Tag: Korea
North Korea and Kim Jong Un’s nuclear escalation, explained
Tensions on the Korean Peninsula are at the highest in years after an unprecedented year of missile launches on the part of North Korea — and a mor [...]
Ex-Bithumb Chairman Acquitted in South Korea $100M Crypto Exchange Fraud Trial: Report
Prosecutors in South Korea were seeking an eight-year prison sentence for Lee Jung-hoon, who was acquitted in the first court hearing.
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North Korea reportedly fires ballistic missile
I guess it's just a Christmas reminder from Kim that they are still an outside risk to be mindful about as we look towards next year. For some context [...]
White House Says North Korea Is Delivering Arms to Russia’s Wagner Group
The paramilitary group has played a central role in Russia’s efforts to storm the city of Bakhmut in Donetsk Province, which borders Luhansk.
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South Korea pension fund opens up FX hedging limit to maximum 10%
SEOUL : South Korea's mammoth National Pension Fund (NPS) will hedge foreign exchange risks for up to 10 per cent of its overseas investment compa [...]
S Korea central bank to closely monitor FX rates, capital flows
SEOUL : South Korea's central bank said on Thursday it will closely monitor local financial and foreign exchange markets and take stabilisation me [...]
South Korea November exports have plunged, -14% y/y (expected -11%)
Terrible export data from South Korea for November, worse than expect. Exports -14% y/yexpected -11%, prior -5.7%exports to China collapsed to +25.5% [...]
South Korea issues arrest warrant for Do Kwon’s former colleagues
Amid the ongoing manhunt for Terraform Labs co-founder and CEO Do Kwon, South Korean authorities have spread out their investigations to target other [...]
South Korea investigates crypto exchanges for listing native tokens
Native cryptocurrencies turned out to be the biggest factor contributing to the demise of numerous exchanges and ecosystems this year, most recently d [...]
South Korea seizes $104M from Terra co-founder suspecting unfair profits
While crypto exchange FTX stole the limelight from other fallen ecosystems, South Korean authorities continue their efforts to bring closure to the vi [...]
Is North Korea open to travelers? No, but it may also depend on China
In 2008, the national anthems of both North Korea and the United States resonated throughout the East Pyongyang Grand Theatre — echoing hopes of a tha [...]
US Treasury redesignates Tornado Cash sanctions, citing North Korea nuclear weapons program
The United States Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Asset Control, or OFAC, has amended the sanctions on cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash in ad [...]
Royalty-enforcing NFTs a ‘new asset class,’ South Korea buys NFTs with CBDC, and more
Royalty enforcing NFTs to be a ‘new asset class’: Magic Eden CEOJack Lu, the CEO of Solana-based nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace Magic Eden has fl [...]
Bank of Korea Tested NFT Trading, Remittances With CBDC: Report
The central bank has completed a 10-month-long experiment of a digital South Korean won.
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N. Korea fires more missiles as US flies bombers over South – Forex Factory
N. Korea fires more missiles as US flies bombers over South Forex Factory
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