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Morocco vs South Korea LIVE Score Updates: half-time (1-0)
EVENT ENDED A straightforward duel, Morocco took the lead early thanks to a mistake by their opponent, a situation that made the match more bearable, in addition to a second goal that helped strengthen the team. Goal, goal, goal, goal for Korea!...

Seoul shares sharply up late Fri. morning on tech gains
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks traded sharply higher late Friday morning driven by gains in semiconductor and internet shares. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) added 42.18 points, or 1.19 percent, to 3,591.39...

South Korea report: domestic sales surge 18% in September
Domestic sales by South Korea’s five main automakers combined surged by 18% to 124,515 units in September 2025 from 105,448 units a year earlier, according to preliminary wholesale data released individually by the manufacturers. The data do not...

Reassessing South Korea’s Foreign Policy Divide Under the Lee Administration
Factionalism has long shaped South Korea’s foreign policy, revealing a persistent divide between two strategic visions: one favoring self-reliant engagement with North Korea, the other rooted in close coordination with the United States. The...

South Korean government learns the importance of backups the hard way after catastrophic fire — 858 terabytes of data goes up in magic smoke
It's a fairly safe bet that on any given day, at least a good dozen IT departments are trying to convince their bosses and/or users about the vital importance of backups. Unfortunately, it seems that the argument was lost in the South Korean...
South Korea hosts live-stream competitive crypto trading event — is gamification the future of investing?
The gamification of investing took a hyper-leap at the latest Korea Blockchain Week held in Seoul from September 21 to 27. One of the side events, Perp-DEX DAY, was a live e-sport style spectacle where competitors traded perpetual futures — a type...

Rescued lab beagles to find new homes at adoption event in Seoul
Beagles once confined to laboratories will be looking for their forever homes at a special adoption event this weekend in Myeong-dong, one of Seoul’s most popular tourist and shopping districts. Animal welfare group Beagle Rescue Network, known...

Coil Coatings Market Research Report: Sales, Volume, Revenue And Players Analysis 2025 2030
(MENAFN- GetNews) The Coil Coatings industry continues to witness strong growth driven by expanding construction, automotive, and appliance sectors. Companies like AkzoNobel, PPG Industries, Sherwin-Williams, and BASF lead the market with advanced...

South Korean Online Casino Spammers Have Failed to Pay $13.9M in Fines This Year
Written by Tim Alper Tim Alper Tim Alper is a journalist who covers betting news and regulation for CasinoBeats. He joined the CasinoBeats team in May 2025. He reports on breaking news and developments in the world of betting, casinos, and... Read...

Korean Companies Explore Investment Opportunities in Bulgaria for Energy Storage Battery Production, Says Head of BTEA - Seoul
Korean companies are exploring investment opportunities in Bulgaria in the production of energy storage batteries, solar parks, and logistics hubs, Iliya Dekov, Head of the Bulgarian Trade and Economic Affairs Office (BTEA) in Seoul, told BTA....

Alliance with South Korea poses military burden, but boosts chip supply competition for US: think tank
While the South Korea-US alliance remains vital to Washington’s strategic posture of deterring threats from China, it is both an asset and a liability, a US think tank said Thursday. The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace called the...
Asian markets wobble as tech bubble fears grow despite AI spending surge
HONG KONG, Oct 10 — Asian equities staggered into the weekend today following a mixed week that saw a Middle East ceasefire and huge new AI investments play off against the US shutdown and concerns about a tech bubble. While some markets hit...

SK On: South Korea powering Ferrari’s electric future
Ferrari’s first electric car, the Elettrica, is the result of four years of internal development, yet one key component comes from outside Maranello. The battery cells that power the car’s 122kWh structural pack are supplied by South Korean...
South Korea’s booming used car exports cushion impact of US tariffs
Used cars are parked at a used car export complex in Incheon, South Korea. (Reuters) From the muddy grounds of a former amusement park on South Korea’s coast, tens of thousands of vehicles are being packed for shipment overseas as booming used car...

China outlines more controls on exports of rare earths and technology (Business)
Chan Ho-him And Josh Funk, The Associated Press - Oct 9, 2025 / 6:40 pm | Story: 577182 Photo: The Canadian Press FILE - Workers use machinery to dig at a rare earth mine in Ganxian county in central China's Jiangxi province on Dec. 30, 2010....

U.S. Think Tank Highlights South Korea’s Reluctance to Confront China but Calls Its Chip Strength Key to Alliance
This photo, taken on Aug. 27, 2025, shows South Korean and U.S. troops engaging in a river-crossing exercise in Yeoju, 64 kilometers southeast of Seoul. (Yonhap) WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – A leading Washington think tank has warned that...

Low-protein swine feed help reduce emissions in South Korea
Home » Formulation » Low-protein swine feed help reduce emissions in South Korea Back 09 Oct 2025 South Korea’s swine industry has been shifting toward low-protein diets to reduce nitrogen emissions and improve sustainability, without compromising...

South Korean BEV market rebounds this year
Sales of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in South Korea rebounded by 57% to 170,514 units in the first nine months of 2025, up from 108,430 units a year earlier. According to data compiled by a local research organisation sales have been driven...
Updated: Monopile workers to strike next week if last ditch talks fail
Around 150 workers producing monopiles for Ørsted's Hornsea 3 offshore wind project in the UK North Sea could strike next week if last ditch talks fail, according to GMB Union. Staff at South Korean steel firm Seah Wind’s Teesside factory in the...

South Korea–India–US: A Policy Agenda for Trilateral Cooperation
Introduction The escalation of regional competitiveness has affected the stability and security of the Indo-Pacific. In this context, supply chain resilience, maritime security, and access to critical and emerging technologies have become national...