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Posted inChip Wars

Amid tough US chip chat, S Koreans turn anti-China

by Andrew Salmon December 30, 2022January 23, 2023

SEOUL – South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol urged additional tax breaks for the domestic semiconductor industry as the nation’s flagship export sector reels from a perfect storm – one that continues to rise in intensity. The semiconductor super-cycle, which buoyed the Korean economy through the Covid-19 pandemic, turned south this summer as chip shortages turned […]

Posted inNorth-South Korea

Seoul vows double retaliation against North Korean drones

by Andrew Salmon December 28, 2022January 4, 2023
Posted inNorth-South Korea

Drones penetrate Korean DMZ in both directions

by Andrew Salmon December 27, 2022January 4, 2023
Posted inUkraine War

US, Japan allege North Korea sending arms to Russia

by Andrew Salmon December 23, 2022January 2, 2023
Posted inNorth-South Korea

Arms tests vs war drills ad infinitum in Korea

by Andrew Salmon December 22, 2022December 31, 2022
Posted inUkraine War

Ukraine war: ‘General Mud’ retreats, ‘Marshal Frost’ advances

by Andrew Salmon December 20, 2022December 27, 2022
Posted inJapan Defense

Japan plans to remilitarize at lightning speed

by Andrew Salmon December 16, 2022December 19, 2022
Posted inAnalysis

From chips to ships, South Korea and Vietnam cozy up

by Andrew Salmon December 15, 2022December 20, 2022
Posted inSouth Korea

S Korea living and dying by the chip supercycle

by Andrew Salmon December 13, 2022December 16, 2022
Posted inJapan Defense

Tokyo’s ‘counterstrike’ fist is sound, but lacks nuclear punch

by Andrew Salmon December 9, 2022December 15, 2022
Posted inNorth Korea

Phony artillery war between Koreas raises tensions – and questions

by Andrew Salmon December 6, 2022December 13, 2022
Posted inUkraine War

WWII’s Nazi ghosts haunt and torment Ukraine

by Andrew Salmon December 1, 2022December 10, 2022
Posted inBusiness trends, South Korea

Demographic time bomb ticking down on South Korea

by Andrew Salmon November 29, 2022December 10, 2022
Posted inSouth Korea

Brakes screeching on South Korea’s slowing economy

by Andrew Salmon November 25, 2022November 25, 2022
Posted inNorth Korea

North Korea: a female heir to Kim’s throne?

by Andrew Salmon November 24, 2022December 2, 2022
Posted inUkraine War

Russia retreats from Kherson at its utmost peril

by Andrew Salmon November 11, 2022November 17, 2022
Posted inNorth Korea

The enduring power of the Kimdom

by Andrew Salmon November 10, 2022November 16, 2022
Posted inSouth Korea

Korean winter of discontent descends on Yoon

by Andrew Salmon November 7, 2022November 12, 2022
Posted inNorth-South Korea

Kinetic Korea: missile tests, war drills and Kim’s dead hand

by Andrew Salmon November 3, 2022November 10, 2022
Posted inSouth Korea

Korea’s Halloween tragedy points to systemic black holes

by Andrew Salmon November 1, 2022November 5, 2022

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