South Korea's acting President Choi Sang-mok on Tuesday said his government would seek talks with the U.S. administration about Washington's 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium imports to reflect the interests of its companies.

South Korea’s top economic think tank on Tuesday slashed its growth forecast for the country’s economy for the second time in four months, expressing concern about the potential impact of U.S.

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North Korea could "additionally supply troops, weapons and ammunition going forward", said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

North Korea could “additionally supply troops, weapons and ammunition going forward”, said the official. Read more at straitstimes.com.

North Korea has supplied Russia with 200 long-range artillery pieces and could send even more troops and weapons to aid Moscow’s war in Ukraine, South Korea’s defense ministry warned on February 11. The development was reported by to Yonhap News Agency.

A South Korean court on Tuesday acquitted HSBC on charges of violating the country's short-selling rules, a court official said. The Hong Kong unit of the bank was charged with illegal short-selling worth nearly 16 billion won ($11.

The South Korean legal system discharged HSBC Holdings Plc of all the charges that it made in relation to illegal short selling.

HSBC, the Hong Kong-based banking unit, was cleared of charges related to violation of short-selling rules in South Korea, as per a court official on Tuesday.