Tag: South Korea
Google to obey South Korean order to blur satellite images on...
Google said on Tuesday that it would comply with the South Korean government's demand to blur sensitive satellite images on its mapping services, paving the way for the US tech giant to compete better with local navigation platforms.
US agents arrest 475 in raid on Hyundai-LG plant
South Korean companies have invested billions of dollars to build factories in America in a bid to access the US market and avoid tariff threats from Trump.
Drought forces drastic water restrictions in S. Korean city
The dry spell has forced authorities in the city of 200,000 people to shut off 75 percent of household water meters, leaving residents with considerably lower-than-usual water pressure.
South Korea records hottest summer, beating 2024
The average temperature from June 1 through Aug. 31 was 25.7 degrees Celsius, the highest since data collection began in 1973
North Korea says South Korea troops fired warning shots near border
The confrontation happened on Tuesday as North Korean soldiers were working to permanently seal the heavily fortified border that divides the peninsula, state media outlet KCNA said, citing a statement by Army Lieutenant General Ko Jong Chol.
South Korea begins removing loudspeakers on border with North
It is a practical measure aimed at helping ease tensions with the North, provided that such actions do not compromise the military's state of readiness.
South Koreans vote early in record numbers in poll triggered by...
South Koreans queued in long lines in record numbers to choose their next president on Friday, the second day of early voting in a poll triggered by ex-leader Yoon Suk Yeol's disastrous martial law declaration.
South Korea suspends new downloads of DeepSeek over privacy concerns
The Personal Information Protection Commission said the service was suspended at 6 pm Saturday and will be resumed after "improvements and remedies" are made in line with South Korea's personal information protection laws, Yonhap news agency reported.
South Korea orders all airports to install bird detection cameras, radars
Mobile sonic devices will also be implemented mainly to deal with "medium and large sized birds".
South Korea in political crisis after president resists arrest
Since his impeachment, Yoon has holed up in his presidential residence in the capital Seoul, where he has refused to emerge for questioning three times.
