19 to 29 minutes’ commute: Woking Homes within a 19 to 29-minute journey in the south west quadrant outside the capital typically cost £671,716. Effectively, an average season ticket price of £3,374 saves you £132,729 on inner London house prices. The priciest place to live in this zone is the Surrey town of Esher, where homes cost £828,149 […]
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Kim Yo Jong bolsters military credentials leading charge on South
TOKYO — Just two years ago, Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, won many hearts at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics with her smile diplomacy. South Korean progressives, who had applauded her as a “messenger of peace” back then, are devastated by the recent turn of events. […]
South Korea’s SK mass-produces Japan-grade etching gas
SEOUL — South Korea’s SK Materials has begun mass production of a crucial chipmaking gas at a purity level nearly on par with Japanese-made offerings subject to export restrictions by Tokyo, the company said Wednesday. A plant in the South Korean city of Yeongju will produce 15 tons of etching gas per year. […]
North and South Korea border tensions: Seven things to know
SEOUL — Just over two years since the leaders of the two Koreas shook hands over the demarcation line that has separated the countries for decades, tensions on the peninsula are escalating rapidly. In recent days, North Korea has destroyed an inter-Korea liaison office on its side of the border […]
South Korea vows to retaliate against any North military action
SEOUL — South Korea vowed Wednesday to retaliate against any North Korea military action after Pyongyang threatened to send troops into border areas. “The North will pay the price for any military actions,” Major General Jeon Dong-jin of South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff told reporters. “We are monitoring North […]
North Korea destroys Kaesong joint liaison office with South
SEOUL — North Korea demolished the two Koreas’ joint liaison office in the border city of Kaesong on Tuesday, in a further blow to South Korea President Moon Jae-in’s drive for reconciliation between the two countries that are still technically at war. The escalation comes amid stalled denuclearization negotiations between […]
Kim Jong Un’s sister hints at military action against South Korea
SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister Kim Yo Jong issued a statement Saturday warning that Pyongyang would demolish the “useless” inter-Korean liaison office in the border town of Kaesong. “Before long, a tragic scene of the useless north-south joint liaison office completely collapsed would be seen,” she […]
North Korea brands South ‘enemy’ as domestic woes mount
SEOUL — North Korean state media claimed this week that “the whole country is ablaze with fury” over a few small but determined groups of South Korean activists who fly anti-Pyongyang leaflets over the two Koreas’ shared border. The message signaled an end to two years of rapprochement with South […]
Coronavirus latest: New clusters vex South Korea’s precautions
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Global cases have reached 7,440,350, according to Johns Hopkins University. The worldwide death toll has hit 459,621. To see how the disease has spread, view our virus tracker charts: […]
Coronavirus latest: South Korea’s export jump raises recovery hopes
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Global cases have reached 7,350,698, according to Johns Hopkins University. The worldwide death toll has hit 415,277. To see how the disease has spread, view our virus tracker charts: […]