North Korea is gearing up to send propaganda leaflets over its southern border, denouncing North Korean defectors and South Korea, its state media said on Saturday, the latest retaliation for leaflets …
Samsung denies reports of move of China display output to Vietnam
Samsung Electronics is planning to shift much of its display production from China to Ho Chi Minh City this year, Vietnamese state media reported on Friday, although the South Korean tech giant said …
The Latest: South Korea has biggest daily rise in 3 weeks
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea has reported its largest 24-hour increase in confirmed coronavirus cases in about three weeks amid an upward trend in new infections. Officials said Saturday that the …
South Korea’s Wealthy, Passed Over by Pandemic Pain, Splurge on Porsches and BMWs
Hwang Min-yong, a 37-year-old South Korean businessman, recently received his black Porsche Cayenne coupe with red leather seats after a seven-month wait and took it out for a spin on a scenic road …
North Korea’s Kim stokes tensions with eye on distracted Trump
North Korea has been ramping up tensions with South Korea in recent weeks, but the campaign seems aimed at making a renewed push for sanctions relief by recapturing the attention of a U.S.
Asia Today: South Korean cases rise, Singapore reopening
South Korea has reported 49 cases of COVID-19 as the virus continues to spread in the densely populated capital area where half of the country’s 51 million …
AFC U-16 Championships: India pooled with heavyweights South Korea, Australia and Uzbekistan
(AIFF Media) In a tough draw, India were on Thursday clubbed with heavyweights such as Korea Republic, Australia and Uzbekistan in Group C for this year’s AFC U-16 Championships. The official draw for …
Tracing homophobia in South Korea’s coronavirus surveillance program
Many people around the world have looked to South Korea’s so-called “democratic” response to the coronavirus pandemic as a template for other nations to follow. That response is often contrasted with …
Seven passengers from Bangladesh test positive for coronavirus
At least six Bangladeshi nationals and one South Korean have tested positive for the coronavirus after entering South Korea on the same flight from the South Asian country, authorities said Friday.
South Korea launches a CBDC research committee
South Korea’s CBDC efforts are speeding up as China is extensively testing its digital yuan across the country. South Korea’s central bank, the Bank of Korea (BOK), has launched a committee to manage …