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Seoul to seek parliamentary approval to extend anti-piracy Cheonghae unit’s area to about 650km from the vital strait after criticism from Donald Trump on Iran war supportSouth Korea plans to expand the operations of its anti-piracy unit to waters closer to the strait of Hormuz, its defence ministry has said, after…
A recent unclassified US intelligence assessment warns that China is rapidly expanding an arsenal of ground- and space-based directed-energy weapons designed to blind, degrade, or permanently destroy US and allied satellites. The US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) notes that China views directed-energy weapons as …
Report: South Korea's anti-piracy unit to expand operations closer to Hormuz Strait South Korea's anti-piracy Cheonghae unit will expand its operations into waters nearby the Strait of Hormuz, according to a report by the Yonhap News Agency citing the Korean Defence Ministry. The government is set to submit a motion…
The South Korean government said it would immediately revise a youth counseling manual that classified homosexuality as a form of juvenile delinquency. The manual, published by the Korea Youth Counseling & Welfare Institute, listed homosexuality alongside sexual violence, theft and drug-related problems in a categor…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a deal to build a second standard-gauge railway track at a key border crossing with China, as Moscow looks to accelerate its eastward pivot and boost ties with Beijing ahead of the Apec summit. According to a document posted on Russia’s official legislative inform…
Japan, South Korea are among key targets for M&A, fundraising
Growing competition for semiconductor talent is fueling a battle over trade secrets as Chinese chipmakers gain ground.
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- Bank of Korea (BOK) Gov. Shin Hyun-song will depart fo...
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- The foreign ministry failed to raise the travel alert ...
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- The number of multicultural marriages in South Korea e...
South Korea's government will ask parliament to extend the unit’s Middle East deployment, which expires at the end of 2026.
Seeking a turnaround amid his second-half swoon in the Korea Baseball Organization, Samsung Lions pitcher Yang Chang-seop changed his walk-up song to "Crazy Train," the first solo single by Ozzy Osbourne in 1980 following his departure from the heavy metal pioneers Black Sabbath. Yang said he had not always been a f…
The Export-Import Bank of Korea will provide a $170 million loan to build an artificial intelligence education center in Tanzania, marking the first AI project financed through South Korea's Economic Development Cooperation Fund. The state-run lender said Thursday that its Senior Executive Vice President Lee Dong-ho…
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping's third summit of the year unfolds in just two weeks.
President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday welcomed East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta's first visit to South Korea, expressing hope for a stronger partnership between the two countries on the occasion of next year's 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations. Lee wrote the message on his X account, as Horta was schedu…
No life is exempt from scars. Across cultures, people have long sought ways to live with them. In Japan, the art of “kintsugi” adorns a fractured vessel with gold, transforming the damage into conspicuous beauty and allowing it to continue its life. In contrast, Korea's tradition of repairing “onggi,” traditional ea…
Export controls on critical metal have sent price of key tool surging
Kakao reported a 7 percent rise in quarterly operating profit Thursday, with advertising sales on the ascent. The company behind South Korea's nearly ubiquitous messaging app unveiled plans to expand AI-powered advertising and buy back 150 billion won ($112 million) of shares for cancellation. Operating profit reach…
SEOUL — South Korea's defense ministry said Thursday it will deploy maritime patrol aircraft and an explosive ordnance disposal team to waters near the Strait of Hormuz as part of a mission to help keep the strategic waterway open.
South Korea posted an all-time high current account surplus of over $60 billion in September on strong exports of semiconductors, central bank data showed Thursday. The current account surplus totaled $61.46 billion in September, up from $46.11 billion the previous month, according to the data from the Bank of Korea…
A groom in southwestern China who feared an empty wedding reception found himself surrounded by hundreds of supportive strangers after his online appeal went viral. Twenty-four-year-old Xu, from Zhaotong in Yunnan province, recently posted a video on Douyin inviting internet users to his wedding banquet on October 3…
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday welcomed East Timo...
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, Singapore and New Zealand have discussed ...
North Korea has test-fired a new air defense missile system and conducted a strike drill with a long-range strategic cruise missile, state media reported Thursday, marking Pyongyang's fourth weapons test in a week. The North's report came after South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff detected the North firing multiple m…
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea posted an all-time high current account su...
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has test-fired a new air defense missile s...
Fake job interviews, compromised software helped hackers reach into Binance wallets
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's stock markets will start trading an hour...
SEOUL — North Korea test-fired a newly designed air-defense missile system and held a strategic cruise-missile strike drill, state media reported Thursday, in the latest showcase of its weapons abilities.
South Korea's bourse operator on Thursday activated a sell-side sidecar for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index as the stock index plunged. Program trading for the KOSPI-listed shares was suspended for five minutes at 10:16 a.m., according to the Korea Exchange. After opening 1.82 percent lower, the KOSP…
Stray Kids' “S-Star” exceeded 100 million streams in Japan as of September and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan, their label JYP Entertainment said Thursday. The track is the group's third to cinch the certification, after “Maniac” and “Case 143.” “S-Star” fronted the octet’s thi…
Beijing closed five Chinese sea zones, from the Bohai to the South China Sea, for firing exercises from October 12 to 17, following Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te’s Double Tenth speech. None of the zones are close to Taiwan. Across October, Beijing’s responses to what it regards as challenges have grown sharp…
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's bourse operator on Thursday activated a ...
South Korea on Thursday rejected Russia's criticism of its joint military exercises with the United States, stressing that the drills are defensive in nature and aimed at promoting peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula. Seoul's foreign ministry issued the statement after a spokesperson at Russia's foreign mini…
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Thursday rejected Russia's criticism of...
Two years ago, Chinese mathematician Ma Xiao helped crack a century-old puzzle known as Hilbert’s sixth problem. The problem – which has baffled generations of mathematical physicists – centres on an elusive bridge connecting the chaotic frenzy of microscopic atoms with the predictable laws of fluid motion. The brea…
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to expand its anti-piracy mission of...
A man who allegedly hid a camera in a toilet on a Scoot flight from Japan to Singapore was charged on Thursday. Hugh Lutley, a 52-year-old British national, was handed one charge each of voyeurism and obstruction of justice by deleting evidence. He is accused of operating a camera at about 5.10pm on October 7 with t…
South Korea plans to expand its anti-piracy mission off Somalia to waters near the Strait of Hormuz with additional military assets, including a maritime patrol aircraft and an explosive ordinance disposal team, to be deployed, officials said Thursday, signaling the country's first contribution to the conflict-stric…
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to expand its anti-piracy mission of...
Democratic control of the US Congress could make it harder for South Korea to acquire nuclear-powered submarines and limit President Donald Trump's ability to reach a deal with North Korea, even as he may seek another summit with leader Kim Jong-un, according to experts Wednesday. The assessments came after the Demo…
North Korea said Thursday it test-fired a newly designed air defense missile system the previous day to confirm its technical capabilities. The Missile Administration conducted the test, overseen by Kim Jong-sik, a member of the Central Military Commission, the Korean Central News Agency reported. "The test-fire pro…
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s push for a centralised cybersecurity agency after his passport details were leaked could face widespread inertia despite what he considers a national security priority. Tech experts warn that creating a new organisation alone will do little to address the deeper problem of comp…
South Korea posted an all-time high current account surplus of over $60 billion won in September on strong exports of semiconductors, central bank data showed Thursday. The current account surplus totaled $61.46 billion in September, up from $46.11 billion the previous month, according to the data from the Bank of K…
Traditional Korean paper, known as hanji, is set to be inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The evaluation body of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage on Wednesday (local time) recommended that South Korea's no…
North Korea is expected to secure the inclusion of the Korean martial art taekwondo on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list this year. The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage's evaluation body recommended Thursday that North Korea's nomination be inscribed on th…
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea posted an all-time high current account su...
Strong voter backlash in the US midterm elections against AI infrastructure projects, including data centres, indicates that framing the domestic buildout as key to competing with China failed to convince Americans and underscores the need to address local concerns, according to analysts. “The argument that we need …
HONGKONG, China — Joshua Wong was one of the poster boys of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement, seen as a thorn in Beijing's side as it seeks to stamp its authority on the territory.
