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SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Saturday criticized Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for making a ritual offering to a controversial war shrine in Tokyo, calling it a "challenge to international justice."
SEOUL, April 25 (Yonhap) -- The following are the top headlines in major South Korean newspapers on April 25.
Union members representing Samsung Electronics workers rally at the group's chip complex in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on April 23. © AP
If Wishes Could Kill is being billed as Netflix’ first Korean YA horror series, and its bloody conceit is interesting: Users of an app that grants wishes end up being violently killed 24 hours after the wish is granted.
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SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean prosecutors on Friday rejected a police request for an arrest warrant for music tycoon Bang Si-Hyuk, chairman of the agency behind K-pop supergroup BTS, questioning whether detention is necessary as he faces a high-profile investigation into alleged investor fraud.
SEOUL — South Korean prosecutors on Friday requested a 30-year prison term for ousted president Yoon Suk Yeol over allegations he deliberately tried to escalate tensions with North Korea in 2024 by ordering drone flights over its capital Pyongyang as he sought to create justifiable conditions for martial law at home.
By Song Sang-ho, Cho Joon-hyung and Baek Na-ri
SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung returned home Friday from his two-nation swing to India and Vietnam, where he focused on expanding strategic cooperation in energy and supply chains to address uncertainties stemming from the Middle East conflict.
Thousands pack Inspire Resort as Korean esports powerhouse, led by Faker, turns luxury resort into large-scale showcase
A South Korean man who was kidnapped in Malaysia has been rescued by local authorities, according to Seoul's foreign ministry Friday.
Previous slideNext slide Flowers in full bloom during the annual Azalea Festival in Gunpo, South Korea. AFPInfo About 20,000 teddy bears are displayed in Washington, with organisers saying they symbolise the abduction of Ukrainian children during the war with Russia. ReutersInfo Bags and belongings are laid out at V…
SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean man who was kidnapped in Malaysia has been rescued by local authorities, according to Seoul's foreign ministry Friday.
Bang Si-Hyuk, a chairman of Hybe answers reporters’ question upon his arrival at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025. (Kim Keun-soo/Newsis via AP)
SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors said Friday they have rejected a police request for an arrest warrant for Bang Si-hyuk, chairman and founder of K-pop powerhouse Hybe, who is accused of unfair stock trading, citing insufficient evidence.
I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the ROK–US Combined Force…
Hyundai Motor Group has teamed up with Korea International Cooperation Agency and Vietnam’s Education Ministry to train skilled workers for the country’s growing automotive sector.
South Korean prosecutors Friday requested a 30-year prison term for ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol over allegations he deliberately tried to escalate tensions with North Korea in 2024 by ordering drone flights over Pyongyang as he sought to create justifiable conditions for martial law at home.
South Korean police have arrested a man for sharing an AI-generated image that misled authorities who were searching for a wolf that had broken out of a zoo in Daejeon city.
Woori Financial Group was the only major South Korean banking group to post a decline in net profit in the first quarter, as its overseas operations weighed on earnings, the company’s earnings report showed Friday.
I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the ROK–US Combined Force…
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South Korean stocks have been surging to record highs over the past year, but that hasn't dimmed the allure of U.S. equities for its residents.
Naver will begin a closed beta of its agentic search product "AI Tab" as early as next week, in the company's most substantive defensive move yet against Google's artificial intelligence-powered push into South Korea, one of a handful of major markets where Google has never overtaken the local incumbent.
Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol on Friday urged South Korea's business leaders to continue efforts to innovate and find new growth engines to support the country's economic growth in the face of industrial paradigm shifts, such as artificial intelligence transformation.
SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol on Friday urged South Korea's business leaders to continue efforts to innovate and find new growth engines to support the country's economic growth in the face of industrial paradigm shifts, such as artificial intelligence transformation.
South Korea has secured 74.6 million barrels of crude oil for May, lessening the country's reliance on Middle Eastern oil imports amid ongoing regional conflict, according to Cheong Wa Dae on Friday.
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SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has secured over 74 million barrels of crude oil for May, presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik said Friday, easing concerns over oil supply disruptions.
Nearly six out of 10 South Koreans support President Lee Jae Myung's "peaceful coexistence" policy toward North Korea aimed at engagement and peace, according to a survey released Friday.
Police have launched an investigation into a large-scale data theft at Duo — one of South Korea's largest matchmaking firms — as authorities believe the personal information of 427,464 members was stolen.
Seoul shares ended flat Friday, as investors scooped up defense and shipbuilding stocks, offsetting a decline in major tech shares despite Middle East tensions. The South Korean won fell against the US dollar.
SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- Nearly 6 out of 10 South Koreans support President Lee Jae Myung's "peaceful coexistence" policy toward North Korea aimed at engagement and peace, according to a survey released Friday.
South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a hearing of his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, Pool, File)
SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares ended flat Friday, as investors scooped up defense and shipbuilding stocks, offsetting a decline in major tech shares despite Middle East tensions. The South Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar.
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Korea's second-highest-grossing film of all time will debut Wednesday on Coupang Play with upgraded CGI effects
Two exhibitions in Korea and France revisit Bang Hai-ja and Shin Sung-hy who reshaped painting through decades of work abroad
With sales sliding across Asia and competition rising, the Japanese carmaker is officially pulling out by year’s end.
SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- Vice Trade Minister Park Jung-sung met with his Polish counterpart in Seoul on Friday to discuss ways to deepen cooperation between South Korea and Poland in supply chains and advanced industries, Park's office said.
I’m a staff reporter for The Korea Herald, covering national security and foreign policy across the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly. Before entering journalism, I served as an Air Force lieutenant, working as an interpreter and junior planner at the ROK–US Combined Force…
SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- E-commerce firm Coupang Inc. on Friday denied allegations that it lobbied U.S. government officials to pressure the South Korean government following a data leak controversy that emerged in November.
SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- The chief of the state arms procurement agency on Friday pledged to advance arms industry cooperation with British Commonwealth nations, underscoring the courage of Commonwealth troops that fought alongside South Korean soldiers during the 1950-53 Korean War.
SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- NC Dinos starter Drew VerHagen is an equal opportunity athlete when it comes to viewing his opponents. He doesn't like any of them.
HANOI, April 24 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung's state visits to India and Vietnam this week highlighted South Korea's growing focus on securing energy supplies and strengthening raw material supply chains as global markets face mounting uncertainty from the conflict in the Middle East.
SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- A court on Friday fined former presidential candidate Kim Moon-soo of the conservative People Power Party (PPP) 500,000 won (US$337) for violating the election law in the lead up to last year's presidential race.
1960 -- A group of college professors issues a statement accusing the autocratic government of President Rhee Syng-man of using the police force to crack down on pro-democracy student protesters. Several hundred students were killed or injured in a clash on April 19, 1960, triggering nationwide anti-government prote…
Yoon tried to provoke N. Korea to create pretext for martial law, exposed military secrets in drone crash, special counsel finds
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