South Korea news on The Boston Report is the World News desk file on Seoul’s politics, investigations, security issues and economic reports that clearly name South Korea. It is separate from the North Korea archive so the two states are not collapsed into one “Korea” stub.
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Latest South Korea news
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Missing Rebar Delays Seoul’s GTX-A Through Trains to 2027 at the Earliest
GTX-A Samseong Station delay: missing rebar pushes Seoul's through trains to the first half of 2027 at the earliest. A repair choice is due…
South Korea’s Ruling Party Pushes a Probe of 12 Yoon-Era Prosecutions, 6 Targeting Lee
South Korea special counsel bill would probe 12 Yoon-era prosecutions, six of President Lee. The opposition began a filibuster; a vote is planned Friday.
South Korea Posts a Record $61.46 Billion Current Account Surplus as Chip Exports Jump 260%
South Korea's current account surplus hit a record $61.46 billion in September as chip exports jumped 260%. The Jan.-Sept. total is $340.66 billion.
PowerSchool Hack Exposed 15,666 Records at 3 Seoul International Schools, and All 3 Still Use It
PowerSchool breach Seoul data: 15,666 records were exposed at 3 international schools that still use the system. The hacker was sentenced in Massachusetts.
GM Korea’s Sales Jump 26.6% on Chevrolet Exports as Hyundai Slips 6.3% and Korean Factory Growth Cools
South Korea automakers' October sales rose just 1.6%: GM Korea jumped 26.6% on Trax exports, Hyundai fell 6.3% and factory PMI hit an 8-month…
U.S. Tip-Offs Lead to Terror Arrests in Moscow and South Korea a Day Apart
Terror arrests in Moscow and South Korea followed U.S. tips: Russia's FSB says it held a teen over a park plot; Korean police arrested…
South Korea Joins a U.S. Space Force War Game for the First Time as a Classified Launch Slips to Tuesday
South Korea's Air Force joins the Space Force's Partner to Win war game in Florida with five nations as the classified USSF-432 launch slips…
South Korea Proposes a Record 820.9 Trillion Won Budget, Nearly Doubling Chip and AI Spending
South Korea's record 2027 budget rises 12.8% to 820.9 trillion won, with 21.3 trillion for chips and AI and 73.3 trillion for defense. Oil…
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