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Members of China’s Arctic Ocean scientific expedition team drill through ice on its surface earlier this month. Photo: Xinhua
China trade

China and Russia aim to boost Arctic shipping route’s competitiveness

Economist says appeal is likely to grow as traditional routes, such as the Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz, become riskier.

Artificial intelligence

China’s ‘rice of electronics’ makers jump on strong profits from AI surge

North Korea

South Korea backs Trump’s North Korea talks, but warns against being sidelined

North Korea

South Korea, Japan and US to hold trilateral Freedom Edge drills in September

The three countries will proceed with the multi-domain Freedom Edge exercise near Jeju Island.

South Korea, the US and Japan take part in the Freedom Edge exercise in international waters off South Korea’s Jeju Island in November 2024. Photo: South Korea Defence Ministry/AP

Video | Tourists avoid Jeju over missing-persons scandal

Fabricated calls and erased files kept two deaths hidden. Now, a police force prone to cover-ups is inheriting unchecked authority.

Hong Kong entertainment

US singer Post Malone delays Hong Kong concert, sparking fan complaints

Concert organiser Live Nation Hong Kong says September 16 show at Kai Tak Stadium has been postponed.

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Central banks

South Korea prioritises financial stability with consecutive rate increases

Bank of Korea Governor Shin Hyun-song says the pre-emptive moves aim to help ‘reduce the costs to the economy’.

People walk in a business district in Seoul. The Bank of Korea lifted its benchmark rate by 0.25 percentage point to 3.0 per cent on Thursday. Photo: EPA
North Korea

North Korea vows ‘powerful response’ to US$125 million US-South Korea arms deal

Pyongyang says the potential sale of ‌AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles and related equipment poses ‘a new threat’ to its security environment.

Aviation accidents

South Korean police look to charge 7 for lying about structure in Jeju Air crash

The transport ministry officials put out false media statements claiming the localisers had been installed in line with regulations.

North Korea

‘Treated as expendable’: South Korean ex-spy reveals toll of secret missions

Agents work in isolation and the surveillance never stops, a former agent trained to infiltrate North Korea reveals.

Ha Tae-jun, a former South Korean operative trained for covert missions to North Korea, poses at the Association of Bereaved Families of Special Mission Agents’ office in Seoul on August 10. Photo: Korea Times
Choi Jin

South Korea hands police more power even as dead bodies expose the lies

Fabricated calls and erased files kept two deaths hidden. Now, a force prone to cover-ups is inheriting unchecked authority.

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Investigators examine the scene at a palm tree farm in Jeju where the body of missing woman Jang Mi-ran was found on Monday. Photo: Yonhap/EPA
Lee Jae Myung

Video | Jeju officer arrested for allegedly falsely closing missing-person cases

The scandal has prompted a review of closed missing-person reports by police agencies across the country.

Artificial intelligence

AI server boom fuels record supply crunch for the ‘rice of electronics’

UBS data shows a major squeeze on MLCCs, setting the stage for what some believe could be the longest demand cycle in the sector’s history.

Food and Drinks

South Korea can make good wine - and this producer has the bottles to prove it

Many think South Korea’s climate causes the flavour-masking sweetness of its wine, but Jeong Gyu-song of Jeong Ssang-eun Wine says otherwise.

Jeong Gyu-song, who runs the South Korean winery Jeong Ssang-eun Wine, talks about growing grapes organically at his farm in South Gyeongsang province. Photo: The Korea Times
Lee Jae Myung

Video | Jeju officer arrested for allegedly falsely closing missing-person cases

The scandal has prompted a review of closed missing-person reports by police agencies across the country.

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India

Why South Asian students are rethinking Western university education

Rising costs, visa restrictions and better regional choices drive a shift towards domestic undergraduate study before going abroad.

Defence

South Korea scrambles jets after Russian military planes enter air defence zone

This is the second incursion in weeks since over 10 Chinese and Russian military jets entered the zone in late June.

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North Korea

North Korea’s Japan-bashing hits fever pitch as Russia ties grow

Pyongyang slams Tokyo’s record defence budget and war shrine visits, framing regional tension as a Cold War-style clash.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attend a military parade in Beijing last year. Photo: Kremlin / AP
Panama

Asian shipper pays record US$5.3 million for Panama Canal access

Demand to pass through waterway soars after Iran war upends global trade routes, leaving ships facing 11-day wait.

China-North Korea relations

Why was China’s response to North Korea’s latest missile launches so muted?

Missile tests hours after China’s foreign minister left Seoul won’t alter Beijing’s focus on regime stability, analysts say.

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Seoul

South Korea’s exam cheats upgrade to AI-powered smart glasses

Five exam cheats caught in eight weeks are forcing South Korea into a regulatory overhaul.

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Seniors sit for a nationwide mock test on their scholastic abilities at a classroom of a high school in Seoul last year. Photo: EPA-EFE
Samsung Electronics

South Korea’s Hyundai, union agree on tentative wage deal after rare strike

Around 40,000 out of roughly 73,000 employees walked off the job on Friday in the first such strike action for a decade.

Members of the Korean Metal Workers’ Union shouts slogans during a joint strike rally in front of the Hyundai Motor headquarters in Seoul on Friday. Photo: AFP
North Korea

South Korea pledges to help Trump revive talks with North Korea’s Kim

Trump’s recent olive branch to Kim and criticism ‌of Seoul have raised concerns of a strain on long-standing Asian alliances.

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North Korea

South Korea says US cut joint marine drill over Iran war constraints

The cancellation follows US President Donald Trump’s order last week to scale down the separate annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises.

SCMP Highlights

Expat retirees fuel luxury home demand; Wang Yi’s trip to Seoul: 5 weekend reads

From rising parental estrangement in Asia to electrochemist Liu Jiawei’s move, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.

Passengers at a station in Seoul watch a news report about North Korea’s latest missile launches. Photo: EPA
Wealth management

Investment market volatility is ‘here to stay’ unless global recession strikes

Rich investors put on notice as AI advancement and geopolitical risks continue to change market structure, causing instability, says Nomura.

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Julia Wang, chief investment officer for North Asia at Nomura International Wealth Management, in Nomura’s office in Central. Photo: SCMP Pictures
China technology

Opinion | Asia is reaching for the open road that Chinese AI offers

Countries seeking sovereign AI want to control their own AI capabilities rather than rent them from a foreign platform.

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China trade

European wine producers seek new markets as China sales dream sours

Imports of bottled wine from the EU fell 16.6 per cent by volume in the first half of this year, according to Chinese customs data.

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