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Trump angers China, South Korea with new trade tariffs

Washington - Al Maghrib Today

President Donald Trump has approved steep tariffs on imports of solar panels and washing machines to protect US producers, triggering an outcry in China and South Korea and even protests at home. Seoul said Tuesday it planned to take the issue to the World Trade Organization while Beijing expressed "strong dissatisfaction". "Together with other WTO members, China will resolutely defendRead more

S. Korea's 'Peace Olympics' meet backlash at home

Seoul - Al Maghrib Today

South Korea's efforts to bring the North to its Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang next month are provoking a backlash among its own people, with accusations that Seoul risks turning the Games into a "Pyongyang Olympics". Many are fuming over what they see as exploitation of the South's own athletes for political purposes, and accusing President Moon Jae-In's government of makingRead more

South Korea in a swoon as megastar

Seoul - Al Maghrib Today

South Korea went into swoon mode Sunday -- at the feet of a party apparatchik from the North. Hyon Song-Wol is, however, no dourly-dressed, suit-wearing bureaucrat from the nuclear-armed nation, but the leader of Pyongyang's most popular girl band. Cameras followed her every move as the glamorous songstress swept through Seoul at the head of a North Korean delegation sentRead more

N. Korean arts delegation to visit South on Sunday

Seoul - Al Maghrib Today

North Korea has informed Seoul it will send a delegation on Sunday to prepare cultural performances during the Winter Olympics, the South's unification minister said, a day after Pyongyang abruptly cancelled the visit. The North had initially planned to send a seven-member advance team headed by the leader of a popular all-female Western-style band for a two-day visit from SaturdayRead more

S. Korea PM apologises for gaffe on unified team

Seoul - Al Maghrib Today

South Korea's prime minister apologised Friday for suggesting the country's women's ice hockey team had no chance of a medal at the Winter Olympics in an unsuccessful attempt to dampen criticism over a unified team with the North. The two Koreas agreed this week to field a unified women's ice hockey side at the Games, which begin in Pyeongchang nextRead more

Bitcoin bombs, cryptocoins crash

Paris - Al Maghrib Today

Bitcoin, the best known of hundreds of 'virtual' coins, slumped on Tuesday, January 16, to a 6-week low below $12,000 as analysts blamed a rush by various jurisdictions to regulate the sector. The final weeks of last year were marked by bitcoin mania as the unit topped $20,000, but it lost some 20% in Tuesday trading which saw most ofRead more

Koreas to hold talks on sending Northern art troupe to Olympics

Seoul - Al Maghrib Today

The two Koreas will hold talks next week to discuss the North's plan to send a performing art troupe to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, Seoul's unification ministry said Saturday. The North confirmed it would attend next month's Olympics in the South at a rare inter-Korean meeting last week, following months of tensions over its nuclear weapons programme. The ministry saidRead more

Koreas to hold talks on sending Northern art troupe to Olympics

Seoul - Al Maghrib Today

Olympic flame stops in Seoul

Seoul - Al Maghrib Today

Cheering crowds welcomed the Olympic flame to a freezing Seoul on Saturday, where the torch will be paraded for four days before making its way to Pyeongchang for the start of the Winter Games. The outlook for next month's sporting extravaganza has brightened since North Korea confirmed its participation, lifting security concerns over the South's nuclear-armed neighbour. The North hasRead more