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Bitcoin falls over 20 pc in Asia over new restriction fears
The price of Bitcoin fell by more than 20 per cent over the last 24 hours in major markets in Asia over fears of fresh restrictions in South Korea and China. Bitcoin was valued at an average price of 1,394 million yen ($12,562) in Japanese exchange houses at 3.20 p.m. (local time) on Wednesday, and …
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January 17, 2018 -
N Korea threatens US, S Korea over naval drills
North Korea on Thursday strongly condemned naval manoeuvers that the US is presently carrying out with South Korea on the peninsula, and threatened to launch an “unimaginable strike” against them. Pyongyang’s Emergency Measure Committee for Opposing Nuclear War Drills criticised Washington’s mobilisation of nuclear strategic assets in a statement issued by the state-run Korean Central …
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October 19, 2017 -
US aircraft carrier to conduct joint drill with S Korea forces in October
A US aircraft carrier will conduct a joint exercise with South Korean forces next month amid rising geopolitical risks on the Korean Peninsula, defence officials confirmed here on Monday. As part of the efforts, the US B-1B strategic bomber will be sent to the Korean Peninsula later this month, and the joint South Korea-US-Japan missile …
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September 18, 2017 -
S Korea to temporarily shut aged coal power plants
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Monday ordered a temporary shutdown of eight aged coal power plants as part of efforts to reduce fine dust. The closure of the power plants that had been running for over 30 years came as an emergency measure to lower fine dust, Xinhua news agency quoted Senior Presidential Press …
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May 15, 2017 -
S Korean court ends hearing on ex-President’s arrest
A South Korean court on Thursday ended the longest-ever hearing here on a warrant to arrest ousted President Park Geun-hye, who was impeached earlier this month. For security reasons, Park was driven in the early forenoon to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' office, a building next to the Seoul Central District Court, where she appealed …
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March 30, 2017 -
N Korea blames US and S Korea for Malaysia attack
North Korea has tried to shift the blame for the deadly attack in Malaysia on the estranged half-brother of its leader Kim Jong Un to the United States and South Korea. North Korea's deputy UN ambassador, Kim In Ryong, told a news conference that "from A to Z, this case is the product of reckless …
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March 14, 2017 -
S Korea urged to arrest Ban Ki-moon’s brother
The US has urged South Korea to arrest the brother of former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, sources inSeoul's justice ministry revealed on Saturday. Washington asked Seoul to arrest Ban Ki-Sang, younger sibling of Ban Ki-moon, after the US Attorney General's Office indicted him last week for the attempted bribery of an official from the …
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January 21, 2017 -
S Korea urged to arrest Ban Ki-moon’s brother
The US has urged South Korea to arrest the brother of former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, sources inSeoul's justice ministry revealed on Saturday. Washington asked Seoul to arrest Ban Ki-Sang, younger sibling of Ban Ki-moon, after the US Attorney General's Office indicted him last week for the attempted bribery of an official from the …
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January 21, 2017 -
Samsung begins to replace Galaxy Note 7 in S Korea
Samsung Electronics on Monday began delivering the new Galaxy Note 7 to users after a worldwide recall following reports of several handsets exploding. "The exchange programme began today (Monday) and is being carried out without problems," a spokesperson of the company, headquartered in Seoul, told EFE news. Note 7 users who had returned their old …
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September 19, 2016