Hints and tips:
...Putin last visited North Korea in July 2000 for a meeting with then leader Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong Un’s late father....
...“Samsung sees 2 nanometre as a game-changer,” said James Lim, analyst at US hedge fund Dalton Investments. “But people are still doubtful it can execute the migration better than TSMC.”...
...Lee Jong-ho, minister of science and information communications technology, and a renowned semiconductor expert, told the Financial Times that legislation enacted last month had “laid the legal groundwork...
...The threat followed comments issued on Sunday and broadcast on state television in which Kim described Suh Wook, the South Korean defence minister, as a “senseless and scum-like guy”....
...On Sunday, she described South Korean defence minister Suh Wook as a “senseless and scum-like guy” after he made remarks describing the South Korean military’s “capabilities and posture to conduct a precision...
...“North Korea has made several requests for sanctions relief, which the US is not prepared to grant,” said Kim Hyun-wook....
...Lee Sook-jong adds: “In Korea, a president rules for five years. But a chaebol family rules forever.”...
...Austin was speaking alongside Suh Wook, his South Korean counterpart, after annual talks about the military alliance between the countries....
...(FT) Kim Jong Un’s health questioned North Korea’s leader was unusually absent on April 15 from ceremonies marking the birth of the country’s founding leader Kim Il Sung, fuelling speculation about his...
...Unlike his fellow Korean contemporaries Bong Joon-ho and Park Chan-wook, Lee hasn’t gone overseas to work (and doesn’t plan to)....
...Lim Jung-wook, managing director of Startup Alliance Korea, added that “Korea was known to have very rigid regulations in areas such as ride-sharing, healthcare and fintech, which could hamper big global...
...“This time I am sure he is looking for some kind of investment because Kim Jong Un needs that,” he said. Twitter: @HornbyLucy...
...“They are beating around the bush, unable to get to the point,” said Nam Sung-wook, professor of politics and diplomacy at Korea University....
...Nam Sung-wook, former head of the Institute for National Security Strategy under South Korea’s National Intelligence Service, said North Korea was seeking money....
...Maybe too much,” said Chung Yeon-wook, a private banker with NH Investment and Securities....
...The agreement between US president Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had barely been signed when observers began crying foul....
...“For Kim Jong Un, Kim Yo Jong is the most reliable person at this moment,” says Lim Jae-cheon, an expert in North Korea’s dynastic politics at Korea University....
...“I think there was a little change in attitude from Kim Jong Un. So I don’t like that. I don’t like that. I don’t like it from the standpoint of China.”...
...As Kim Jong Un gears up for a historic summit with US president Donald Trump, the North Korean leader’s primary objective is growing clearer: sanctions relief....
...Mr Kim cuts an austere figure and his presence will be in contrast with that of Kim Yo Jong, the sister of Kim Jong Un who attended the games’ opening ceremony earlier this month....
...By extending the olive branch, the regime of Kim Jong Un has found a potential way to fulfil a number of its ambitions....
...Lim Eul-chul, a professor at Kyungnam University, believes the North is using the talks with Seoul as a stepping stone to reach Washington....
...I still don’t put it past Kim Jong Un to use a nuclear weapon in retaliation against us.”...
...“Between the short-range missiles launches last Saturday and the medium-range missile on Tuesday, Pyongyang is sending a message that Seoul and Tokyo are its hostages,” said Yang Wook of the Korea Defense...
...“Our economy is mainly driven by exports,” Kim Dong-wook, head of the Korea Employers Federation, recently told YTN radio....
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