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Xi, Trump Plan Attending APEC Summit in South Korea

(MENAFN) Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump are anticipated to travel to South Korea next month for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, officials reported on Wednesday. South Korean Foreign Minister Cho...

South Korean Court Orders Detention of Senior Lawmaker

(MENAFN) A South Korean court has authorized the detention of Kweon Seong-dong, a senior lawmaker with the conservative opposition People Power Party, following a bribery investigation, a special counsel team revealed on Wednesday. The Seoul...

South Korea Sees Export Volume Rally for 7th Month

(MENAFN) South Korea’s exports continued to expand in August, marking the seventh consecutive month of growth fueled by strong demand in the electronics sector, according to data released Tuesday by the Bank of Korea (BOK). The export volume index...

South Korea Posts Increase in Money Supply for 4th Month

(MENAFN) South Korea’s money supply experienced its fourth consecutive monthly increase, fueled by additional cuts in policy interest rates, revealed central bank data released Tuesday. According to the Bank of Korea (BOK), the seasonally adjusted...

South Korea Sees Surge in Teen Deepfake Crimes

(MENAFN) Crimes involving deepfake technology among South Korean teenagers have almost doubled between 2020 and 2024, according to media, citing statistics from the National Police Agency (NPA). In 2023, authorities charged 1,372 teenagers with...

South Korea’s Import Prices Up for Second Straight Month

(MENAFN) Import prices in South Korea increased for the second month in a row as the local currency weakened against the U.S. dollar, according to data released Tuesday by the Bank of Korea (BOK). In August, the import price index climbed 0.3...

South Korea Records Surge in Auto Exports for Third Month

(MENAFN) South Korea’s automotive exports increased for the third consecutive month in August, fueled by strong demand from Europe, government figures revealed Tuesday. According to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, shipments of vehicles...

Xi Anticipates Visiting South Korea for APEC Summit

(MENAFN) Chinese President Xi Jinping is anticipated to travel to South Korea next month to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gathering, a senior diplomat stated on Wednesday. South Korea’s Foreign Minister Cho Hyun, speaking...

South Korea Breast Pump Market Set to Surge USD 41.66 Million by 2034 at 7.44% CAGR

Ottawa, Sept. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to a study by Towards Healthcare, a sister company of Precedence Research, the South Korea breast pump market size was valued at USD 20.41 million in 2024 and is expected to nearly double to USD...

Interxsoft to Unveil Next-Generation PCB Translator at PCB West 2025

interCAD solves interoperability challenges by enabling accurate PCB design data conversion across major EDA tools SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, September 19, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Interxsoft, a specialized provider of Electronic Design Automation...

Pasithea Therapeutics Announces Activation of Clinical Trial Sites in South Korea for Phase 1/1b Trial of PAS-004 in Adult NF1 Patients

MIAMI, Sept. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pasithea Therapeutics Corp. (NASDAQ: KTTA) (“Pasithea” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing PAS-004, a next-generation macrocyclic MEK inhibitor today announced activation...

South Korea, NATO Forge Stronger Cybersecurity Cooperation

(MENAFN) High-level discussions between South Korea and NATO on strengthening cybersecurity cooperation took place on Thursday in Seoul, according to media, citing the country’s Foreign Ministry. The talks, focused on enhancing defense against...

South Korean Leader Approval Rating Drops 0.4 Percentage Points

(MENAFN) South Korean President Lee Jae-myung saw a slight drop in his approval rating last week, falling 0.4 percentage points to 69.1%, according to a recent survey. The weekly poll, conducted by local firm Flower Research through...

South Korea Sets Stricter Measures for Industrial Accidents Fatalities

(MENAFN) South Korea is set to intensify penalties for companies responsible for industrial accident fatalities, the Ministry of Employment and Labor announced on Monday. Under the new regulations, businesses that experience more than three fatal...

Interxsoft to Unveil Next-Generation PCB Translator at PCB West 2025

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, Sept. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Interxsoft, a specialized provider of Electronic Design Automation (EDA) solutions, announced today that it will introduce its next-generation interCAD PCB Translator at PCB West 2025 in Santa...

South Korea Launches Probe into Possible Human Rights Violations in ICE Raid

(MENAFN) South Korea is urgently examining the possibility of human rights violations in connection with the raid and subsequent detention of Korean workers by U.S. immigration authorities in Georgia earlier this month, local media reported...

North Korean-Linked Hackers Target South Korean Defense Entities

(MENAFN) A hacking collective allegedly connected to North Korea has executed a cyberattack targeting South Korean organizations, including a defense-related institution, by employing artificial intelligence (AI)-generated deepfake images,...

DPRK Rebukes U.S., South Korea, Japan Military Exercises

(MENAFN) Senior officials from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) issued sharp criticism on Saturday against the imminent military exercises being conducted by the United States, South Korea, and Japan, as reported by media on...

South Korean Leader Orders Full Probe into Military Blast

(MENAFN) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has ordered a comprehensive investigation into a military training explosion that injured 10 soldiers, according to media. The blast occurred Wednesday at an artillery unit in Paju, a northwestern city...

South Korea Posts Modest Gain in Exports

(MENAFN) South Korea's exports saw a single-digit percentage increase in early September, a rise attributed to a higher number of business days, according to data released Thursday by the Korea Customs Service. During the initial 10 days of...