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Seoul's Vietnam ties will grow as ties with China sour

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SOUTH KOREA

South Korea is Vietnam's largest foreign investor, and more South Korean firms do business in Vietnam than in China. The relationship is rooted in economic interests, but also…

North and South Korea will vie for influence in Africa

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AFRICA

Her African tour was designed to reinforce growing South Korean cooperation with African countries while countering North Korean links.

Asian investments target large Latin American markets

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LATIN AMERICA

Major Japanese and South Korean conglomerates are driving adoption of automated manufacturing, digitalisation of supply chains and other technologies critical to the region’s…

Low inflation dilemma deepens for central banks

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INTERNATIONAL

Review of central bankers' annual Jackson Hole retreat.

Park will persist with tough reforms in South Korea

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SOUTH KOREA

Political developments in South Korea.

Seoul and Tokyo thaw promises multiple benefits

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SOUTH KOREA/JAPAN

The removal of politically motivated restrictions by both sides has set the stage for the expansion of bilateral trade and investment and for cooperation in a number of areas.

Gloomy sentiment will spur stimulus in South Korea

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SOUTH KOREA

The recent fall in the price of oil was expected to provide a timely boost to the South Korean economy, but its performance in the first quarter of 2015, though rebounding from…

China and South Korea will disengage as ties sour

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CHINA/SOUTH KOREA

Seoul in June accused China’s ambassador of violating diplomatic protocols and interfering in South Korea's internal affairs. Later that month, Seoul cleared the way for full…

Kishida-Yoon summit will boost trade and security ties

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JAPAN/SOUTH KOREA

South Korea’s opposition party denounced this as a betrayal. Japan made no fresh apology for its pre-1945 colonial rule of Korea and will not compensate victims. Most South…

Nuclear cooperation will bolster South Korea-Gulf ties

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GULF STATES

South Korea-Gulf ties.