South Korean teachers hold mass protests after suicide highlights pressures from parents
Hundreds of thousands of teachers are protesting in South Korea after the suspected suicide of a teacher that was widely blamed on the burden on educators in a country notorious for its high-pressure education system.
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Korea’s Inflation Speeds Up, Keeping Door Open to Rate Hike
South Korea’s inflation outstripped forecasts in August partly on the back of higher energy costs, reinforcing the case
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S.Korea's inflation quickens above forecast, keeping policymakers on watch
SEOUL South Korea's annual consumer inflation accelerated to 3.4% in August while the month-on-month rate was the fastest
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Kim Jong Un to visit Putin in Russia for weapons talks - US
North Korea's leader will discuss supplying weapons for Russia to use in Ukraine, a US official tells BBC's US partner CBS.
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North Korea's Kim Jong Un expects to engage with Putin in Russia to actively advance arms negotiations, US says
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expects to engage with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Russia to continue actively advancing arms negotiations between the two countries, according to the US government.
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South Korea Kicks Off Historic Samurai Bond Sale in Japan
The South Korean government started marketing its first-ever Samurai bond Monday, in the latest sign of how President
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S.Korea to provide exporters $137 billion of policy financing until yr-end
SEOUL South Korea will provide up to 181 trillion won ($137 billion) of cheap loans to exporters until
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Teacher suicide exposes parent bullying in S Korea
The tragedy has unleashed a wave of anger from primary school teachers across the country.
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Higher-for-Longer Mantra Starts to Weigh on Emerging-Market Debt
Emerging-market central banks are joining their developed peers in pushing back against expectations of a rapid switch to
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SK Secures Land for $15 Billion Canadian Green Hydrogen Project
The renewable energy unit of South Korea’s SK Inc. secured a site required to develop a $15 billion
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North Korea says it has simulated a nuclear missile attack to warn US of 'nuclear war danger'
North Korea said Sunday it had simulated a nuclear missile attack to warn the United States of "nuclear war danger."
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South Korea needs more babies and workers. It's hoping foreign housekeepers will fix that
As South Korea struggles to get young people interested in marriage and kids, authorities are trying a new tack: importing foreign workers to carry some of the household burden.
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