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Over 55 Kg of Rhino Horns Seized in South Africa; 2 Nigerians Arrested in Singapore-Linked Operation
Two Nigerian men were arrested in Johannesburg after South African authorities seized more than 55kg of rhinoceros horns and over 26kg of…
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South Korea central bank to assess incoming data to decide whether and when to lower rates
South Korea’s central bank will decide whether and when to implement any further interest rate cuts next year based on a comprehensive…
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South Korea pension fund initiates new round of strategic FX hedging to support won
The won sharply reversed course on the news to rally as much as 1.6% to 1,458.0 per dollar South Korea’s national pension fund has…
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An alleged drug cartel and a murdered witness: South Africa's police corruption probe
South Africans have long suspected corruption and political interference were at work in the police force but in the past few months…
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Nine killed in mass shooting in South Africa
At least nine people have been killed and 10 injured in a shooting in the Bekkersdal township west of Johannesburg in South Africa. Armed…
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A voice from apartheid: South Africa's Regent Xami’s calls for indigenous support of Israel
Xami, who lived through South Africa’s apartheid, offered invaluable testimony on the misuse of that term against Israel and the deep…
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South Korea digs deeper into intervention toolkit as won slides
The won has been Asia’s worst-performing currency in the second half of the year In South Korea, calls for action to stem the won’s…
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Ford cancels EV battery deal worth 9.6 trillion won with South Korea’s LG Energy Solution
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution said on Wednesday (Dec 17) that Ford Motor has terminated an electric vehicle (EV) battery-supply deal…
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South Korea central bank sees upside inflation risk with a weaker won
South Korea’s central bank said on Wednesday (Dec 17) that headline inflation in 2026 could exceed earlier forecasts, if the won stays at…
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Coupang CEO fails to appear at South Korean parliamentary hearing on data breach
The founder of South Korea’s Coupang failed to appear before a Wednesday parliamentary hearing about the massive data breach at the…
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Coupang CEO resigns over historic South Korean data breach
Coupang chief executive officer Park Dae-jun resigned over his failure to prevent South Korea’s largest-ever data breach, which set off a…
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South Korea police raid e-commerce giant Coupang over data leak
Personal information of 33.7 million customers had been leaked – almost two-thirds of the population South Korean police raided the Seoul…
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South Carolina Woman Arrested for Engaging in Sexual Encounter with 14-Year-Old in a Car in the Presence of Her Three Children
A woman was arrested Monday morning after an alleged sexual encounter with a 14-year-old boy that occurred last month in a car with her…
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South Korea Pushes No-Fault Liability After Upbit Hack
Photo by BeInCrypto South Korean regulators are pushing strict no-fault liability rules on cryptocurrency exchanges, following a $28…
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At least 11 killed in South Africa mass shooting
At least 11 people have been killed in a mass shooting at a hostel in South Africa. Fourteen others were wounded when gunmen stormed the…
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SoftBank’s Arm plans to set up chip training facility in South Korea
It will train about 1,400 high-level chip design specialists to bolster the relatively weak system-semiconductor and fabless segments…
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Fossil hunters find tracks of animals from about 3 million years ago – a first in South Africa
South Africa is well known for its fossil heritage, a record of plants and animals that tells us what the world was like long ago. Over…
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South Korean President Lee calls for harsher penalties after Coupang data breach
Coupang’s top executives were grilled for hours by South Korean lawmakers about their failure to prevent the country’s largest ever data…
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South Korea’s small-cap Kosdaq index surges on report of tax breaks
The Kospi has jumped 64% so far this year, making it one of the world’s best-performing indexes South Korea’s Kosdaq Index surged after a…
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South Korea 1-1 Wales: Crymu held after Korean equaliser
Wales were held to a 1-1 draw by South Korea in a thrilling Women’s international friendly encounter in Malaga. It was the first-ever…
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South Korea holds interest rates as expected
South Korea’s central bank kept policy interest rates unchanged as widely expected on Thursday as a tumbling won reduced the scope for…
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South Korea keeps rates steady as FX risks limit easing scope
South Korea’s central bank kept interest rates unchanged as widely expected on Thursday as a tumbling won reduced the scope for further…
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China’s AI promise lures top Asia fund away from South Korea, Taiwan
A TOP-PERFORMING Asian money manager is boosting exposure to artificial-intelligence (AI) stocks in China while retreating from those in…
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World-beating stock rally creates new headaches in South Korean market
Up 61% so far in 2025, Kospi is on track to post their strongest gains in a quarter century The words ‘Kospi 4,000’ have been glowing in…