Topic

South Koreai

Latest news, in-depth features and opinion on South Korea, covering politics, economy, society, K-pop and Seoul’s relationships with North Korea, Japan, China and the United States.

Advertisement
  • Tourism Board touts efforts to lure visitors through influencers in target market countries amid slower-than-expected return of mainland Chinese after pandemic
  • Top regional visitors head to city for variety of reasons, with South Koreans often seeking mix of old and new, while family attractions a major draw for many Filipinos
Advertisement
Advertisement

Korean filmmakers often turn to Japanese movies, manga and fiction for inspiration. From Oldboy to Josée and Little Forest, we pick our top 10 Korean film adaptations of Japanese originals.

videocam

The ophthalmologist at Pusan National University Hospital had complained of fatigue after taking on more duties following last month’s strike by junior doctors.

Conservative President Yoon Suk-yeol looks set to maintain a hardline stance on Beijing despite the expected victory of ‘submissive’ liberals in next month’s parliamentary elections.

videocam

Jeon captivated the audience when she threw the first pitch at a Dodgers exhibition match ahead of the MLB season kick-off – even team members Freddie Freeman and Tyler Glasnow couldn’t look away

Singapore continues to outrank Hong Kong – albeit by a single point – as the top financial centre in Asia, according to the latest edition of the semi-annual Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI).

Most of the Chinese entities that Washington could blacklist were previously identified as chip-making facilities acquired or being built by Huawei.

videocam

A chilling warning from a senior presidential aide about possible terror attacks against dissenting journalists has put President Yoon Suk-yeol’s war on ‘fake news’ under the spotlight.

Rebellions, a fabless AI chip company co-founded by five South Korean engineers, is viewed as the country’s best hope to rival Nvidia in AI inference.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol reportedly hopes to build on the Japan-Republic of Korea Joint Declaration made in 1998 that outlined a future-oriented relationship.

Representatives from Taipei have been included in all three democracy summits, which were begun by US President Joe Biden in 2021, and mainland China has been excluded.

Monday’s ballistic missile test is the North’s second this year. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in South Korea for a democracy summit, condemned the launch.

videocam

The US secretary of state will meet South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul to explore how to boost their alliance and ‘extended deterrence’ against North Korea.

videocam

The reported cash injection comes as the Chinese tech giant and its rivals double down on overseas markets, even though fast growth is bringing some logistics challenges.

A 2017 government report showing more than half of South Korean men had paid for sex at least once in their lives, despite the nation’s anti-prostitution law.

videocam