South Korea Prosecutors Seek Arrest Of Unification Church Leader

South Korean prosecutors on Thursday requested an arrest warrant for the leader of the Unification Church, Han Hak-ja, on allegations of bribery linked to the country’s former first lady and incitement to destroy evidence. The move came a day...

New Dasan Jeong Yak-Yong Aegis Destroyer Anchors South Korea Layered Defense Strategy

In a LinkedIn post on September 17, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries announced that South Korea had launched at its Ulsan shipyard the Dasan Jeong Yak-yong, the second vessel of the “Jeongjo the Great” class. This 8,200-ton Aegis destroyer, referred to...

Wimbledon champion Swiatek cruises into quarterfinals at Seoul WTA tournament

By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- The reigning Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek breezed into the quarterfinals at the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) tournament in Seoul on Thursday. The world No. 2 from Poland defeated Sorana Cirstea of...

South Korea aims to build space station module in 5 years

Aerospace & Defense Industries Ex-NASA executive John Lee aims to take on global leaders with smaller projects John Lee, vice administrator of the Korea AeroSpace Administration, is looking to turn South Korea into a bigger player in the space...

Uzbekistan wins international sniper competition in South Korea.

Uzbekistan’s sniper team has secured first place at the 2nd Korea International Sniper Competition, held from 8 to 15 September and organized by the Republic of Korea Army Special Warfare Command (ROK-SWC). The tournament brought together 54 teams...

30 years of BIFF: Why Korea’s premier film festival started in Busan, not Seoul

Cinema lovers stand in line for a booth at the Busan Cinema Center in the southern Korean city’s Haeundae District on Sept. 17, 2025, ahead of the kick-off of the Busan International Film Festival. (Yonhap) The arrival of the Busan International...

We’ve Found the Secret to Long-Lasting Love in Seoul and It’s Located High Up in the Sky

At Namsan Tower, Seoul’s quintessential micro-date is delightfully simple: buy a tiny padlock, write your initials, and click, lock it onto a “love tree” while the city sparkles below. This small ritual has become a landmark, with thousands of...

Tariff pressure tests Seoul-Washington trust

Published: 19 Sep. 2025, 00:00 Audio report: written by reporters, read by AI The Sept. 18 edition of TIME magazine featuring President Lee Jae Myung’s interview marking his 100th day in office, released by the presidential office in Yongsan...

South Korea seeks 'peaceful 2 states' approach in relations with North

Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said Thursday that South Korea will seek to transform North Korea's "hostile two-state" framework into a “peaceful two-state” arrangement, describing it as a transitional stage on the path toward eventual...

South Korea should join China as bulwark against ‘rampant’ bullying: Wang Yi

China has urged South Korea to join it in defending free trade against “rampant” unilateral bullying amid the bitter trade war with the United States. “Both China and South Korea are beneficiaries of economic globalisation,” Chinese Foreign...

Congressional Report Says Immigration Raid Raises Concerns About South Korea-US Relationship

(MENAFN- IANS) Washington, Sep 18 (IANS) A US congressional report has noted concerns about the potential impact of a recent US immigration raid at a South Korean battery plant construction site on the Seoul-Washington relationship.In the report,...

Why heirs of South Korea’s conglomerates are choosing longer military service

SEOUL - In South Korea, most young men try to finish their mandatory military service as quickly as possible. But a growing number of chaebol heirs, the sons of the country’s powerful family-run conglomerates, are taking the opposite path. The...

Kidnapping attempts on the rise in South Korea with over nine every week, shows police data

SEOUL – A total of 319 cases of kidnapping, abductions and attempted kidnappings were reported from January to August, South Korea’s National Police Agency data showed on Sept 18. According to the report compiled by Representative Wi Seong-gon of...

Cocaine seizures in South Korea surge 200 times over two years, sparking concern

SEOUL - South Korea saw an alarming spike in cocaine trafficking via ship in 2025, with Customs authorities seizing 2,302kg of the drug between January and August. That is a staggering 209 times what was seized in all of 2023, and more than 34...

Samsung, SK, Hyundai announce major hiring plans to boost youth employment in South Korea

South Korea’s top conglomerates, Samsung Group, SK Group, and Hyundai Motor Group, have announced plans to hire thousands of workers this year in response to President Lee Jae Myung’s call to address declining youth employment. Samsung revealed it...

Over 4,000 teens treated for gambling addiction in South Korea in 2024, tripling 2020’s figure

SEOUL – Teenage gambling addiction is becoming a severe issue in Korea, as an increasing number of teens are being treated for gambling addiction, including nine elementary school children in 2024. A total of 4,144 teenagers in 2024 were treated...

Emma Raducanu beaten in Seoul after letting slip second-set match points

Emma Raducanu was unable to take three match points as she faded to defeat against Barbora Krejcikova at the Korea Open. The British number one looked poised to set up a quarter-final against Iga Swiatek when she led by a set and 5-2 only for...

South Korea Clocks a $560 Million Music Trade Surplus in H1 (Thanks K-Pop!)

Photo Credit: Blackpink by TV10 (티비텐) / CC by 3.0 South Korea’s content industry is thriving, with the country recording its largest-ever trade surplus on a half-year basis since statistics began in 2010. The music industry saw an impressive $560...

South Korea conditionally approves AliExpress, Shinsegae unit joint venture

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s competition regulator on Thursday conditionally approved a joint venture between Alibaba International’s AliExpress Korea and a unit of local company Shinsegae, but cited concerns over the sharing of customer...

South Korea, China hold foreign ministers’ talks ahead of APEC

Foreign Minister Cho Hyun met with Wang Yi, director of the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Foreign Affairs Commission and foreign minister, in Beijing on September 17 for three hours of talks and dinner, discussing bilateral ties and issues...