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Chinese K-pop Singers Openly Protest South China Sea Ruling

SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Chinese members of South Korean girl groups protested on social media platforms against the international court’s South China Sea ruling. Victoria, a K-pop girl group f(x) member of S.M. Entertainment, posted a map that includes the South China Sea in Chinese territory on her Instagram and Weibo accounts Tuesday. [...]

SK Innovation Partners with CNOOC for Oil Exploration in South China Sea

SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top oil refiner SK Innovation Co. said Wednesday it will partner with the state-run China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) to conduct oil and gas exploration in two blocks in the South China Sea, tapping the region for the first time. The blocks owned by China’s largest [...]