Web Stories Wednesday, April 30

SEOUL: Around 600 North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia against Ukraine have been killed and thousands more wounded, a Seoul lawmaker said on Wednesday (Apr 30), after Pyongyang officially confirmed deploying troops to aid Moscow. “So far, North Korean troop casualties are estimated at around 4,700, including approximately 600 deaths,” MP Lee Seong-kweun, a member of parliament’s intelligence committee, told reporters after a briefing by the country’s spy agency. North Korea confirmed for the first…

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HEADACHE MINERALS So let’s rebrand the conundrum – let’s talk about headache minerals rather than critical minerals. The problem? That doesn’t sound nearly as sexy. Obviously, if one is in the business of getting read and building a brand, as think tanks and lobbyists are, the very worst possible headline…

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SEOUL :South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution (LGES) on Wednesday posted a 138 per cent rise in first-quarter profit, as favourable foreign exchange rates helped cushion the impact of slowing electric vehicle sales growth in major overseas markets.LGES, whose customers include Tesla, General Motors and Hyundai Motor, reported operating…

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