Tag: South Korea
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Veteran star Son Heung-min will lead South Korea’s campaign
Veteran star Son Heung-min will lead South Korea’s World Cup campaign as coach Hong Myung-bo named his 26-man squad on Saturday. South Korea squad Goalkeepers: Jo ... -
2021 collision of South Korean warplanes caused by pilots taking video, report says
A 2021 midair collision of two South Korean fighter jets happened because a pilot made an abrupt maneuver to get a better angle for videos of ... -
South Korean police seek to arrest K-pop mogul behind BTS
South Korean police said yesterday they are seeking to arrest music mogul Bang Si-Hyuk, chairman of the agency behind K-pop supergroup BTS, as they expand an ... -
North fires missiles toward sea after ridiculing South’s hopes for better ties
North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea yesterday in its second launch event in two days, South Korea’s military said, hours after a ... -
Officials say 14 were killed in fire at auto parts plant
South Korean rescue workers on Saturday recovered the remains of 14 people from the charred wreckage of an auto parts factory in the central city of Daejeon, ... -
BTS stages long-awaited comeback concert at a Seoul landmark
BTS will stage its long-awaited comeback concert on Saturday night at Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square, one of South Korea’s most famous landmarks that represents its royal heritage ... -
Asian shares advance and oil slips back despite a barrage of attacks by Iran
Asia shares advanced yesterday, with benchmarks in Japan and South Korea jumping as oil prices fell back slightly despite a barrage of attacks by Iran on ... -
Lawmakers pass law to manage pledge of $350 billion in US investments
South Korean lawmakers yesterday passed a law to implement a pledge of $350 billion in U.S. investments Seoul made last year to avoid the Trump administration’s ... -
Seoul relaunches truth commission with focus on adoption fraud
South Korea has relaunched a fact-finding commission into its past human rights violations, with a key focus on the extensive fraud and malfeasance that corrupted the ... -
Former first lady sentenced to 20 months in prison for corruption
The wife of South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to 20 months in prison for corruption yesterday, as her husband awaits a verdict ... -
Former prime minister jailed for 23 years in martial law case
A South Korean court ruled yesterday that the ill-fated imposition of martial law by the then President Yoon Suk Yeol constituted an act of rebellion, as ... -
China announces new trade measure against Japan as Beijing moves closer to Seoul
China escalated its trade tensions with Japan yesterday by launching an investigation into imported dichlorosilane, a chemical gas used in making semiconductors, a day after it ... -
South Korean president visits China following Beijing’s rising tensions with Japan over Taiwan
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung arrived in China yesterday as Beijing looks to deepen ties with the nearby country after heightened tensions between China and Japan over Taiwan, a ... -
Constitutional Court removes police chief over martial law involvement
South Korea’s Constitutional Court yesterday formally removed the country’s impeached police chief for deploying hundreds of officers to support ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s brief ... -
More actors seek Hollywood dream after global success of Korean entertainment
When actor Amy Baik was cast in a South Korean commercial last year, she thought she had landed a promising gig. But after filming wrapped, she ... -
News from outside disappears in North Korea
For two hours every day, Lee Si-young and her colleagues broadcast uncensored foreign news into authoritarian North Korea. Her radio audience could go to jail if ... -
South Korean and Japanese leaders vow to improve ties in face of global uncertainty
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met in their first summit yesterday, pledging to strengthen ties that have been ... -
Death of kidnapped S.Korean student spurs talks to tackle online scams
Cambodian and South Korean officials agreed yesterday to cooperate in combating online scams, after the death of a South Korean student who was reportedly forced to ... -
South Korean parliament votes to allow tattooists to work without a medical license
Tattoo artists in South Korea will no longer need to worry about being punished for doing their jobs, as the country’s parliament yesterday approved a landmark ... -
Unification Church inked to an investigation into former first lady
The elderly leader of the international Unification Church became the latest high-profile figure in South Korea to face an investigation in connection with criminal probes of ... -
Families in crisis after massive immigration raid at Hyundai plant in Georgia
Ever since a massive immigration raid on a Hyundai manufacturing site swept up nearly 500 workers in southeast Georgia, Rosie Harrison said her organization’s phones have ... -
Lee says Korean workers released from US facility before flight home
South Korea’s president said yesterday that Korean companies will likely hesitate to make further investments in the United States unless Washington improves its visa system for ... -
South Korea’s president highlights friendly ties in Japan before key summit with Trump
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, in his first summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba during the weekend, stressed the importance of setting aside their ... -
President Lee will meet Japanese leader ahead of summit with Trump
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will meet Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Tokyo next week before flying to Washington for a summit with President ... -
Lee says trade deal with US remains unclear ahead of Trump’s deadline
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said that it remained unclear whether Seoul and Washington could conclude their tariff negotiations by the deadline set by President ... -
Last circus, Dongchoon, holds up as it marks centennial
No more elephant and monkey acts. No more death-defying motorbike stunts. No more singing or acting on stage. Several hundred spectators still clapped constantly when acrobats ... -
South Korea halts loudspeaker broadcasts along border with rival North
South Korea’s military has shut down loudspeakers broadcasting anti-North Korea propaganda along the inter-Korean border, marking the new liberal government’s first concrete step toward easing tensions ... -
New President Lee vows to pursue talks with the North
South Korea’s new President Lee Jae-myung vowed yesterday to restart dormant talks with North Korea and bolster a trilateral partnership with the U.S. and Japan, as ... -
Exploring the rising Seoul
South Korea became the top foreign tourist market to Macau last month, surpassing the Philippines and reaching over 65% of pre-pandemic levels. Surfing that wave, both ... -
Presidential election roiled by coffee beans, Chanel bags and room salon
South Korea’s presidential race has devolved into personal attacks and petty disputes, drowning out meaningful policy debate after former conservative leader Yoon Suk Yeol’s ouster over ... -
South Korean navy patrol plane crashes in country’s south, killing four
A South Korean navy plane crashed during a training flight yesterday, killing all four crew members on board, the navy said. The P-3 patrol plane took ... -
South Korea still dominates Macau’s tourism market
Macau’s tourism office announced yesterday that South Korea continues to be the leading source market for international visitors, with over 234,000 arrivals recorded as of last ... -
Son, Kim and Lee tasting success in Europe despite S.Korea’s soccer struggles
South Korea’s national soccer team may be stumbling toward 2026 World Cup qualification and its clubs may have struggled in the Asian Champions League, but three ... -
Conservative party fails in a bid to switch presidential candidates
South Korea’s embattled conservative party canceled then reinstated the presidential candidacy of Kim Moon Soo within hours as internal turmoil escalated ahead of the June 3 ... -
South Korea’s liberal leader Lee wins party nomination to run for president
Lee Jae-myung, a liberal who wants greater economic parity in South Korea and warmer ties with North Korea, became the main opposition party’s presidential candidate today ...
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