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AI, EVs and aging grids: Korean grid powerhouses aim to electrify US

Korean cable- and transformer-makers seize AI-driven boom amid US grid overhaul

Top Korean execs head to Washington to meet Trump officials

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Trump 2.0 codifies ‘complete denuclearization’ of N. Korea amid fears of US policy shift

‘Complete denuclearization of North Korea’ used in official statements, replacing 'peninsulawide' term
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Historic site of Gwangju Uprising divided over Yoon’s impeachment

A longtime symbol of South Korea’s pro-democracy movement, Geumnam-ro street in Gwangju became the staging ground for intensifying political divisions on Saturday
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Off-limits to humans for 70 years, S. Korea's border zone becomes sanctuary for rare cranes

Every winter, thousands of endangered cranes visit Cheorwon-gun near inter-Korean border

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Yoon’s legal battles intensify as dual hearings loom Feb. 20

President Yoon Suk Yeol will face two intense legal battles on Thursday when the Seoul Central District Court starts his criminal trial and the Constitutional Court holds another hearing in his impeac

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Dodging tariffs: Korean biopharma rethinks US market playbook

Biotech firms explore US-based production to sidestep potential tariffs, but time-consuming, costly process lies ahead

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National Museum of Korea’s Goguryeo room now bigger, better

Museum unveils richer Goguryeo offering following two-year renovation of Prehistory and Ancient History Hall

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Why Korea's wage gap between big firms and SMEs keeps growing

Wages at South Korea’s large corporations rank among the highest globally, but the income disparity between conglomerates and small and medium-sized enterprises remains one of the widest