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Politics
South Korea calls for ‘mutually acceptable’ deal in defense cost talks with U.S.
Seoul: South Korea called for a “mutually acceptable” deal in its latest defense cost-sharing talks with the United States in Hawaii this week, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Friday. Seoul made the call during the negotiations on how much it would pay for the upkeep of the 28,500-strong U.S. Forces Korea…
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IT-Science
Renault begins export of South Korea-built EV Twizy
Seoul: Renault S.A on Thursday began to export the Twizy electric car produced in South Korea to help revive sales of its Korean unit. In October, Renault Samsung Motors Corp. started the Twizy’s production at its sole plant in Busan, and the first batch of 142 Twizys will be shipped…
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IT-Science
Samsung updates software of Galaxy S10, Note 10 over fingerprint flaw
Seoul: Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday it has released a software patch to fix a bug in the ultrasound-based fingerprint scanner on Galaxy S10 and Note 10 smartphones. Samsung has faced a backlash after some users discovered that anyone’s fingerprint could unlock S10 and Note 10 series devices covered with…
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Politics
Indonesia: Huge surprise as Jokowi includes archrival in new cabinet
Jakarta: The appointment by Joko Widodo’s (Jokowi) of his archrival in two consecutive presidential elections, Prabowo Subianto, as Indonesia’s defense minister in his second-term administration cabinet has surprised supporters of the respective presidential candidates in the last elections. Subianto and Jokowi went head-to-head in the 2014 and 2019 heated elections…
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Society
2 provinces, 2 cities, 22 towns named after Philippine former presidents
Manila: Two of the 145 cities in the Philippines, 22 towns out of a total of 1,489 and two of the country’s 81 provinces have been named in honor of seven former presidents. The presidents are Emilio F. Aguinaldo (1898-1901), Manuel L. Quezon (1935-1944), Jose P. Laurel (1943-1945), Manuel A.…
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Politics
Mongolia-China diplomatic anniversary ceremony held in Beijing
Beijing: Mongolia and China have reiterated the steady growth of their partnership as they commemorated the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between them at a ceremony in the Chinese capital. The ceremony organized by the Mongolian embassy in China and Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign…
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Society
‘Illegal students’ busted in Malaysia immigration raid
Kuala Lumpur: Authorities in Malaysia have arrested 45 foreigners in a raid on a condominium complex at Bandar Saujana Putra, Selangor early morning on Wednesday. In the 1 am operation, those arrested were from 20 from Nigeria, from Guinea, five from Somalia, four from Yemen, three from Bangladesh and one…
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Politics
PM Lee seeks to set stage for S. Korea, Japan to spur dialogue when he meets Abe
Seoul: Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon has said he has the goal to set the tone for South Korea and Japan to facilitate dialogue when he meets Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe this week. Lee plans to meet Abe on Thursday in Tokyo amid frayed relations between the two neighboring countries…
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Politics
Seoul: 6 Russian military aircraft intrude into S. Korea’s air defense zone
Seoul: Six Russian military aircraft violated South Korea’s air defense identification zone on Tuesday, prompting the Air Force to scramble fighter jets to turn them back, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. An A-50 early-warning aircraft, three SU-27 fighter jets and two TU-95 bombers entered the Korean Air…
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Entertainment
South Korean football star nominated for 2019 Ballon d’Or
Seoul: South Korean football star Son Heung-min has been nominated for the world’s top player award for 2019. Son was the only Asian player on the list of 30 nominees for the Ballon d’Or Award, presented by “France Football” magazine to recognize the top footballer each year. The list was…
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