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Latest news, in-depth features and opinion on South Korea, covering politics, economy, society, K-pop and Seoul’s relationships with North Korea, Japan, China and the United States.
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North Korea rolls out an intercontinental ballistic missile during a military parade in Pyongyang on October 10. Photo: Korean Central News Agency
China-North Korea relations

Is China changing tack and accepting North Korea as a nuclear-armed state?

In a break with the recent past, Beijing makes no mention of ‘denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula’ in a white paper.

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Japan

One-Punch Man and the human cost of Japan and South Korea’s soft power

US-China trade war

China’s vice-premier has ‘constructive’ call with US officials Bessent and Greer

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United States

‘America First’ reimagined: new Trump strategy readjusts US global presence

The strategy shifts US foreign policy from its traditional global role, prioritising dominance in the Western Hemisphere and ending mass migration.

A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer holds a weapon during a protest outside an ICE facility on September 12. Photo: Reuters
China-South Korea relations

‘China (Taiwan)’ on South Korea tourist arrival card prompts protest from Taipei

Move from Seoul comes as Beijing and Tokyo are locked in a diplomatic spat over the Japanese leader’s comments on a Taiwan contingency.

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United States

‘Real pride’: Korean-American mums envy of Samsung heir’s exam success

A social media user lauded Lee Boo-jin for raising her son in South Korea and hoped the result would help local education ‘stand tall again’.

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Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks secure weekly gain ahead of key rate meetings

In addition to rate decisions in US and Japan, traders will watch Beijing’s economic work conference this month for potential catalysts.

The Marriner S Eccles Federal Reserve Board building is seen in Washington on June 14, 2022. Photo: Reuters
Mainland China

Chinese shipyards shift focus to advanced vessels as rivals gain ground

Chinese shipbuilders accounted for 65 per cent of global orders in the first three quarters, down from nearly 75 per cent a year earlier.

Yoon Suk-yeol

Video | South Korea hosts ‘dark tour’ of martial law sites

More than 200 citizens revisited sites where soldiers stormed parliament in December 2024.

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Japan

Chinese tourists pivot to South Korea, Thailand amid Japan travel ban

Spat began when Japan’s PM Sanae Takaichi suggested potential military intervention in Taiwan Strait, leading Beijing to issue a travel warning.

An alley crowded with tourists in central Seoul’s Bukchon Hanok Village. Photo: Korea Times
Sexual harassment and assault

‘Relive the magic’? K-drama dating service probed for sex crimes in Brazil

The KDramaDate platform offers curated outings with Korean men, including one of an ‘intimate experience’ at a motel or client’s home.

Fans of “Squid Game” in Seoul, South Korea. The hallyu wave has spread to countries far and wide, including Brazil in Latin America. Photo: Reuters
Yoon Suk-yeol

‘I truly repent’: 15-year jail term sought for South Korean ex-first lady

The former first lady, who faces a raft of corruption allegations, will receive the court’s ruling on January 28.

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Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks edge higher as weak jobs data firms up rate-cut bets

Rates traders price in more than 90 per cent probability of a quarter-point reduction next week after private US labour market report.

North Korea

Can Seoul count on Beijing’s commitment to Korean reunification?

South Korean analyst Sung Ki-young says major powers are more likely to support incremental steps for peace rather than a sudden shift.

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A visitor uses binoculars to watch the North Korean side of the demilitarised zone dividing the two Koreas, from South Korea’s Odusan Unification Observatory in Paju in June. Photo: AFP
Mainland China

Beijing blamed as Yoon’s martial law bid fuels disinformation in South Korea

South Korea’s political turmoil deepened as disinformation blamed China for Yoon’s impeachment, despite no evidence, reflecting rising sinophobia.

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Activists hold an anti-China rally in Gyeongju, South Korea on October 29, ahead of the APEC summit. Photo: The Korea Times
Nobel Prize

South Koreans deserve Nobel Peace Prize for stopping martial law, president says

Marking the first anniversary of the crisis, Lee Jae-myung hailed those who faced down troops for ‘saving democracy’.

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South Korea martial law 2024

South Korea proposes special court to address ‘mockery of judicial process’

Concerns are growing that the judiciary, dominated by Yoon-appointed judges, may acquit the former president of insurrection charges.

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Lee Jae-myung

How a South Korean e-commerce giant missed mega data leak for 5 months

President Lee said the ‘scale of the damage is massive’, calling for stringent penalties and ‘effective countermeasures’.

Coupang is South Korea’s most popular online shopping platform. Photo: Shutterstock
Smartphones

Samsung unveils its first multi-folding phone as competition set to heat up

The launch of the Galaxy Z TriFold marks Samsung’s bid to reinforce its footing in a segment where Chinese rivals have been gaining ground.

South Korea martial law 2024

A year on from South Korea’s martial law crisis, some lives are changed forever

A lawmaker, civil servant and the ‘tank woman’ recall the fight to protect the country’s democracy undermined by Yoon’s action.

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North Korea

North Korea unveils new missiles, angles for Russian jets amid Ukraine war deal

Analysts say the event served a dual purpose: grooming Kim’s potential successor and angling for Russian jets as payment for Ukraine war aid.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (centre) and his daughter Ju-ae (centre, left) watch a demonstration flight commemorating the 80th anniversary of the air force’s founding on Friday. Photo: KCNA/KNS/AFP
The Philippines

Why Russia is targeting the Philippines with Ukraine mercenary claims

As Moscow wages an information war far from the battlefields of Ukraine, an improbable front has opened up in Southeast Asia.

A Filipino soldier demonstrates how to operate a missile system during a joint military exercise with the US in August last year. Photo: AFP
Yoon Suk-yeol

Unification Church leader denies knowing about gifts for Kim Keon-hee

South Korean prosecutors reject the claim, saying Han Hak-ja is an ‘absolute power holder’ and no funds can be used without her approval.

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K-pop, Mandopop, other Asian pop

Bright lights, dim future? K-pop teen trainees drop out as reality bites

In South Korea, the number of K-pop trainees who quit after joining an agency was 34.4 per cent in 2022, up 3.4 percentage points from 2020.

China's military weapons

China’s scandal-hit arms firms drag down regional sales in record-breaking year

SIPRI Top 100 reveals stark divide in performance for the only region to record a drop in the midst of rising revenues globally.

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Chinese military aviation and shipbuilding companies in the Top 100 have seen increased revenues, while providers of ground-based arms on the list fared less well. Photo: Getty Images
Japan

Why report on ship sunk in WWII may test South Korea-Japan ties

Among the issues, both sides could not agree on the number of deaths from the sinking of the ship carrying Korean labourers.

South Korean survivors gathered in Seoul in 2001 to pay tribute to victims of the sunken Imperial Japanese Navy transport vessel Ukishima Maru. Photo: AP
North Korea

North Korean air force to gain ‘strategic assets’ amid heightened tensions

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un says the air force will be entrusted with ‘a new important duty’ and play a role in nuclear war deterrence.

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Singapore

Singapore becomes Plan B for Chinese travellers giving Japan a wide berth

Beijing’s call to boycott Japan after Sanae Takaichi’s remarks is benefiting Southeast Asian countries, travel agents say.

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