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SOUTH KOREA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 19, 2018
U.S. vice president's sharp China attacks fuel Asia's fears of a new Cold War
Since the Soviet Union fell in the early 1990s, Southeast Asia has sought to avoid getting caught in a fight between major powers. The Trump administration is making that position look increasingly untenable.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 17, 2018
South Korea says Chinese leader Xi Jinping plans to visit North Korea next year
Chinese President Xi Jinping intends to visit North Korea next year after receiving an invite from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, South Korea said Saturday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 16, 2018
Auto tariffs riskier than Wall Street thinks: economist
Wall Street may be underestimating the threat of tariffs on the auto industry, according to Phil Levy, a senior fellow on global economy at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.
JAPAN
Nov 15, 2018
13 South Korean sailors rescued after collision with Japanese fishing boat in Sea of Japan
A South Korean fishing boat collided with a Japanese fishing vessel in the Sea of Japan about 250 kilometers north of the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture early Thursday, throwing 13 sailors from the South Korean boat into the sea, media reports and Japanese authorities said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 12, 2018
South Korea-U.S. military drills violate Sept. 19 agreement: North Korea media
South Korea's resumption of small-scale military drills with the United States violated a recent agreement aimed at lowering tensions on the Korean Peninsula, North Korean state media said on Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 12, 2018
Jewish human rights group blasts K-pop band BTS over A-bomb T-shirt and hats with Nazi logo
A leading Jewish human rights group has denounced popular K-pop band BTS, whose live performance on Japanese TV was canceled last week, over a T-shirt mocking victims of the atomic bombing of Japan while also claiming that a photo shoot had shown them wearing hats with a Nazi logo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 8, 2018
Samsung previews smartphone with screen that folds like a book
Samsung Electronics Co. showed off a new phone with a foldable screen in a bid to shake up a smartphone business awash with black, shiny rectangles that look increasingly similar.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 6, 2018
An opportunity for Tokyo and Seoul
Skillfully handling the wartime labor ruling could help put bilateral ties back on track.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 5, 2018
Seoul moves the goalposts yet again
If the South Koreans remain obsessed with the past and do not respect the rule-based international system, they are committing international political suicide.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / ANALYSIS
Oct 31, 2018
South Korea's ruling on wartime compensation issues may have opened Pandora's box for Seoul-Tokyo ties
A Pandora's box in terms of diplomatic relations between Tokyo and Seoul may have just been opened with South Korea's top court upholding a lower court ruling Tuesday that Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. should pay about ¥40 million in compensation to four Koreans forced to work in Japan during...
EDITORIALS
Oct 31, 2018
South Korea court ruling bad news for bilateral ties
The South Korean government, which has said it 'respects' the decision of the judiciary while hoping for a future-oriented development of its relations with Japan, should set its position straight and contain any disruptions to bilateral ties.

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