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“The tax cut for semiconductor investment is set to expire this year, but we will extend the impact of the law to continue the investment tax cut,” Yoon said. Refuting claims that such tax credits favor larger conglomerates, Yoon said increased investment in chips would create more jobs and more state tax income in the […]
China, which is North Korea’s main political ally, urged restraint and called on both sides to resume talks. Yeonpyeong, about 120 km (75 miles) west of Seoul, is home to more than 2,000 residents and troops stationed there and can be reached by boats, which take more than 2-1/2 hours. Leif-Eric Easley, a professor of […]
“We believe his body has now been transferred to Seoul National University Hospital,” he said. South Korea’s Yonhap news agency, citing police, reported that Lee left a “note that is written like a will”. Lee was under police investigation for alleged use of marijuana and other drugs. Once celebrated for his good image, local news […]
Several Western powers have banned the export of advanced chip-making equipment to China out of fear of its use to develop high-tech weapons. Beijing has called it “technological terrorism”. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte told reporters: “We both have thriving technology sectors that are well matched.” “ASML…makes machines for microchips produced in South Korea. Our […]
K-Fest, organized by BD K-Family, took place on 10 November at Tokyo Square Convention Centre, Mohammadpur, Dhaka. Starting in 2010, ‘BD K-Family’ was a small regular Facebook group of only 5 members, which has gradually grown into a family of thousands. Founder Tashnuwa Zahn shared information about the inspiration behind organizing the Korean festival, “Since […]
Blinken, South Korea’s Foreign Minister Park Jin-in and Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa met in a brief meeting on Friday to condemn any actions that threaten regional security in violation of UN Security Council resolutions, the ministry said in a statement. Agreed to respond strongly. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un paid a week-long visit […]
The training program is designed to provide participants with insight into South Korea’s advanced pension management practices and administrative strategies, enabling them to drive positive improvements within their system. A media release said the Korean National Pension Service is the third largest in the world, managing $800 billion in assets, and is equipped with state-of-the-art […]
South Korea said Tuesday it sees no problem with the scientific or technical aspects of Japan’s plan to release water from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant, but does not necessarily support the plan. Japan said on Tuesday it would begin releasing more than 1 million metric tons of treated radioactive water from the damaged […]
The announcement of the cruise missile test comes days after US President Joe Biden hosted South Korean leader Yun Suk Yeol at Camp David along with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. At a news conference on Friday, the leaders said they saw a “new chapter” of closer three-way security cooperation after the summit, which until […]
Superconductors kept at temperatures as low as -250C already have many uses, including MRI medical scanners, the Large Hadron Collider and some high-speed levitating trains in Japan. If the world does stumble upon a true room-temperature superconductor, perhaps the biggest impact will be on the electrical grid. Currently, 10-15 per cent of electricity is lost […]
Photos released by KCNA showed Kim pointing to a map of Seoul and areas around the South Korean capital. The United States has accused North Korea of providing Russia with weapons for the war in Ukraine, including artillery shells, rockets and missiles. Russia and North Korea have denied those claims. The report added that Kim […]