Seoul South Korea – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un turned 40 Monday with no announced public celebrations at home after he entered the new year with …
North Korea artillery drills violated long-established buffer zones, South Korea claims
South Korea is claiming North Korean artillery drills have invalidated long-established buffer zones. The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff announced Monday that it will resume drills in the area in …
In historic move, South Korea passes ban on production of dog meat for human consumption
Animal rights activists said Tuesday South Korea reached a tipping point where most people oppose the practice.
South Korea passes law banning dog meat trade
The centuries-old practice of eating dog meat has been fading in South Korea, and activists cheered the ban as a historic victory for animal welfare.
North Korea stokes fear, uncertainty for migrant workers on S.Korean island
Sri Lankans Siyam Mohamad and MJ Nimshan Dananjaya hadn’t realised how close South Korea’s Yeonpyeong Island is to North Korea when they arrived in November to work catching crabs. They had a rude …
Son Heung-min’s South Korea must win Asian Cup or it’s a failure, coach Jurgen Klinsmann says
German says a squad spearheaded by Spurs’ Son Heung-min can win the competition for the first time in 64 years ‘because we have so much quality’.
South Korea Credit Market Resilient to Builder’s Debt Woes, So Far
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s credit market is showing signs of stability less than two weeks after officials pledged to expand a $66 billion program if needed to limit the fallout from a builder’s …
South Korea’s parliament endorses landmark legislation outlawing dog meat industry
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s parliament on Tuesday endorsed landmark legislation outlawing the country’s dwindling dog meat industry, as public calls for the ban have grown sharply amid …
Alibaba’s AliExpress, PDD-owned Temu face supply chain challenges in South Korea amid rapid business expansion
Despite their popularity, AliExpress and Temu lag behind the competition in South Korea in terms of fast delivery and product quality assurance Korean consumers find that proliferation of copycat …
Intellectual property dispute: BTS sculptures to be dismantled from S Korean city
(Web Desk) – BTS-themed structures, including a prominent sculpture, at the Maengbang beach are slated for removal in South Korea’s coastal city of Samcheok amid an intellectual property rights …