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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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Prime Minister Han Duck-soo
last updated:
29 November, 2024
A shopping street in Myeong-dong, Seoul, where foreign tourists can benefit from discounts on their purchases as part of the Grand Korea Sale promotion. Photo: Shutterstock
Asia travel

South Korea woos tourists with discounts, tours and promotions

Cheap flights with free Wi-fi, tours, and shopping, hotel and restaurant discounts offered by 1,680 companies to encourage visits to country.

Yoon Suk-yeol

After Yoon’s arrest, calls for Kim Keon-hee to face charges intensify

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Sweden

He fought to end to save a foreigner who died after 21 Seoul hospital refusals

K-drama news

Why Thanos role in Squid Game 2 was ‘destiny’ for Choi Seung-hyun aka T.O.P

In first interview in 11 years, K-pop star with BigBang reflects on ‘lost years’, how he saw playing Thanos in Netflix series and the future.

Korean actor and singer Choi Seung-hyun (left) and as Thanos in a scene from season two of Netflix Korean drama series Squid Game. Instagram/con_pochoclos
South Korea martial law 2024

South Korea’s Yoon refuses to appear for interrogation over martial law bid

Yoon’s lawyers also filed for a review of the warrant used to arrest the impeached president.

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Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks approach 2-week high as rate-cut odds rise on US inflation data

Consumer price index delivers ‘a pleasant surprise’ and suggests ‘gentle easing of persistent inflationary pressures’, investor says.

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China manufacturing

US seeks to target China’s shipbuilders. Why are they ‘not overly concerned’?

Washington has been looking into the world-leading dominance among Chinese shipping yards, but ‘we’re not overly concerned’, one executive says.

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Large cargo ships are seen under construction at a Chinese shipyard in Yantai, Shandong province, in August. Photo: Xinhua
United States

Biden’s semiconductor law will boost US chip production at high cost: report

Subsidies behind the expected chipmaking boom mean that each job created will cost taxpayers about US$185,000 a year.

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Yoon Suk-yeol

Martial law, memes and mayhem: the rise and fall of Yoon Suk-yeol

Once a celebrated anti-corruption crusader, on Wednesday Yoon became South Korea’s first sitting president to be arrested.

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North Korea

South Korea rejects Hegseth’s ‘nuclear power’ label for North Korea

Seoul says North Korea ‘can never be recognised as a nuclear-armed state’ under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

The launch of a hypersonic missile at an undisclosed location in North Korea in earlier in January. Photo: KCNA via KNS / AFP
Yoon Suk-yeol

South Korean first lady Kim Keon-hee’s PhD under review after plagiarism claims

Concerns over Kim Keon-hee’s PhD in design from Kookmin University may complicate the political situation for her husband, impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol.

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South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol accompanied by first lady Kim Keon-hee (right) arrive at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland in July 2024, to attend the Nato summit in Washington. Photo: AP

Investigators arrest Yoon after weeks-long stand-off

Authorities now have 48 hours to question Yoon, after which they must seek a warrant to detain him for up to 20 days or release him  

Yoon says he agreed to questioning to prevent bloodshed

Yoon Suk-yeol has become the first incumbent South Korean president to be arrested  

Music

Seoul Philharmonic, Jaap van Zweden’s new orchestra, aims for ‘world-class’

Jung Jae-wal, the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra’s new CEO, wants it to compete with the world’s most prestigious orchestras within 10 years.

Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra music director Jaap van Zweden conducts the Korean orchestra, which its new chief executive says aspires to reach a world-class level in the next 10 years. Photo: Instagram/immoyangviolin_fan

Yoon Suk-yeol detained in South Korea

Authorities had to scale makeshift barricades set up by the impeached president’s supporters to gain access to his compound

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Yoon Suk-yeol

South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol detained

Investigators and police had to scale makeshift barricades set up by the impeached president’s supporters to gain access to his compound.

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Alibaba

Chinese firms face harsh reality amid geopolitical tensions: Alibaba co-founder

Current geopolitical environment is the most unfriendly ever, Alibaba co-founder and chairman says.

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Aviation accidents

After losing loved ones to Jeju Air crash, grieving families face online hate

Hate comments could stem from feelings of resentment and injustice over families receiving compensation from government, an expert says.

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Women grieve at the Muan International Airport in South Korea after the Jeju Air crash on December 29, 2024. Photo: AFP
Japan

Agents of discord: inside Pyongyang’s plot to sow South Korea-Japan chaos

Newly uncovered court documents have revealed how North Korean spies exploited South Korean outage over Japan’s nuclear waste-water release.

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Yoon Suk-yeol

South Korea’s Yoon labelled a ‘drug cartel leader’ amid reports of armed guards

Some guards were ‘determined’ to use assault weapons to prevent the impeached Yoon’s arrest, a presidential security agent told local media.

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US-China relations

US investigation finds China unfairly dominates shipbuilding, sources say

Chinese embassy spokesperson responds to report, says ‘US blames China for its own problems’.

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A shipyard in Jiangyin, Jiangsu province, China. File photo: EPA-EFE
Malaysia

Chinese, Indian steel and iron hit with anti-dumping duties by Malaysia

The provisional duties, which took effect on January 11, also targeted iron and steel products from Japan and South Korea.

Ironworkers stand in front of a blast furnace. Photo: Shutterstock
Aviation accidents

South Korea to improve concrete barricades after tragic Jeju Air crash

The Muan airport will remain closed until January 19 following the tragic Jeju Air crash, South Korea also plans to improve concrete landing structures at seven airports.

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Disease

South Korea bans pork from Germany after outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease

The outbreak represents the first known cases of foot-and-mouth disease in Germany since 1988.

Asia travel

4 snake-themed Korean travel spots to visit in the Year of the Snake

From a Seoul park to nature spots, these serpentine sites make for great Lunar New Year travel ideas. They aren’t known for real snakes.

The Cheongsapo bridge observatory in Busan is just one of the snake-themed destinations you can visit in South Korea in the Year of the Snake, or any time. Photo: courtesy of Korea Tourism Organization
Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks drop to 4-month low on dampened rate-cut hopes

MTR Corp, Bank of China, Baidu and Alibaba decline, while risk of fund outflows from Asian markets rises.

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Vehicles drive past the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC. Photo: AFP
Aviation accidents

Jeju Air wasn’t the first. Black boxes have stopped recording before. Why?

The capacity of flight recorders has been debated for years as authorities weigh improvements against inadvertently creating other problems.

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South Korea martial law 2024

South Korea’s Yoon will not attend first impeachment hearing

Investigators are also preparing another arrest attempt on the former president over his martial law declaration.

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