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  • Analysts estimate North Korea could pummel Seoul with some 16,000 rockets and shells in the first hour of a surprise attack like the one on Israel
  • A Hamas-style assault would be devastating, though some observers suggest the Palestinian militant group actually ‘learned from North Korean tactics’
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Longsys, one of US chip maker Micron’s largest clients in China, has acquired a 70 per cent equity stake in Powertech Technology (Suzhou), which provides chip packaging, testing and surface-mount technology services in eastern Jiangsu province.

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South Korea’s largest company reported a 78 per cent plunge in quarterly profit, an improvement from the record 95 per cent plunge in the second quarter.

Washington’s action is expected to be a big boon for both Samsung and Hynix in the world’s largest semiconductor market, but puts rival Chinese memory chip makers like YMTC at a disadvantage.

Empty newspaper, giant pink lips, barbed wire – the 20th-century South Korean experimental art seen at an exhibition in New York tells us something about the artists and the time they grew up in.

The regional geopolitical outlook is ‘not all gloomy’ given the efforts by states to maintain good ties, said PM Lee Hsien Loong at the Asia Future Summit in Singapore.

Seoul’s most Instagrammed neighbourhood in 2022, Seongsu has soared in popularity thanks to its mixed retro 1990s and modern vibe, but its traditional businesses are disappearing fast.

Following Kim Jong-un’s visit to Russia this month, North Korea could arm Russia in exchange for a technology transfer to boost the North’s nuclear arsenal.

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Southeast Asia is also a hot destination for South Korean investors, and analysts say the trend is obvious: Korean companies in China are withdrawing capital or moving to places such as Vietnam.

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Officials don’t know why Pyongyang released Private Travis King, but suspect that his low rank meant he had no real value in terms of either leverage or information.

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Consumers in the United Kingdom, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium and South Korea will now receive their parcels within five working days of placing an order on AliExpress, thanks to its joint initiative with Cainiao.

On a trip to the Korean demilitarised zone (DMZ), visitors can look across to the secretive North, see tunnels built to invade South Korea, and walk onto bridges that once joined two nations still technically at war.

K-pop sensation Blackpink just wrapped its Born Pink World Tour with a two-day finale in Seoul – Style looks back at each member’s best fashion moments

Chinese candied fruit, or ‘tanghulu’, is trending in South Korea. We look at how and why the centuries-old snack became popular with young Koreans, how it’s evolved, and whether the food craze is here to stay.

While too early to know the impact of tariff changes introduced in August, trade lawyer warns Chinese companies to expect more trade-related costs in Mexico.

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South Korea has asked Japan to investigate a case of a Korean woman who had acute food poisoning after she was served water containing bleach at a Tokyo restaurant.

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