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US Adds South Korea to Foreign-Exchange Monitoring Watchlist

The US Treasury added South Korea to a “monitoring list” for foreign-exchange practices that continues to include Japan and Germany, and reiterated its criticism of China’s lack of transparency with regard to managing its currency. In its semiannual foreign-exchange report released Thursday, the Treasury Department also concluded that “no major US trading partner manipulated the […]

North Korean GPS manipulation disrupted dozens of planes and vessels, South Korea says

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military said North Korea disrupted GPS signals from border areas for the second-straight day on Saturday, affecting an unspecified number of flights and vessel operations. Tensions between the rival Koreas have escalated as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un flaunts his advancing nuclear and missile program and engages […]

Pro-Russia Hackers Ramp Up Cyber Attacks on South Korea, Presidential Office Says – The Moscow Times

Pro-Russia hacking groups have ramped up attacks against South Korea amid North Korean troop deployments in Russia, South Korea’s presidential office said Friday. Authorities in Seoul said they have convened an emergency meeting due to recent attacks targeting some government and private websites. No major damage has been reported, aside from temporary outages, South Korea’s […]