President Lee had vowed to mend ties with Pyongyang, halting anti-North propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts and banning leaflet balloons. But the efforts were rejected.
The supreme court's verdict permanently removes a long-running legal distraction for Jay Y Lee as Samsung catches up in a global race to develop cutting-edge AI chips.
Appointed by South Korean President Lee, the move is seen as part of Seoul's broader diplomatic outreach effort to strengthen ties with key global partners.
During South Korean NSA's visit to the US, Trump sent a letter to President Lee, stating that US will begin imposing 25% tariffs on all South Korean imports starting 1 Aug.
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol returned to jail as prosecutors secured a new detention warrant after Yoon was released 4 months ago on technical grounds.
US President sent out letters to a number of countries Monday, threatening to impose additional tariffs by 1 August, if they do not complete negotiations for a trade deal.
'Detention request is related to allegations of abuse of power and obstruction of justice,' the statement from the special counsel of prosecutors investigating the martial law coup said.
For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.
The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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