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SEOUL — At least eight people died in and around Seoul overnight, South Korean authorities said on Tuesday, after torrential rain knocked out power,

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South Korea's communication watchdog, the Korea Communications Commission (KCC), said Tuesday it will investigate Apple and Google over potential violations ...

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Heavy rain with thunder and lightning battering South Korea's central areas continued for two straight days causing casualties and more damage.

"Cars and buses were submerged in the flood so I had to park my car on a relatively safe side of the road and walk home. Thousands of vehicles were submerged in Seoul on Monday night, forcing drivers to abandon their cars on the flooded road to get home. President Yoon Suk-yeol ordered officials during an emergency meeting Tuesday to "respond all-out with a sense of alertness." "The subway station was full of dirt. Gangnam district, well known for its posh streets and office buildings, was hit aggressively by the rain due to its topographical traits. The heavy rain that poured after 6 p.m. Monday was especially harsh on people commuting from work to their homes.

South Korea's telecommunications regulator said on Tuesday it plans to launch an investigation into app store operators such as Apple Inc , Alphabet's ...

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Flash floods create chaotic scenes in Seoul, while North Korea dumps surprise floodwaters downstream.

- SHEIN:SHEIN coupon code - 15% off You may cancel your subscription at anytime by calling Customer Service. Water levels near one border-area bridge rose to nearly 17 feet Monday afternoon, or six times higher than normal, South Korean officials said.

App Store operators Apple, Google, and One Store, will be probed by South Korea regulators following suspicions of all three breaking the law.

"As we have at each stage of this process, we'll continue to cooperate with the KCC." The new law affects the control Apple, Google, and locally-known One Store have over their app stores, specifically regarding in-app payment processes. Without detailing its accusations, the KCC says it believes all three companies may be in violation.

Apple is set to face an investigation in South Korea over claims it may have breach new laws over in-app payments.

This has been positioned by some, such as Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, as a way to circumvent Apple's App Store fees of up to 30%. In reality, the company is charging 27% on alternative payments, retaining its right to collect commission on all transactions made by its platforms. The laws and dispute concern the same pain points raised by Epic Games in Apple's major App Store legal battle last year. The court that ruled against Epic Games last year also forced it to pay some $6 million to Apple in "lost" commission that wasn't paid when Epic Games broke the App Store's rules.

South Korea's leading offshore and marine players Samsung Heavy Industries, Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) and Daewoo Shipbuilding ...

This was an improvement from the operating loss of 437.9 billion won in the second quarter of 2021. Samsung posted a second-quarter net loss of 39.1 billion won ($300,814), with an operating loss of 255.8 billion won for the three months to 30 June.

At least eight people were killed in Seoul on Monday after record downpours flooded homes, roads and subway stations in the South Korean capital, ...

As of Tuesday morning, authorities were still working to reopen the stations. The city recorded 141.5 millimeters (5.57 inches) of rain per hour -- the highest rate since authorities began keeping records. Heavy rain is expected to continue on Tuesday, with up to 100 millimeters (3.9 inches) of rain per hour in some regions, according to the country's Meteorology Administration.

No Filipino has been affected by the worst downpour in decades in Seoul and its nearby areas in South Korea, the DFA said on Tuesday evening.

“As of now, no reported Filipino affected by the floods in Central Seoul and surrounding areas like Incheon and Gyeonggi,” DFA spokesperson Ma. Teresita Daza told reporters in a message. MANILA, Philippines — No Filipino has been affected by the worst downpour in decades in Seoul and its nearby areas in South Korea, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Tuesday evening. No Filipino affected by record downpour in South Korea — DFA

There were no Filipino casualties reported after record-breaking rains caused severe flooding in South Korea, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.

South Korean Authorities on Tuesday said at least seven people were dead and seven more were missing after subway stations and major roads were affected in the South Korean capital Seoul due to massive flooding. There were no Filipino casualties reported after record-breaking rains caused severe flooding in South Korea, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. No Filipino casualties reported amid South Korea flooding –DFA

At least nine people have been killed after nearly 16 inches of rain led to historic flooding in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, and forecasters warn an ...

The Korea Herald reports that the Korea Meteorological Administration is warning people to prepare for additional damage and destruction from the additional rainfall and likely flooding in the Seoul area, and urges people to pay attention to local reports and follow guidance from local officials. The Korea Herald reports that hundreds of people have lost their homes in the flooding, and hundreds more have been forced to evacuate and seek higher ground after rivers and streams overflowed their banks, pouring water onto local streets and highways in the city. The Korea Herald reports that hundreds of people have lost their homes in the flooding, and hundreds more have been forced to evacuate and seek higher ground after rivers and streams overflowed their banks.

Warsaw's purchase of an estimated $15-20 billion worth of tanks, artillery and fighter jets will deepen Seoul's ties with NATO countries and cause concern ...

The weapons included in the deal are estimated to total $15-20 billion, which is over double the $7.1 billion worth of arms South Korea sold in all of 2021. Poland says it plans to use the South Korean weapons to resupply its own stockpiles after providing arms to Ukraine to fight Russia. ... South Korea's record arms sale to Poland will cement its standing as a middle power arms dealer, deepen its ties with NATO countries and cause concern with China and North Korea. On July 27, Poland signed a deal to purchase tanks, pieces of artillery and fighter jets from South Korea, marking the biggest-ever arms export in South Korean history.

Some of the heaviest rain in decades swamped South Korea's capital region, turning streets into car-clogged rivers and sending floods cascading into subway ...

It said around 4 to 14 inches of additional rain was expected across the capital region through Thursday. Rainstorms also pounded North Korea, where authorities issued heavy rain warnings for the southern and western parts of the country. More than 18 inches of rain was measured in Seoul's hardest-hit Dongjak district from Monday to Tuesday evening. Commuters evacuated as water cascaded down the stairs of the Isu subway station like a waterfall. Deserted cars and buses were scattered across streets as the water receded on Tuesday. Workers cleared uprooted trees, mud and debris with excavators and blocked off broken roads. Some of the heaviest rain in decades swamped South Korea's capital region, turning Seoul's streets into car-clogged rivers and sending floods cascading into subway stations.

Torrential rains on Monday and Tuesday have slammed Seoul and neighbouring provinces, killing at least nine people and damaging about 3,000 homes and private ...

Experts described it as the worst storm South Korea’s capital has suffered since 1942. While heavy rainfall often hits Seoul in the summer months, “such sharp increase in precipitation and frequent torrential rains cannot be explained without the big trend of climate change,” a KMA official told Reuters. “This phenomenon is seen occurring more often due to climate change that has resulted in a prolonged summer.” It is the worst storm to hit Seoul in nearly a century.

South Korea's population decline is following the U.N.'s most negative projections, with major implications for the country's economic future.

Over time, the sustained decline in the working age population will continue to weigh on economic growth. Prior to the pandemic, the IMF estimated that South Korea could add 7 percent to its GDP if it could increase its female labor force participation rate to that of males by 2035. Sticking with the low variant, which most closely reflects South Korea’s current trends, the 2019 estimate projected South Korea’s population to decline to 37.54 million by 2060 and to be only 19.2 million by 2100. From the perspective of South Korea’s economy, the most significant factor will be the aging of the population, which will result in the continued decline in the working age population, those aged 15-64. It will also place pressure on the national security, as there will be fewer young males for South Korea’s conscription-based military. Between now and 2050, Statistics Korea expects the working age population will decline from 37.38 million in 2020 to 24.19 million in 2050. The new low variant estimate suggests that the population will decline to 47.18 million in 2040. The new estimate, however, projects the population to decline to 36.64 million by 2060 and just 15.63 million in 2100 – less than a third of South Korea’s population as of 2021. Based on that estimate, the population will decline to 47.34 million in 2040. The decline in population has implications for South Korea’s economic future, which have been likely worsened by the pandemic. The United Nations last did population estimates in 2019. Based on current trends, Statistics Korea estimates that senior citizens will account for 30 percent of the population in 2036 and 40 percent by 2051.

SEOUL, South Korea -- Cleanup and recovery efforts gained pace in South Korea's greater capital region Wednesday as skies cleared after two days of ...

Landslide warnings were issued in more than 30 cities and towns across the country, The military has separately deployed around 1,300 troops, some of whom were seen cleaning debris and salvaging furniture at flooded neighborhoods in southern Seoul. The nine people who died included four who drowned in their homes in Seoul.

Torrential rains that have slammed South Korea's capital, Seoul, diminished on Wednesday after killing at least nine people and damaging about 2800 homes ...

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol will preside over a meeting at 10 a.m. on Wednesday to discuss damage and countermeasures against flooding. In neighbouring Yangpyeong County, total rainfall hit 532.5 mm. Most highways and subway lines had been cleared by Wednesday.

At least nine people killed and thousands of homes damaged after South Korean capital hit by heaviest rain in a century.

The authorities there had put in place ahead of these summer floods, special drainage to deal with the excess amount of water and they were very confident of being able to deal with these floods, able to handle up to 80mm of water per hour. The agency predicted that rainfall would gradually subside in many parts of the greater Seoul area and Gangwon province. Now that is an awful lot of water, clearly that is still not enough,” he said. “The clean-up operation is continuing across Seoul, and also in the surrounding province,” Al Jazeera’s Rob McBride said from the capital. Most highways and metro lines had been cleared by Wednesday. “After these unprecedented rains, streets, roads turned into rivers, vehicles were swept away and sadly, lives were lost.

During a disaster response meeting Wednesday, President Yoon apologised on behalf of the government over the deaths and disruption caused by the heavy rains. He ...

In neighbouring Yangpyeong County, total rainfall hit 532.5mm. Advertisement The military has separately deployed around 1,300 troops, some of whom were seen cleaning debris and salvaging furniture in flooded neighbourhoods in southern Seoul. Advertisement During a disaster response meeting Wednesday, President Yoon apologised on behalf of the government over the deaths and disruption caused by the heavy rains. Advertisement

SEOUL, South Korea — At least nine people were killed and seven others missing in South Korea after record downpours flooded major roads, metro stations and ...

Yoon’s approval rating has plummeted to just 24 percent since he took office in May, according to the latest Gallup Korea poll. At a separate government meeting, he told officials to pay special attention to the most vulnerable. Among the nine victims, three died while trapped in their flooded semi-basement apartment, known as a banjiha, according to the ministry.

Ukraine war raises interest in Korean weapons suppliers to help upgrade aging Eastern European ordnance. By Jung Min-ho ...

The other European countries will watch ROK's performance with Poland, and that will affect whether they do or do not consider the ROK as a potential weapons source," Bennett said. According to a recent report by the Export-Import Bank of Korea, the nation's arms exports reached a record high of more than 7 billion dollars last year. "This was a clever strategy developed by the ROK many years ago, and it is now paying off." "Korea's challenge will be whether it can provide weapons on time to Poland and provide superior maintenance and logistical support. If so, new opportunities could arise, when other major arms exporters such as Germany face production limits as they try to beef up their defense capabilities significantly following the nearby war. "By producing and selling these weapons, the ROK brings down the price that it pays for the ROK military to acquire these weapons because the more that are made, the lower the unit cost," Bennett said.

Fifty more deaths were confirmed from the pandemic in South Korea, bringing the death toll to 25,382. Currently the total fatality rate stands at 0.12 percent.

Currently the total fatality rate stands at 0.12 percent. The latest number of infected people who were in a serious condition stood at 402, up by 38 from the previous day. For the past week, the daily average number of confirmed cases was 113,400.