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North Koreans have 'vanished' after China repatriated them to North Korea. Seoul-based rights group Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG) has expressed apprehension that these people are likely to face imprisonment and abuse at the hands of authorities. No communication has been established with the North Koreans since they were forcefully returned by China in October last year. Their identities are also unknown, though about 70% of them are women.

₹1.84 trillion in FY23. The consolidated order book is at ₹8.8 trillion, led by large hydrocarbon-related projects abroad and strong capex from the industrial sector as well as GCC-related projects. The International business is growing at more than 24% year-on-year.

A pillar of Ethereum’s original vision was decentralization—the idea that its blockchain would operate outside constraints from centralized entities like governments and corporations. Recent data indicates this ideology is being tested, however, as key Ethereum players increasingly censor transactions linked to US sanctions.

Media Partners Asia reveals that South Korea's subscription video market expanded by over 700,000 in Q3, surpassing 19 million. The report, titled «Online Video in Korea,» highlights Disney+ as the fastest-growing platform during this period, with approximately two million subscribers.

The presence of U.S. military bases on the Japanese island of Okinawa, regularly used by Canadian Armed Forces members, is coming under criticism from locals who are Indigenous to those lands.

Kim Jong Un made an impassioned plea to the women of his country to have more children and raise them as communists. During the Fifth National Conference of Mothers in Pyongyang, Kim Jong Un stressed the need to reverse the declining birth rates in the country.

South Korean crypto traders are emerging as key influencers in driving Bitcoin price up by over 50%, reaching its highest price level in two years.

North Korea's Kim Jong Un's satellite snaps White House, Pentagon As per United Nations data, the average number of children being born in North Korea by a mother stood at 1.8 as of 2023 amid an extended fall in birth in recent decades. The figure remains higher than North Korea's neighbours which are also witnessing a downward trend.

GTA 6 trailer has arrived, giving fans who have eagerly awaited each new update to their favourite open-world gaming franchise something to look forward to. Such is the hype surrounding the Grand Theft Auto series that the GTA 6 trailer has been viewed over 90 million times in the 24 hours since it went live. Notably, the GTA 6 trailer has now become the most viewed non-music video, easily overtaking the previous record set by YouTuber Mr Beast.

A Spanish fugitive wanted by the FBI for his role in providing blockchain services to North Korea has been arrested, according to a statement from the National Police of Spain.

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Netflix has just released a tantalizing trailer for the much-anticipated finale of Squid Game: The Challenge, promising a showdown among the final three contestants—Player 287/Mai, Player 451/Phill, and Player 16/Sam. Out of the initial 456 participants, these three remain, eagerly competing for the grand prize of $4.56 million. As the inaugural season of this reality TV sensation draws to a close, viewers are on the edge of their seats, awaiting the culmination of this intense battle of wits and strategy.

South Korea has launched its first military spy satellite, a little over a week after rival North Korea claimed to put its own spy satellite into orbit for the first time

Americans could have a harder time finding electric vehicles that qualify for a full $7,500 federal tax credit under new rules being proposed

Hyundai has not disclosed the precise date of the price revision or the extent of the hike for its models. Hyundai Motor is gearing up for another round of price increases, just months after the implementation of its last hike in August of this year. The prices of models such as Venue, Verna, and Tucson were raised by up to ₹48,000 during the previous adjustment.

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North Korea has begun reconnaissance satellite operations, state news agency KCNA said on Sunday, after the country launched its first military spy satellite last month in a move that drew new sanctions from the U.S. and its allies. The new satellite operations office at the Pyongyang General Control Centre of the National Aerospace Technology Administration (NATA), started to discharge its mission on Saturday and will report acquired information to the reconnaissance bureau at the army and other major units, KCNA said. North Korea says it successfully launched its first military spy satellite on Nov.

US-North Korea ties plummeted further on Saturday after Pyongyang threatened Washington with retaliatory action if its spy satellite is attacked. In a hard-hitting statement, it has warned the US that any attack on its spy satellite will be considered a «declaration of war». The Defense Ministry said North Korea would consider taking «responsive action measures» for self-defense to undermine or destroy the viability of the US spy satellites. An unnamed ministry spokesman told journalists, «The U.S. Space Force's deplorable hostility toward the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s reconnaissance satellite can never be overlooked as it is just a challenge to the sovereignty of the DPRK, and more exactly, a declaration of war against it.»

Though the growth rate moderated when compared with the previous few months, in terms of absolute numbers, passenger vehicle wholesales last month were the best-ever for November in the domestic automobile industry. According to industry estimates, about 335,354 cars, sedans and utility vehicles were dispatched from factories to dealerships last month, an increase of 3.9% over 322,600 units sold in the same period last year. Industry numbers were supported by market leaders Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai Motor India which reported a growth of 1.3% (134,158 units) and 3.1% (49,451 units), respectively last month. Shashank Srivastava, senior executive officer (marketing and sales) at Maruti Suzuki said, “This is the 11th straight month that the industry has reported best-ever sales for the month. Better availability of vehicles with the easing of the semiconductor shortage helped boost sales in the festive period in the first two weeks of last month.” For the whole month, demand at Maruti Suzuki remained healthy with bookings increasing by 7%, he said.

WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) -The United States on Thursday targeted North Korea with fresh sanctions after its launch of a spy satellite last week, designating foreign-based agents it accused of facilitating sanctions evasion to gather revenue and technology for its weapons of mass destruction program.

Dozens of South Korean and U.S. combat engineers build a pontoon bridge to ferry tanks and armored vehicles across the water, all within easy range of North Korean artillery. For seven decades, the allies have staged annual drills like this recent one to deter aggression from North Korea, whose 1950 surprise invasion of South Korea started a war that has technically yet to end. The alliance with the United States has allowed South Korea to build a powerful democracy, its citizens confident that Washington would protect them if Pyongyang ever acted on its dream of unifying the Korean Peninsula under its own rule. Until now.