence unit was found to have been behind cyber attacks against the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korea's alpine town of PyeongChang, the US Department of J...
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