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North Korea
Ramen, drinks, fan zones: how North Korea clones K-culture while hating Seoul
From food to photo booths, Pyongyang is imitating South Korean culture through what analysts call ‘subjective adaptation’.
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Defence
Will ‘Made in Europe’ threaten South Korea’s arms export boom?
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Croatia
World welcomes 2026 with fireworks, lightshows and hopes for peace
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Australia
‘Not cowed’: Australia sees defiant start to 2026 after mass shooting
Many police officers openly carried rapid-fire rifles, a first for the popular annual fireworks display over Sydney’s Harbour Bridge.
31 Dec 2025 - 11:33PM
Lee Jae-myung
South Korea ends bear bile industry, but 200 moon bears in limbo
As the ban takes effect January 1, disputes over farmer compensation and limited shelter space leave hundreds of captive bears with nowhere to go.
30 Dec 2025 - 8:51PM
China-South Korea relations
South Korea’s Lee Jae-myung to visit China on economic and nuclear mission
The pragmatic president is seeking to balance relations with Beijing while keeping Washington onside.
30 Dec 2025 - 7:26PM
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Hong Kong stock market
Hong Kong stocks edge higher on last full trading day of year
Hang Seng Index edges higher as Chinese yuan surpasses 7 against US dollar for first time since May 2023.
30 Dec 2025 - 4:33PM
Yoon Suk-yeol
Probe into South Korea’s Kim Keon-hee ends with ‘unresolved issues’
Analysts say the findings have raised questions about whether South Korea’s laws can deal with alleged abuses of power by a president’s spouse.
30 Dec 2025 - 10:08AM
Asia housing and property
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How AI helped Asia’s real estate sector pass the tariff stress test
While multiple factors are at play, this year’s tech exuberance helped the region’s property markets stay afloat.
29 Dec 2025 - 4:31PM
North Korea
North Korea tests long-range cruise missiles after nuclear submarine progress
Days after unveiling a near-complete hull of a nuclear-powered submarine, North Korea shares photos of missiles being fired and hitting a target.
29 Dec 2025 - 4:56PM
Ageing society
South Korea’s record low birth rate leads to mass school closures
With student counts half of 1980 levels, South Korea confronts a crisis of empty classrooms and abandoned sites, raising worry over wasted assets.
28 Dec 2025 - 5:19PM
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Food and Drinks
How Netflix’s Culinary Class Wars season 2 stays ‘true to the original essence’
Amid off-screen scrutiny on one of the show’s judges, season two of Culinary Class Wars returns with a focus on its intense cooking battles.
28 Dec 2025 - 12:15PM
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Hong Kong society
Letters
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Why lapses in the Tai Po tragedy are both shocking and familiar
Readers discuss Hong Kong’s light-touch culture, the city’s struggling retail sector, and meeting the emotional needs of men.
28 Dec 2025 - 11:30AM
China-South Korea relations
South Korean president set to visit China next month, with North Korea on agenda
Exchange of visits by two countries’ leaders within months underscores their commitment to deepening ties, analysts say.
27 Dec 2025 - 12:00PM
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Semiconductors
China’s CXMT in crosshairs of South Korean prosecutors over Samsung tech leak
Prosecutors in Seoul indict 10 people, including ex-Samsung executives, for allegedly leaking the firm’s technology to memory chipmaker CXMT.
27 Dec 2025 - 7:00AM
US-China relations
Deal breaker? Record Taiwan arms deal complicates Trump’s 2026 Beijing visit
The US defends new arms sales and urges ‘meaningful’ dialogue, but analysts warn the deepening rift risks hollowing out the agenda for the Trump-Xi summit next year.
27 Dec 2025 - 7:52AM
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Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Outside In
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As the US pursues unilateralism, China faces challenging task as Apec host
China’s return as Apec chair is an opportunity to show that both the organisation and its message of multilateralism are as relevant as ever.
26 Dec 2025 - 4:30PM
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Regulation
In South Korea, vouchers to curb county’s falling population draw new residents
Officials in Okcheon, however, are looking to identify fake residents who change addresses without moving in.
26 Dec 2025 - 3:56PM
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Yoon Suk-yeol
Yoon faces 10-year jail term in South Korea over first of 4 failed coup trials
During a hearing, Yoon appears tense and laughs in disbelief as special prosecutors present the charges in his first trial.
26 Dec 2025 - 6:26PM
North Korea
‘Maximum deterrence’: why North Korea just revealed its new nuclear submarine
The unprecedented transparency from the normally secretive country shows a shift in North Korean defence strategy, analysts say.
26 Dec 2025 - 8:00AM
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Hong Kong tourism
Japan popular with Hong Kong travellers over Christmas, Harbin gaining appeal
Despite row with China, Japan remains popular with Hongkongers, with mainland cities such as Harbin and Yunnan gaining appeal.
25 Dec 2025 - 11:02PM
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United States
Coupang’s massive data leak probe ignites US-Seoul diplomatic firestorm
Some Republicans said Seoul’s investigation into the e-commerce firm was an attempt to favour China.
25 Dec 2025 - 3:46PM
Diplomacy
Opinion
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Seoul holds the key to US-North Korea denuclearisation talks
South Korea is taking steps to cool tensions – from moving to opening joint military drills to consultations to easing up on immediate denuclearisation demands.
25 Dec 2025 - 5:30AM
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North Korea
US to grant Seoul exception on nuclear submarine fuel supply
Seoul to formalise right to build nuclear-powered submarines via Aukus-style waiver requiring approval from Trump and US Congress.
24 Dec 2025 - 6:34PM
North Korea
South Korean webtoon slammed for heroine resembling Kim Jong-un’s daughter Ju-ae
Critics say the romantic comedy ‘Princess Goes to School’ risks softening perceptions of North Korea’s regime.
24 Dec 2025 - 4:53PM
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World of performing arts
Meet the Korean viral ‘dancing conductor’ who says he’s not actually dancing
Some conductors are visibly moved by the music, but Korean maestro Baek Yoon-hak takes that concept a step or two further.
24 Dec 2025 - 4:15PM
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Hong Kong tourism
Japan loses out as Hongkongers pick South Korea, mainland China this Christmas
‘The main reason is that Japan has experienced several incidents … including bear attacks and earthquakes,’ Travel Industry Council says.
24 Dec 2025 - 9:57PM
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Yoon Suk-yeol
Yoon’s ex-aides express ‘disbelief’ over South Korean martial law plan
The two aides’ testimonies give a rare insight into the thinking of the former president, who is charged with leading the ‘insurrection’.
24 Dec 2025 - 8:00AM
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