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• North Korea's Kim orders factories to make more missiles in 2026 - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered officials to step up production of missiles and construct more factories to meet his military's growing need for the projectiles, state media said Friday.In a visit to munitions factories accompan
• North Korea displays apparent progress in construction of nuclear-powered submarine - North Korea on Thursday displayed apparent progress in the construction of a nuclear-powered submarine, with state media photos showing a largely completed hull, as leader Kim Jong Un condemned rival South Korea’s push to acquire the techno
• Asia markets trade mixed in thin Christmas Eve trading - Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Wednesday amid thinner trading as several indexes are set to close early in lieu of the Christmas Eve holiday.
• South Korea's ousted president Yoon plotted martial law to eliminate rivals, probe finds - South Korea’s ousted conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol plotted for over a year to impose martial law to eliminate his political rivals and monopolize power, investigators concluded Monday. Yoon’s martial law decree in December 2024 last
• Trump wants the U.S. shipbuilding industry to be great again. Here's what it will take, and what's at stake - President Trump is promising a shipbuilding renaissance in the U.S. to rival China, but it will not happen overnight, and will require allies.
• South Korea scrambles jets as Russian, Chinese planes enter air defense zone - South Korea's air force scrambled fighter jets as nine Chinese and Russian military aircraft briefly entered its air defense zone on Tuesday morning, military officials said.
• With Cheap Tickets and Lax Etiquette, a Theater Builds an Older Fan Base - The Hollywood Classic cinema in Seoul is popular in a country where 70-year-olds now outnumber people in their 20s.
• Woman sentenced to 4 years in prison for blackmailing soccer star Son Heung-min - A woman has been sentenced to four years in prison for blackmailing soccer star Son Heung-min, a South Korean court said Monday. The woman, identified only as Yang, was charged with extorting 300 million won ($204,000) from Son in 2024 aft
• SoftBank's Arm plans to set up chip training facility in South Korea - SEOUL, Dec 5 () - South Korea's industry ministry and SoftBank's chip unit, Arm Holdings, have signed an agreement to strengthen the country's semiconductor and Artificial Intelligence ​sectors, a presidential policy adviser said on Friday.
• Asia-Pacific markets slide after subdued Wall Street session - Asia-Pacific markets slid on Friday following a subdued Wall Street session.