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Foton launches production of Tunland pickup in South Africa
Chinese state-owned automaker Beiqi Foton Motor Company (Foton) has launched local assembly of its Tunland pickup truck in South Africa,…
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South Africa says ICJ genocide case will continue despite Gaza ceasefire
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Gaza ceasefire will not affect his country’s genocide case against Israel at the…
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Forty-two killed as bus crashes on South Africa mountain pass
Forty-two Zimbabwean and Malawian nationals have died after a bus taking them home overturned on a South African road, authorities have…
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South Africa debates changing name of world-famous Kruger park
South Africa's world-famous Kruger National Park could become known by a new name if some local politicians have their way. The vast…
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South Korean City Has Seized Crypto from 200+ Residents Over Unpaid Tax Bills
Cheongju, the capital and largest city of South Korea’s North Chungcheong Province, says it has seized crypto from 203 residents since…
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South Africa police uncover $20m crystal meth lab
South African police say they have dismantled a crystal methamphetamine laboratory, with drugs worth $20m (£15m), discovered on a farm in…
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Coca-Cola bottler ‘plans plant closures in South Africa with 600 jobs at risk’
Bottling group Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) is reportedly planning to close two factories in a move that could lead to more…
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Fears balloon of a return to civil war in South Sudan over treason trial
Fears that South Sudan - the world's youngest nation - could plunge into a new civil war have intensified after the party of suspended…
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South African rapist loses bid to block Netflix film about his life
Convicted South African rapist Thabo Bester has lost a court bid to block Netflix from broadcasting a documentary about his life -…
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South Korea Warns U.S. As Fallout From Massive Hyundai Raid Continues
But Lutnick’s perpetual growth promises have historically not panned out. Americans still weren’t feeling the boon of Trump’s plan by…
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South Sudan vice-president charged with murder and treason
South Sudan's First Vice-President Riek Machar has been charged with murder, treason and crimes against humanity in a move that some fear…
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South African court rules that men can take wife's surname
South Africa's highest court has ruled that husbands can take the surname of their wives, overturning a law that barred them from doing…
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South Korea Lifts Ban on VC Funding for Crypto Companies
South Korean cryptoasset-related companies can now apply for venture capital (VC) funding after Seoul abolished a seven-year-old ban. The…
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South Korea says it has a deal for release of those caught in Hyundai Georgia raid
SEOUL — South Korea says the U.S. has agreed to release the hundreds of Koreans caught in the largest-ever immigration raid last week.…
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US immigration agents arrest hundreds at Hyundai plant, mostly South Koreans
[ATLANTA/WASHINGTON/SEOUL] Hundreds of workers at a Hyundai Motor car battery facility under construction in Georgia were detained in a…
Politics
South Korea Is Pissed at Trump After Massive ICE Raid
The confused and badly failing Democrat Party did nothing about Jeffrey Epstein while he was alive except befriend him, socialize with…
Politics
South Korea president charmed Trump. Is it too early to declare a win?
SEOUL — The first summit between South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and President Trump was a picture of easy chumminess. On Monday, the…
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70 new food items each week? South Korea is the convenience store capital of the world
SEOUL — In many parts of the world, convenience stores are the shops of last resort: cigarettes, sodas and laundry detergent. But in South…
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Survivors of South Africa's horrifying building blaze feel abandoned two years on
Blackened by soot, the gutted and derelict remains of South Africa's infamous Usindiso building in central Johannesburg are an…
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South Korean Central Bank Wants to Use CBDC to Pay $79.3B Worth of Gov’t Subsidies
The Governor of the South Korean Central Bank says Seoul is planning to use its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) to pay over 110…
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South Korea keeps rates unchanged as debt risks grow
South Korea’s central bank held policy interest rates steady for a second straight review on Thursday, amid concerns about financial…
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South Korea bets US$150 billion on reviving troubled US shipbuilding to woo Trump
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung is leaning on promises to “Make America Shipbuilding Great Again” during his first official US trip,…
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South African MP opens fire to fend off attack during attempted hijacking
A prominent South African MP fired shots to fend off a violent attack by a gang on him and two of his colleagues in Cape Town. Ian Cameron…
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India's Tata Motors returns to South African car market after six years
India’s Tata Motors returned to South Africa’s passenger vehicles market after a six-year absence, launching three ranges of SUVs and an…