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Art
Samsung family’s Korean art collection sees light of day in world tour
Joseon-era treasures and modern paintings feature in Korean Treasures: Collected, Cherished, Shared, which has made its first stop in the US.
1 Feb 2026 - 3:15PM
China travel
China’s visa-free waivers spark Korean travel boom, underpin tourism revival
1 Feb 2026 - 8:30AM
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South Korea
SKY’s the limit: behind push to end academic elitism in South Korean hiring
1 Feb 2026 - 8:00AM
Tourism
Sit still and listen: inside Renaissance, a musical time capsule in Seoul
Renaissance, the classical music salon at the Arts Council Korea Artist House is packed with vintage vibes and digitised classical records.
31 Jan 2026 - 5:15PM
South Korea
Why South Korea’s Gen Z steer towards bus driving as job market shifts
Bus driver licenses for people in their 20s and 30s rose 43 per cent in three years, driven by better pay, job security, and changing attitudes.
29 Jan 2026 - 6:14PM
South Korea
Jewellery store heists sweep South Korea amid soaring gold prices
Teenagers and adults are stealing gold to convert it into cash, with one robbery turning fatal in Bucheon.
30 Jan 2026 - 11:56AM
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‘Poisoned chalice’: Seoul’s ‘metropolitan visa’ for foreign labour faces backlash
Debate grows whether the visa helps rival China’s dominance or is a dangerous fix for wage-driven shortages in the shipbuilding sector.
28 Jan 2026 - 5:18PM
North Korea
North Korea fires ballistic missiles as US signals defence shift
As the Trump administration seeks to focus on the US homeland, it is urging South Korea to take the primary role in deterring Pyongyang.
28 Jan 2026 - 4:07AM
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South Korea tariff hike: is Trump ‘sending message’ to US court ahead of ruling?
Trump’s message appears more focused on pushing through the US-South Korean trade bill than on permanently raising tariffs, analysts say.
27 Jan 2026 - 7:50PM
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US-China trade war
Trump raises tariffs on South Korea as country ‘is not living up’ to trade deal
South Korea’s tariffs had declined to 15 per cent but will jump back up to 25 per cent if the US president stays true to his word.
27 Jan 2026 - 9:36AM
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South Korea
South Korean democracy icon Lee Hae-chan dies from heart attack in Vietnam
The former prime minister had two cardiac arrests while in Ho Chi Minh City for a Peaceful Unification Advisory Council meeting.
26 Jan 2026 - 11:59AM
Tourism
How Seoul became the world’s esports capital and attracts fans from across Asia
Tickets at venues like LCK Arena sell out fast as fans travel to South Korea’s capital to see the best play games such as League of Legends.
25 Jan 2026 - 9:15PM
North Korea
Pentagon shifts North Korean responsibility to ‘capable’ South
US officials have recently been pushing to allow American troops in South Korea more flexibility to operate outside the peninsula.
24 Jan 2026 - 10:20AM
South Korea
South Korean court’s harsh jail term for Han sets stage for Yoon’s verdict
The ex-prime minister was jailed for 23 years for his role in Yoon’s martial law decree, deemed an ‘insurrection from above’ by the court.
22 Jan 2026 - 7:01PM
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Former South Korean PM Han jailed for 23 years
A judge said Han Duck-soo ‘disregarded his duty and responsibility as prime minister until the very end’.
22 Jan 2026 - 11:40AM
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South Korea
Seoul airport ‘suicide flight’ threat sparks police manhunt in South Korea
A self-proclaimed pilot has threatened a crash and stabbing at Gimpo Airport in protest against the merger of Korean Air and Asiana.
20 Jan 2026 - 4:22PM
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South Korea
BTS’ comeback concert sparks Dynamite price hikes in South Korea’s Busan
The K-pop group’s show in Busan is months away but already room prices have soared beyond the 1 million mark.
17 Jan 2026 - 11:35AM
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Massive fire rips through Seoul slum area
Guryong village is home to mostly elderly, low-income residents including those evicted by redevelopment projects in Seoul.
16 Jan 2026 - 1:46PM
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Yoon Suk-yeol
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South Korean prosecutors seek death sentence for Yoon
While prosecutors are pursuing a death sentence for the ousted president over his martial law debacle, legal experts said life in prison is a more likely outcome.
15 Jan 2026 - 3:42PM
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South Korean prosecutors demand death penalty for ex-leader Yoon
Prosecutors seek death for Yoon Suk-yeol over martial law decree that plunged the country into chaos. Experts expect a life term as executions are rare.
13 Jan 2026 - 10:44PM
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Art
Damien Hirst and Do-ho Suh among top artists showing in Seoul in 2026
Seoul’s 2026 art scene will also see the opening of the Centre Pompidou Hanwha Seoul and the return of the Gwangju and Busan biennales.
13 Jan 2026 - 3:15PM
Kim Jong-un
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Kim’s sister blames ‘gang of hooligans’ in Seoul for drone
Kim Yo-jong’s latest statement claimed that captured drone footage included images of a uranium mine, border guard posts and the closed inter-Korean industrial complex at Kaesong.
13 Jan 2026 - 12:03PM
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Diplomacy
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Why China now needs North Korea’s denuclearisation
As optimism grows over an end to the Ukraine war, a weakening of Moscow’s support for Pyongyang may give Beijing new leverage to stabilise the Korean peninsula.
13 Jan 2026 - 5:30AM
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Asia housing and property
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3 factors Asia’s real estate investors must watch in 2026
Asia might have sidestepped the worst of Trump’s tariffs, but investors should focus on price growth, Japan’s resilience and the sustainability of the data centre boom.
12 Jan 2026 - 6:45PM
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North Korea
‘Gang of hooligans’: rebuke from North Korea signals icy ties with South
The unusually coarse language from Kim Jong-un’s sister shows that Pyongyang has no intention of reconciling with Seoul, experts say.
13 Jan 2026 - 11:59AM
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World of performing arts
Frozen, Spirited Away among shows lighting up Seoul’s theatre stages in 2026
Broadway imports Hell’s Kitchen and Lempicka, novel adaptation Arang and musical Six also among the South Korean capital’s highlights.
11 Jan 2026 - 3:15PM
China-South Korea relations
North Korea: the elephant in the room when Xi met Lee in Beijing
Lee Jae Myung and Xi Jinping found common ground on ‘one China’ but there was no word on what to do about Pyongyang.
10 Jan 2026 - 6:00PM
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South Korea
South Korea’s proposed foreign crime bill sparks xenophobia fears
Critics say a bill to publish crime stats on foreign nationals stigmatises immigrants and ignores data showing their lower crime rates.
8 Jan 2026 - 6:50PM
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