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A cold almond soup with noodles and clams at Onyva, a French restaurant in Seoul. Photo: Instagram/onyva
Food and Drinks

Michelin Guide reveals 6 Seoul restaurants to be added to 2026 guide

The six new restaurants to be added to the Michelin Guide Seoul and Busan 2026 include four Korean outlets, one French and one Japanese.

Tourism

Why is urban hiking in Korea getting so popular among tourists?

South Korea

Game over: South Korea bids farewell to Squid Game as dystopian drama concludes

South Korea

From degrees to designer bags, scandals plague South Korea’s ex-first lady

Her annulled master’s degree is just the latest scandal haunting former president Yoon Suk-yeol’s wife.

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Kim Keon-hee and her husband, former South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol, wait to cast their ballots in South Korea’s presidential election earlier this month. Photo: Yonhap/dpa
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South Korean students hire ‘digital undertakers’ amid US visa scrutiny

Seoul’s US embassy has started taking in student visa applications but applicants would have to set their social media posts to ‘public’.

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South Korea’s surprising new face of public safety: dog walkers

Forget traditional neighbourhood watches – Seoul is now enlisting canine companions and their owners to keep the streets safe.

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Blood cancer cases at Seoul Metro spark workplace safety concerns

Thirteen maintenance workers affected so far, with new study citing prolonged exposure to toxic chemicals such as benzene as possible cause.

Commuters use their phones while travelling in a metro train in Seoul on May 28. Thirteen maintenance workers with Seoul Metro have so far been diagnosed with blood cancer. Photo: AFP
Alibaba

Alibaba Cloud expands in South Korea with second data centre

The company’s AI service clients in South Korea include Naver-backed messaging app Snow and AI solutions provider Univa.

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South Korea

South Korea’s ex-first lady reportedly hospitalised for depression

Sources say Kim Keon-hee was admitted for psychiatric treatment after experiencing severe hyperventilation.

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North Korea

North Korea to send construction workers, deminers to rebuild Russian region

Top Russian security official Sergei Shoigu made the announcement during a visit to Pyongyang for a meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (right) with Russia’s Sergei Shoigu in Pyongyang on June 4. Photo: KCNA via Reuters
South Korea

BTS’ Jungkook apologises for wearing ‘Make Tokyo Great Again’ hat after backlash

The 27-year-old K-pop star said he was not aware of the hat’s historical and political significance.

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Left: BTS member Jungkook wearing the controversial “Make Tokyo Great Again” cap during a rehearsal appearance in June 13 Photo: Handout. Right: Jungkook during a BTS 5th anniversary photoshoot in Los Angeles in May 2018. Photo: Dispatch / Wikimedia Commons
Asia housing and property

The View | Despite setbacks, Seoul’s property market is an example of resilience

While each Asian economy has its nuances, recent South Korean trends offer prime insight for understanding the wider regional market.

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In the 1980s, South Korea was a meth exporter. Now, its drug labs are back

With border seizures up, criminals are turning to home-grown labs, manufacturing everything from meth to synthetic drugs in urban hideouts.

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Lee Jae-myung’s debut at G7 summit shows ‘South Korea is back in the game’

His attendance at the meeting of major powers will be the new president’s first overseas trip since taking office.

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South Korean President Lee Jae-myung at a meeting in the presidential office on Monday. Photo: dpa
China travel

End of political chaos in South Korea sparks pickup in Chinese visitors

Inauguration of President Lee Jae-myung expected to lead to an increase in tourism exchanges and improved bilateral ties.

Chinese tourists wave after disembarking from the Blue Dream Melody cruise ship in Busan, South Korea, in June last year. Photo: EPA-EFE/Yonhap
South Korea

Filipino helpers face exploitation, sexual harassment in South Korea

Carers in the pilot programme endure excessive workloads and contract abuse, sparking criticism over its flawed implementation.

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End to inter-Korea ‘loudspeaker war’?

Pyongyang’s cessation of loudspeaker broadcasts does not signal a shift in its indifferent policy towards ties with Seoul, analysts say.

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BTS’ Jungkook faces break-in attempt hours after South Korean military discharge

The Chinese fan was caught trying to gain entry into his Seoul flat by repeatedly pressing the keypad door lock.

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Jungkook greets fans shortly after his and Jimin’s release from 18 months of South Korean military service on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
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South Korea urged to tighten rules on Chinese-led property shopping

Foreign real estate deals in the country spark debate on reciprocity laws as officials push for stronger regulations.

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South Korea’s ties with Japan face new test after ex-forced labourer wins suit

A 107-year-old South Korean has won his case against Mitsubishi after a court ordered the firm to pay him compensation for his labour.

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Seoul court delays trial of South Korean president over election law charges

Lee Jae-myung’s trial was delayed indefinitely due to constitutional protection, sparking debate on the legal implications for sitting presidents.

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung’s trial over election law violations has been postponed indefinitely. Photo: Reuters
Japan

South Korea’s Lee pledges warmer ties, but past tensions leave Japan ‘worried’

A minor bilateral misstep or the need to push a nationalist agenda could see ties spiral to the lows of 2019, analysts warn.

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South Korea’s President Lee Jae-myung makes an arm heart gesture to supporters outside the National Assembly on Wednesday. Lee has pledged to foster warmer ties with Japan. Photo: AFP
China-South Korea relations

South Korea’s new leader faces tightrope act between China ties, US alliance

Analysts expect Lee Jae-myung’s foreign policy to be marked by pragmatism, but balancing economic and security interests will be challenge.

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First Lady Kim Hye-kyung’s journey with South Korea’s president

South Korean First Lady Kim Hye-kyung was the president’s third blind date match in a month.

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Seoul is spending millions to fight loneliness in South Korea. Will it work?

Efforts include creating spaces like the Seoul Maeum Convenience Store, a cross between a mental health centre and a cafe, and a 24-hour support hotline.

People walk across a road in Seoul. South Korea’s capital is at the epicentre of the nation’s social isolation epidemic, with people living alone now making up more than 35 per cent of all households in the capital, according to The Korea Herald. Photo: AFP
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South Korea’s presidential election puts its US alliance, Taiwan stance at stake

The winner of Tuesday’s snap presidential election will face ‘the worst troubles in economy and security’, analysts say.

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South Korean presidential candidates (from left) Lee Jae-myung of the liberal Democratic Party and Kim Moon-soo of the conservative People Power Party. Photo: Yonhap/EPA-EFE
South Korea

K-pop takes centre stage in South Korea’s presidential race

Lovable and Next Door Oppa are among the retro hits used by front-runners Lee Jae-myung and Kim Moon-soo to sway voters.

China-South Korea relations

‘US troops critical’: South Korean presidential candidate signals turn on China

Lee Jae-myung says Trump’s attempt to engage Kim Jong-un in dialogue is ‘helpful for the peace of the Korean peninsula’.

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