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Samsung may reduce smartphone shipments by 13% in 2023, says report

It was recently reported that Samsung was expected to sell 270 million smartphones next year with focus on its foldable devices

To globalise or not: Everything you need to know about friendshoring

In her visit to India last week, treasury secretary Janet Yellen said that the US is pursuing an approach called "friendshoring"

S Korean PM urges strict vigilance against Covid resurgence during winter

The coronavirus wave, which seemed to be slightly slowing, is starting to spread again in the winter season: Prime Minister told a Cabinet meeting

N Korea's denuclearisation is precondition for peaceful Indo-Pacific: Yoon

Yoon called for refraining from actions that raise tensions in the South China Sea, saying the body of water should become "a sea of peace and prosperity that defends the rules-based maritime order''

Chip export curbs not aimed at hurting businesses, says US official

Thea Kendler, US assistant secretary of commerce for export administration, made the remarks, as Washington's new set of export restrictions

Explained: All About the Tension between North Korea & South Korea? | Business Standard

More than 70 years since the Korean war ended, North Korea and South Korea remain divided along the same lines by the demilitarised zone, which is a 4 km wide and 249 km long strip of land centered on the “truce village” of Panmunjom. Watch the video to know about the tensions between the two countries.

North Korea fires ballistic missile towards eastern sea: South Korea

South Korea's military says North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile toward its eastern sea. The South's Joint Chiefs of Staff on Wednesday did not immediately say how far the missile flew. The launch extends a recent barrage in North Korean weapons demonstrations, including dozens of launches last week that the North described as simulated attacks on South Korean and US targets. North Korea has dialled up its weapons demonstrations to a record pace this year as leader Kim Jong Un exploits the distraction created by Russia's war on Ukraine to accelerate arms development and ramp up pressure on the United States and its regional allies. South Korea says the recovered debris of a North Korean missile fired toward the South amid a barrage of sea launches last week was determined to be a Soviet-era anti-aircraft weapon that dates back to the 1960s. South Korea's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday that an analysis of the 3-metre (9.8 foot)-long wreckage fetched from waters

South Korea, US discuss impact of semiconductor export controls on China

South Korea and US discussed the impacts of Washington's restrictions on exports of advanced semiconductor equipment to China and ways to resolve related uncertainties, Seoul's industry ministry said

South Korean Prez's approval rating dips post Halloween crowd crush: Survey

In the poll of 2,521 voters conducted by Realmeter from October 31 to November 4, 34.2 per cent positively assessed Yoon's job performance, down 1.5 percentage points from the previous week

Missile tests were practice to attack South Korea, US, says North Korea

North Korea's military said Monday its recent barrage of missile tests were practices to attack its rivals' air bases and warplanes and paralyse their operation command systems, showing Pyongyang's resolve to counter provocative U.S.-South Korean military drills more thoroughly and mercilessly. North Korea fired dozens of missiles and flew warplanes last week, triggering evacuation alerts in some South Korean and Japanese areas, in response to massive U.S.-South Korean air force drills that the North views as an invasion rehearsal. U.S. and South Korean officials strongly condemned the North's missile launches, saying their drills were defensive in nature. The recent corresponding military operations by the Korean People's Army are a clear answer of (North Korea) that the more persistently the enemies' provocative military moves continue, the more thoroughly and mercilessly the KPA will counter them, the General Staff of the Korean People's Army said in a statement carried by state

United States flies supersonic bomber amid joint drills against North Korea

At least one B-1B aircraft participated from the US side during the joint drills which culminated on Saturday, Al Jazeera reported citing South Korea's defence ministry

North Korea fires four missiles toward Yellow Sea, says South Korea

The North Korea's latest 'provocation' came on the last day of the extended large-scale combined air drills of the South Korea and the US

North Korea fires ballistic missiles into sea amid US-South Korea drills

South Korea's military says North Korea has fired four short-range ballistic missiles into the sea, adding to its barrage of weapons demonstrations this week that has raised tensions in the region. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said Saturday that the missiles flew around 130 kilometers (80 miles) toward the North's western sea. North Korea this week launched dozens of missiles into the sea, including an intercontinental ballistic missile that triggered evacuation warnings in northern Japan, and flew warplanes inside its territory. North Korea has described its military actions as an appropriate response to a combined U.S.-South Korea aerial drills, which it called a display of U.S. military confrontation hysteria. The United States flew two B-1B supersonic bombers on Saturday over South Korea on the final days of the joint drills, in a show of force meant to intimidate North Korea over its intensifying testing activity.

S Korea scrambles jets after detecting 180 N Korean warplanes in airspace

The North Korean aircraft flew north of the so-called tactical measure line, drawn to up 20 kilometres (12 miles) north of the Military Demarcation Line, South Korea's military said in a statement

US, South Korea jointly warn Pyongyang against nuclear weapons use

The US and South Korea jointly warned North Korea on on Thursday that use of any kind of nuclear weapon against Seoul or other regional allies would result in the end of Kim Jong Un's regime, as Pyongyang continued to rattle the peninsula with escalating missile tests. North Korea has launched more than two dozen missiles over the last two days in response to US-South Korean military exercises that began on Monday. The launches have sent South Koreans scrambling for shelter and further frayed the nerves of a population already mourning the loss of more than 150 people at a horrific Halloween crowd crush. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and South Korean Defence Minister Lee Jong-sup, after meeting on Thursday at the Pentagon, released a joint statement saying they strongly condemned North Korea's escalating military flexing, including ballistic missile test launches, multiple rocket launches and coastal artillery. Any use of nuclear weapons, including lower-yield tactical nuclear ...

Geopolitical situation a bigger worry for markets than rate hikes: Analysts

According to reports, North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile toward its eastern sea, the latest in a series of weapons tests that have raised tensions in the region

North Korea fires suspected ICBM, warns US against 'dangerous' choices

On Oct 4, North Korea launched a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years

US condemns North Korea's launch of intercontinental ballistic missile

This action underscores the need to implement North Korea's related UNSC resolutions, which are intended to prohibit the country from acquiring the technologies needed to carry out missile tests

North Korea fires over 20 missiles towards South Korean border: What now?

For days North Korean officials have raged over US-South Korean military drills, promising a violent response. That response came this week, when the North fired more than 20 missiles one of which splashed down near the South Korean sea border. It was a significant escalation in a year that has already seen the most North Korean missile test launches ever, and it raises an important question: How much further will they go? North Korea's playbook has traditionally been to continually ratchet up provocations until it gets US attention and can then negotiate for sanctions relief or other concessions from what it sees as a position of power. The bar for getting attention these days may be higher, with the United States focused on upcoming elections and Russia and the West consumed by the war in Ukraine. That could mean the North has to do more to get the reaction it wants but it also increases the possibility that Pyongyang could end up pushing South Korea too far. Already there is .

North Korea has test-fired another missile toward eastern sea: South Korea

South Korea's military says North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile toward its eastern sea, the latest in a series of weapons tests that have raised tensions in the region. Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff didn't immediately confirm what type of missile was fired Thursday or how far the weapon flew. The launch came a day after North Korea fired more than 20 missiles, the most it has fired in a single day ever. One of those missile flew in the direction of a populated South Korean island and landed near the rivals' tense sea border, triggering air raid sirens and forcing residents in Ulleung island to evacuate. South Korea quickly responded by launching its own missiles in the same border area. Wednesday's launches came hours after North Korea threatened to use nuclear weapons to get the US and South Korea to pay the most horrible price in history in protest of ongoing South Korean-US military drills that it views as a rehearsal for a potential invasion.