#SouthKorea

South Korea’s world-beating stock rally came to a sudden halt as the benchmark tumbled on Friday, underscoring the vulnerability of a market dominated by a pair of chipmakers.

Emerging-market stocks and currencies declined after two consecutive sessions of gains, pressured by rising oil prices and a cautious mood among investors ahead of the weekend.

Takaichi and Lee are slated to meet at the president's hometown of Andong in North Gyeongsang Province.

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South Korea's Defense Minister said phased support could include expressions of political support, personnel dispatches, information-sharing and providing military assets.

South Korea’s 10-year bond yield rose above 4% for the first time since late 2023, as an oil shock tied to the Iran conflict leads traders to expect bigger interest rate hikes.

The benchmark Kospi sank as much as 5.1%, then pared losses after the influential policy adviser clarified he wanted to tap 'excess tax revenue' generated from the AI boom.

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North Korea updated its constitution to require a retaliatory nuclear strike if leader Kim Jong Un is assassinated, according to a report citing South Korea's intelligence agency.

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Novelist R.O. Kwon returns to Seoul, the city of her birth, and the source of the global phenomenon that is Korean pop culture.

Representatives discussed the importance of bilateral ties and trilateral cooperation with the U.S., as well as issues related to North Korea and the Middle East.

Investors pulled cash out of a BlackRock exchange-traded fund tracking South Korean equities at the fastest pace on record on Wednesday amid a broad-based rally that has taken the nation’s stock index to all-time highs.

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Samsung crossed the $1 trillion valuation mark after shares surged on AI-driven chip demand, making it only the second Asian company after TSMC to hit the milestone.

Last month, the judge presided over Kim Keon Hee's appeal trial, finding her guilty of stock manipulation and bribery, and increasing her sentence to four years from 20 months.

Booming demand for chips used in artificial intelligence saw the world's largest memory maker's stock more than quadruple over the past year.

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South Korea’s largest pension fund removed its cap on currency hedging last month, allowing it to exercise more heft in the foreign exchange market at a time of won weakness.

An artificial intelligence-powered call service​ adopted by cities and counties across South Korea check​s on thousands of older adults living alone in isolation or poverty.