As Big Hit Entertainment was preparing for this month’s initial public offering, its hottest property — K-Pop boy band BTS — became the first South Korean group to reach No.1 on the Billboard Hot …
Japan and South Korea near deal to resume business travel
Japan and South Korea look to agree as early as this week on reopening short-term and long-term business travel between the two countries, government sources from both sides say. By continuing to …
South Korea’s Social Safety Net Wasn’t Prepared For Coronavirus
The pandemic has managed to reveal flaws in South Korea’s social safety net, especially for those who are self-employed, as social distancing has generated an unexpected ongoing de facto lockdown …
North Korea seen moving intercontinental ballistic missile: Seoul official
SEOUL • South Korean and US intelligence have spotted North Korea moving an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), along with four mobile launchers, at an auto plant on the outskirts of Pyongyang, …
The virus upends South Korea’s Thanksgiving, and other news from around the world.
But this year, the government has asked South Koreans to stay home, to avoid exacerbating the country’s latest coronavirus outbreak. Many South Koreans have grudgingly followed orders, but their …
Rally May Stall On Monday For South Korea Shares
Ahead of the long break for the Chuseok Festival, the South Korea stock market had finished higher in three straight sessions, advancing more than 55 points or 3.5 percent along the way. The KOSPI now …
North Korea is likely to start acting up again during the US presidential election — but this year might be different
North Korea has historically acted in a provocative manner like firing long-range missiles or shelling South Korea just a few weeks before or after a US election. A nonpartisan think-tank examined …
South Korea urges virus caution during major holiday
SEOUL, South Korea __ South Korea’s new coronavirus daily tally has remained in two digits for a third straight day as authorities called for public vigilance during one of the country’s biggest …
U.S. Eighth Army in South Korea sees a change of command
Lt. Gen. Willard Burleson III promised that the U.S. Eighth Army will “remain prepared to fight” as he assumed command in South Korea on Friday.
Reaction To Trump’s Infection: Sympathy In South Korea, Some Schadenfreude In China
South Korea’s president sent President Trump a message of “solace and encouragement.” A Chinese newspaper editor tweeted that Trump had “paid the price for his gamble to play down the COVID-19.” …