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China is becoming increasingly important to the Gulf’s economic future. Yet the Gulf remains capable of disrupting China’s own. That is the contradiction exposed by the US-Iran war. Beijing’s importance as an energy customer, investor and technology partner has grown, but its ability to guarantee the maritime routes…
SUWON, South Korea, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- Going up against a sidearm pitcher who po...
Taiwan expressed concern on Tuesday over more than 100 People’s Liberation Army naval vessels and mainland Chinese coastguard ships sailing across the western Pacific, including the Liaoning strike group conducting drills in the Philippine Sea. The maritime deployment overlapped with a sharp spike in PLA aerial acti…
FUZHOU, China — Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Secretary General Kao Kim Hourn led the call for regional cooperation on 'responsible governance and ethics, a safety network, and harnessing infrastructure' amid the rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) at a media forum here on Wednesday.
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's average temperature reached 15.8 C last ...
Food Week Korea 2026 opened Wednesday in Seoul, bringing together about 1,000 food companies and 252 international buyers, as organizers seek to turn the consumer-oriented exhibition into a global business platform for Korean food exports. The four-day event runs through Saturday at Coex in southern Seoul. Organizer…
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- A defunct NASA telescope is expected to fall back to E...
SUWON, South Korea, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- With two highly regarded right-handers to...
SUWON, South Korea, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- KT Wiz pitcher Logan Allen spent the enti...
Sales of imported vehicles in South Korea rose a sharp 29.3 percent in October from a year earlier, driven by robust demand for electric vehicles (EVs), industry data showed Wednesday. New registrations increased to 31,117 units last month from 24,064 a year earlier, according to the Korea Automobile Importers & Dis…
Chinese Premier Li Qiang is expected to participate in the 49th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits. President Marcos had said he wants President Xi Jinping to visit the Philippines, if the South China Sea code of conduct talks concluded.
Carriers blame Middle East war for losses while acknowledging domestic 'involution'
Yuichiro Tamaki indicated the DPP's decision to back the legislation would depend on if the ruling coalition accepts its alternative proposal.
At Gibbeum Hospital in southern Seoul, surgeon Yoon-Sik Kang’s days revolve around the operating room. On his busiest days, he performs up to 15 operations, each lasting about 20 to 30 minutes. “The simpler and quicker the operation, the better, as surgery causes trauma to the patient’s body,” Kang said in an interv…
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- Sales of imported vehicles in South Korea rose a sharp...
South Korean television, driven by its idiosyncratic, nuanced portrayals of human relationships and bold storytelling, is dominating international charts. But beneath the industry's high-production gloss lies a less flattering reality: working conditions that fail to keep pace with its growing global stature. Despit…
Opposition is mounting against South Korea's potential expansion of naval operations near the Strait of Hormuz, as the government weighs strengthening the Cheonghae Unit's mission amid pressure from Washington to contribute to maritime security in the region. Rep. Kim Joon-hyung, floor leader of the minor left-leani…
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea needs to boost productivity in regions out...
South Korea secured $2 billion in investment pledges from seven global companies at the Invest Korea Summit 2026 on Wednesday, the largest commitments in the event’s 22-year history. The nation’s largest government-led investor relations event, hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources and organized by…
Trump can still punish Brazil for pursuing an independent course. Can China offer lasting alternatives to US dominance?
As Russia has intensified its attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in recent months, the deployment of fiber-optic drones has proven devastatingly effective. The drones use hair-thin cables to maintain direct connections with operators, making them highly resistant to electronic jamming and essential to both s…
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired multiple missiles toward the East Se...
Remains of two shipwrecks believed to date to the Goryeo Kingdom (918-1392) have been identified off the coast of Mado in Taean, South Chungcheong Province, offering new clues as to how goods were transported to the kingdom's capital. The National Research Institute of Maritime Heritage announced Wednesday that unde…
Former Chinese women’s team captain Shang Chunsong credited her gymnastics career for laying the groundwork after she clinched gold at the parkour World Cup, while also voicing hope that the sport will one day be included in the Olympics. The 30-year-old won the women’s freestyle title at the FIG Parkour World Cup l…
Korea Investment & Securities seeks to deepen its partnership with US asset manager Neuberger to bring Korean investors more global investment opportunities, particularly in high-growth sectors such as aerospace, semiconductors and private companies preparing to go public. KIS said Wednesday that its President and C…
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the African Union (AU) have discussed ...
Chinese listed firms’ third-quarter dividend payments lag behind the global average, according to a report by Capital Group, throwing doubt over the effectiveness of Beijing’s ongoing stock market stabilisation plans. In China, dividends only rose 5.3 per cent on a core basis in the third-quarter, compared with glob…
The accident comes during the peak trekking season in Nepal, when helicopters are commonly used to transport mountaineers in the region.
Jobplanet, an online recruitment platform operated by Worxphere, exchanged views with LinkedIn executives on Korea’s hiring market and the role of artificial intelligence in recruitment, the company announced Wednesday. At its Seoul headquarters on Oct. 19, where LinkedIn Ecosystem Chief Product Officer Hari Sriniva…
Kim Yo Jong refuses dialogue with US after denying responsibility for theft of more than $6bn in crypto assets.
Shinhan Bank has received a government commendation for its efforts to attract foreign investment to South Korea, supported by dedicated consulting services and digital banking solutions for foreign companies. The bank said Wednesday it received a ministerial commendation at the 2026 Foreign Company Day ceremony, ho…
SK Telecom's third-quarter operating profit surged more than 11-fold from a year earlier, exceeding prehack levels, as South Korea's largest mobile carrier has seemingly recovered from the financial fallout of its massive 2025 data breach. The company said Wednesday that operating profit jumped 1,040.3 percent on-ye…
It marks the first time Hiroshima returned the remains of an atomic bomb victim whose name had been found to be recorded incorrectly in its registry.
South Korea has selected Sunchon National University and Gyeongkuk National University to open two new medical schools from 2030, the government said Wednesday. The Education Ministry and the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Sunchon National University in Jeonnam-Gwangju, will have an annual enrollment quota of 6…
Sale by state-backed fund JIC to become biggest deal in country's chemical sector
Reports of party's performance weigh on tech investment outlook
Chinese investors refrained from bets on stocks this week, even after Beijing unveiled a litany of measures to shore up confidence in the world’s second-largest equity market. Leveraged traders trimmed their holdings to a one-year low this week, while new stock-account openings dropped by more than 30 per cent in Oc…
The Real Madrid star has been effectively cancelled in China over his remarks about Mao Zedong. But Mbappé-promoted sports drinks were still being sold this week by Chinese vendors oblivious to the scandal.
China Southern Airlines will suspend its direct flights between Darwin and Guangzhou, China after just one year operating in the NT. The airline's final scheduled flight to China will be on December 3.
Kim Yo-jong, a ranking Workers' Party of Korea official and the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, on Wednesday again rejected US allegations that Pyongyang was behind a cryptocurrency theft from Binance, warning that North Korea sees no reason to resume dialogue with Washington unless it abandons its hostil…
LONDON—In March, China’s 15th Five-Year Plan named two population problems: “population aging and the decline in births.”¹ Both problems are already reshaping the Chinese household. By 2036, 29% of households will have a child at home and 18% will be headed by someone over 65. Twenty years earlier, nearly half had a…
Papua New Guinea police had earlier dismissed speculation that the 32kg object was "merely a dummy".
Follow the SCMP’s live coverage here For years, the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) had little influence over the machinery of the Democratic Party. That is beginning to change. The organisation has more than doubled its membership since 2024, reaching roughly 120,000, while growing numbers of DSA-backed cand…
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea fired multiple missiles toward the East Se...
Reports of party's performance weigh on tech investment outlook
Thyssenkrupp CEO Miguel Lopez acknowledged the fierce competition between its naval shipbuilding arm TKMS and South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean in Canada’s recent submarine procurement contest, while expressing optimism about broader industrial cooperation between Germany and Korea. “Canada has been very, very close compet…
South Korean researchers have identified a protein that helps a substance linked to Alzheimer’s disease spread between brain cells, a finding that could open a path for research into potential treatments. The National Institute of Health said Wednesday that its researchers had established the role of a protein calle…
North Korea is said to be behind the theft from the crypto exchange Binance. How did they pull it off and what will they do with the money? Kalyeena Makortoff and Jean H Lee reportIt was 8pm last Thursday when the panic alarms went off across the crypto world. Binance, the world’s biggest crypto exchange, had been h…
The region's historically non-aligned approach has often proved valuable far beyond its own borders
