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Opposition win portends policy gridlock in Seoul

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SOUTH KOREA

The ruling conservative People Power Party (PPP) will take scant consolation from avoiding an opposition supermajority, as it needed a win to take control of the assembly and…

Political strife in Seoul will hobble governance

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SOUTH KOREA

Political compromise between the main parties is at a three-decade low, with the DPK step being unprecedented. President Yoon Suk-yeol’s conservative People Power Party (PPP) has…

South Korea’s ruling party is at risk of poll defeat

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SOUTH KOREA

Yoon’s gaffes and misjudgements have cost him support ahead of the polls, although turnout and the impact of third parties remain possible swing factors.

South Korea may seek nuclear weapons

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SOUTH KOREA

Yoon had controversially raised that prospect a year ago. Han Dong-hoo -- head of Yoon’s conservative ruling People Power Party (PPP), and a likely future presidential contender…

Geothermal energy production will grow in East Africa

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EAST AFRICA

The plan envisages a massive expansion of geothermal energy, through the sinking of 57 new wells across six major steam fields, which would make Kenya the world’s fourth-largest…

Lapses will raise South Korea security concerns

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SOUTH KOREA

Following recent lapses, President Yoon Suk-yeol has reshuffled his top security team. Separately, North Korea has allegedly hacked details of two South Korean spy planes…

South Korean foreign policy gains may prove fragile

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SOUTH KOREA

Although it has long pursued an independent foreign policy, Seoul is accelerating cooperation with Washington amid concerns that its political gains may be undone by stronger…