• Irans Drones vs Patriots: If U.S. forces shift, who guards South Koreas skies? Iran's 'Drones vs Patriots': If U.S. forces shift, who guards South Korea's skies? SEOUL, March 11 (AJP) - As U.S. air-defense assets are increasingly drawn into the widening war with Iran, South Korea faces an uncomfortable question: how much of its own air and missile defense can it sustain without American cover. Seoul has quietly acknowledged it cannot prevent U.S. tactical assets from being redeployed if Washington needs them elsewhere. The concern is not abstract. North Korea’s
  • Samsung strike risk rises as 60 percent of union members cast ballots Samsung strike risk rises as 60 percent of union members cast ballots SEOUL, March 11 (AJP) - The likelihood of a strike at Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest memory chipmaker supplying about a quarter of global DRAM, is rising as more than 60 percent of its unionized workers have cast ballots on collective action over disputes about employee bonuses. A joint strike committee representing three Samsung labor unions said Wednesday that over 60 percent of their rou
  • Leveraged stock bets show signs of peaking even before Gulf crisis rattled Seoul Leveraged stock bets show signs of peaking even before Gulf crisis rattled Seoul SEOUL, Mar. 11 (AJP) — South Korea’s red-hot equity rally has drawn a flood of money into stock-linked funds, swelling assets at investment managers, but leveraged investment was already showing signs of topping out even before the Middle East crisis jolted markets. According to data released Wednesday by the Bank of Korea, total deposits at financial institutions reached 93.9 trillion won ($64.05 bi
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