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N. Korea fires off 2 more short-range ballistic missiles after US carrier enters Korean waters

N. Korea fires off 2 more short-range ballistic missiles after US carrier enters Korean waters North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the waters off its eastern coast on Monday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff reported. The show of force came four days after Pyongyang tested a nuclear-capable underwater attack drone last week.

[Column] China is reinventing itself as a peace broker — how will America respond?

[Column] China is reinventing itself as a peace broker — how will America respond? On Feb. 21, I was a virtual participant in the Lanting Forum, which was co-hosted by the Chinese Public Diplomacy Association and Peking University. (Lanting, meaning Blue Room, is a conference room in the press center of China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.)

Samsung vows no “artificial” chip cutbacks

Samsung vows no “artificial” chip cutbacks

Samsung Electronics is sticking to its approach of no artificial cutbacks to memory semiconductor production, even as its profitability has worsened amid an ongoing decline in demand. The decision was made by Chairperson Lee Jae-yong during a recent workshop with members of the semiconductor sector leadership, including Kyung Kye-hyun, the president and CEO of Samsung’s device solutions division.

[Column] What Yoon could learn from Kim Dae-jung’s dealings with Japan

[Column] What Yoon could learn from Kim Dae-jung’s dealings with Japan

There’s a certain “trump card” that the Yoon Suk-yeol administration and People Power Party (PPP) keep playing to justify their capitulatory diplomatic approach with Japan: the declaration issued in October 1998 by then-serving South Korean President Kim Dae-jung and Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi.

“I’m a sinner”: Grandson of “Butcher of Gwangju” apprehended upon arrival in Korea

“I’m a sinner”: Grandson of “Butcher of Gwangju” apprehended upon arrival in Korea

Police have arrested the grandson of late dictator Chun Doo-hwan at Incheon International Airport on charges of illegal drug use. On Tuesday, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency's narcotics investigation unit announced it had arrested Chun Woo-won, 27, who landed at 5:58 am that morning, on charges of violating the Narcotics Control Act.

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