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Honda Motor and Nissan Motor have agreed to collaborate on software defined vehicles, or SDVs, after two years of twists and turns in their corporate relations. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Marina Inoue and Shintaro Ino)
KoAGI President Shim Sang-taek outlines push to protect future food resources, support vulnerable island states and verify ecosystem recovery
Dhading/Sydney: Five missing Australians were eating breakfast in a six-storey Nepalese hotel when it was hit by catastrophic flooding last week, according to the founder and chief executive of the company running their tour, while another 10 were on their way to the Tibetan border.
The body of a young boy found last month in waters near the inter-Korean border likely drifted from North Korea, the Incheon Coast Guard said Monday.
Beijing aims to restore buyer confidence, trading near-term financial pain for some developers for long-term market stability, analysts say
Beijing aims to restore buyer confidence, trading near-term financial pain for some developers for long-term market stability, analysts say
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South Korea’s antitrust regulator has approved Hanwha Group’s acquisition of a 15.89 percent stake in Korea Aerospace Industries, clearing a key regulatory hurdle in the conglomerate’s push to build a defense business spanning land, sea, air and space.
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Russia's Vladimir Putin, China's Xi Jinping and more than a dozen other leaders will gather in Kyrgyzstan Monday for a two-day summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, a regional bloc that seeks to be a counterinfluence to the West.
Han is accused of giving luxury items to former first lady Kim Keon-hee and providing illegal funds to a prominent lawmaker
Han is accused of giving luxury items to former first lady Kim Keon-hee and providing illegal funds to a prominent lawmaker
LAGUNA LAKE. Laguna Lake looks still from a bayside community in Los Baños. Lakeside communities depend on the lake for their livelihood.
Foreign arrivals to Korea rose 21.3% to 12.8 million through July, with card spending up 48.3% to W12.09tr
Pollution index hits 476 near the border, forcing school closures and triggering emergency cloud-seeding plans in Sarawak
Pollution index hits 476 near the border, forcing school closures and triggering emergency cloud-seeding plans in Sarawak
The exercises, which have been held for nearly two decades, will include special forces infiltration training and cyberdefence drills
The exercises, which have been held for nearly two decades, will include special forces infiltration training and cyberdefence drills
Half-year results rise across China’s largest state-owned lenders amid tentative signs of margin stabilisation
Half-year results rise across China’s largest state-owned lenders amid tentative signs of margin stabilisation
Nepal's rescue teams, helped by Chinese and Indian experts, worked overnight to reach hundreds of people believed to be stuck inside blocked hydropower project tunnels in the aftermath of last week's Himalayan flood that carved a trail of destruction in the country's valley towns and villages as well as across the b…
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The head teacher of a Nepalese school reportedly evacuated about 900 students to safety just moments before a wall of water, mud and debris tore a swathe through entire villages in Nepal and Tibet.
Currency traders work at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
MANILA, Philippines — After two consecutive weeks of price increases, oil companies will lower the cost of fuel on Tuesday, September 1.
Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja on Aug. 31 arrives for a sentencing hearing in Seoul on allegations of bribery and political funding. © Reuters
Hyundai Capital has begun financial operations in India, launching its 14th overseas finance unit as it seeks to support Hyundai Motor Group's expansion in the world's third-largest automobile market.
Personas se toman selfies en la Conferencia sobre Robótica en Beijing, el 20 de agosto del 2026. (AP foto/Ng Han Guan)
As South Korea moves to tighten a disputed pension back payment rule, the head of the National Pension Service says any new limits should be based on how long people have paid into the system, not their nationality.
12th festival to bring Indian classical dance and cinema to cities across South Korea
Ha Jung-woo, standing vice chair of the Presidential Council on National Artificial Intelligence Strategy, pledged Monday to put execution at the center of Korea’s bid to become one of the world’s top three AI powers.
Efforts to reopen roads to landslide- and flood-hit area enter ‘critical stage’ as more than 4,700 remain missing and weather risks loom
Efforts to reopen roads to landslide- and flood-hit area enter ‘critical stage’ as more than 4,700 remain missing and weather risks loom
From mistaken maps to garbled histories and mistranslated customs, Facts: Korea has addressed more than 20,000 cases
Chinese manufacturers dominate the EV battery market in the European Union, but experts want the EU and South Korean companies to work together on the bloc's diversification efforts. © Reuters
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- The head of South Korea's major business lobby group on Monday stressed the need for closer economic cooperation with Japan, saying the two countries share many similarities and can serve as partners in expanding each other's markets.
Semiconductor expert appointed Qiushi Distinguished Professor at university named world’s top academic institution by the Nature Index
Semiconductor expert appointed Qiushi Distinguished Professor at university named world’s top academic institution by the Nature Index
China’s CXMT has announced mass production of LPDDR6 memory for Xiaomi’s upcoming 18 Fold, moving ahead of Samsung Electronics and SK hynix in publicly confirming both production and a commercial handset deployment for the next-generation mobile DRAM.
Unification Church leader Hak Ja Han, on the wheelchair, arrives for the sentencing hearing on allegations of bribery and political funding, at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (Jeon Heon-kyun/Pool Photo via AP)
Leading business groups from South Korea and Japan agreed Monday to deepen cooperation in supply chains, energy security and emerging industries, as Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Chey Tae-won called for broader economic integration between the neighboring countries.
Perak’s plan to offer money to newlyweds as young as 15 risks endorsing child marriage, rights groups warn
Perak’s plan to offer money to newlyweds as young as 15 risks endorsing child marriage, rights groups warn
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Monday denounced the United States for maintaining what it called a "hostile" policy and vowed to respond with the "toughest" countermeasures.
The Supreme Court has ruled that entertainment venues known in Korea as “room cafes,” where customers rent private booths equipped with televisions, mats and pillows, qualify as businesses off-limits to minors.
Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing tr…
SEJONG, Aug. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's fair trade watchdog on Monday approved Hanwha Group's recent acquisition of additional stakes in Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI).
Shares of HDFC Bank, India's largest private sector lender, rose 2.5% Monday before paring gains, after Chief Executive Sashidhar Jagdishan made a surprise announcement about exiting the bank after the end of his term in October.
Authorities have dug hundreds of graves in Chitwan’s Devghat forest, nearly 200km (124 miles) from the flood-ravaged valleys of Rasuwa, where the disaster struck last Wednesday.
MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos should “shed our defeatist mindset,” a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) official said on Monday, in an apparent swipe at naysayers in the country’s fight for its sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea.