South Korea news
Today's top stories in South Korea's press, ranked by how many outlets and countries independently ran each one.
- (2nd LD) Questions arise over possible communication gap between allies after U.S. drone incident (3 outlets)
- Tax revenue up 5.5 tln won in June on higher incomes, property market (3 outlets)
- Gov't mulls easing 52-hour workweek rule for Gwangju's semiconductor cluster (2 outlets)
- Unionized workers at No. 1 internet-only Kakao Bank stage 1-day strike (2 outlets)
- S. Korea revises supplier code system to boost defense bids in U.S. (2 outlets)
- PPP calls on defense minister to step down over mix-up of U.S. military drone as enemy threat (2 outlets)
- Army's special warfare command conducts maritime infiltration drills (2 outlets)
- (LEAD) Seoul shares start 13 pct higher on U.S. tech gains driven by Microsoft's strong earnings (3 outlets)
- State arms agency, Hanwha Ocean ink final deal for 7.8 tln-won Navy destroyer project (2 outlets)
- N. Korean economy grows over 3 pct for 3rd consecutive year in 2025: BOK (2 outlets)
- (3rd LD) Industrial output posts sharpest growth in 6 yrs in June on cars, chips (3 outlets)
- Lee says S. Korea, Chile can create synergy on critical minerals, defense industry (3 outlets)
- S. Korea, Japan maintaining close coordination: senior financial official (2 outlets)
- Seoul shares up nearly 13 pct late Fri. morning on tech boost (2 outlets)
- Lee arrives in Buenos Aires for summit with Argentine President Milei (2 outlets)
- Customs agency seizes 2.1 tons of drugs in global operation with Asia-Pacific partners (2 outlets)
- At least 34 killed in coal mine blast in southern Pakistan: provincial disaster (2 outlets)
- Late U.S. captain named Korean War hero of August (2 outlets)
- Woman referred to prosecution over blockade of vote counting center (2 outlets)
- Seoul shares surge record 18 pct to reclaim 6,500-point level on chip rally