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South Korea's Kospi touched a record high for the second straight day on Friday, powered by a rally among insurance stocks and defense players.
Former President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty on Thursday of leading an insurrection with his short-lived imposition of martial law in 2024.
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Exclusive: South Korea rejects US.-Japan drills, protests US after standoff
The South Korean government rejected a U.S.-proposed trilateral air exercise involving South Korea, the U.S., and Japan, and it was revealed on the 20th that the U.S. and Japan conducted joint training in the East Sea and the East China Sea on the 16th and 18th.
China scrambled aircraft on Wednesday after about 10 US jets took off from an airbase in South Korea for planned drills, having reportedly shared their flight plan ahead of the exercise, Yonhap reported, citing military sources.
US and Chinese fighter jets briefly faced off above waters near the Korean Peninsula this week, Yonhap News reported, marking a rare confrontation in that area between the two superpowers.
By Aadi Nair CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Rachel Homan's Canada beat South Korea 10-7 on Thursday to book their spot in the semi-finals of the women's curling competition at the Winter Olympics,