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Samsung Elec management, union to sit down at govt mediation
SEOUL, May 08 (AJP) - The South Korean government is intervening to contain a looming strike at Samsung Electronics before it rattles the semiconductor giant that has become the country’s economic shock absorber amid Middle East turmoil, fragile domestic demand and a stock market increasingly driven by the artificial intelligence chip boom. The Ministry of Employment and Labor is scheduled to meet lea
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South Korea pushes for drone autonomy through standardization
SEOUL, May 08 (AJP) - South Korea is moving to standardize its drone industry around K-MOSA as the government seeks to shorten development cycles, lower production costs and build a scalable domestic manufacturing ecosystem for unmanned systems. The initiative comes as drones rapidly redefine modern warfare from Ukraine to the Middle East, exposing how military competitiveness increasingly depends not o
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Chip boom feeds record C/A surplus streak in March, overseas stock invest eases
SEOUL, May 08 (AJP) -The black in South Korea's current-account balance stretched to new record high of $37.33 billion in March and $73.78 billion for the first three-month period, both more than quadrupled from a year-ago period in line with double-digit growth in exports that more than offset gain in imports from higher U.S. dollar and energy cost amid a war outbreak in the Middle East. Despite t
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Chinese robot cleaners sweep Korean homes as data worries linger
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KOSPI closes at fresh record as Korea defies broader Asia weakness
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South Korea's first constitutional reform push in decades fails amid boycott
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YG doubles operating profit Q1 on year on BLACKPINK comeback
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Seoul imposes 30-day taxi suspensions, but deeper issues remain
AJP Vids
Visuals
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Jo Sumi marks 40th anniversary debut with vision for young artists
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Flower market bustles with shoppers on Parents' day
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Gyeonggi fire services demonstrates unmanned firefighting robot 'FIRO'
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Prelude to U.S.-China summit, scholars discuss fault lines in Korea
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Circus casts a little magic over Children's Day on Nodeul Island
Entertainment
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JIHYO joins Genevieve on new R&B single 'Hvnly'
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K-pop girl band BABYMONSTER adds seats for Seoul concert after tickets sell out
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Hybe artists BTS, TWX and ILLIT sweep music charts in China, Japan and US
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BIGBANG member Taeyang releases first full-length album in nine years
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BTS gets state-visit red-carpet treatment in Mexico
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South Korean film 'My Name' wins Audience Award at Italian festival
