What to Know About the Doctor Protests in South Korea
Surgeries postponed. Appointments canceled. Patients turned away from emergency rooms.
Yoon Suk Yeol in asian news
Zuckerberg meets LG, Samsung chiefs in Seoul as Meta ramps up AI ambitions
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg discussed cooperation on extended reality devices with LG Electronics executives on Wednesday as part of his visit to South Korea that highlights Meta’s ambitions in artificial intelligence.
South Korea and Japan need new joint declaration, Yoon adviser says
SEOUL -- Japan and South Korea should consider issuing a new joint statement in 2025 as they mark key milestones in bilateral relations, said Park Cheol-hee, a key foreign policy adviser to South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.
Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: K-defense
Hello from Tokyo. Thanks to the global popularity of South Korean entertainment exports such as BTS, "Squid Game" and more, everyone knows about K-pop and K-dramas. The K-wave phenomenon underscores South Korea's status as one of Asia's biggest soft powers.
Meta's Mark Zuckerberg to visit South Korea
Meta's Mark Zuckerberg is planning to visit South Korea and is scheduling key meetings during his trip, Meta said in a statement on Wednesday without elaborating.
K-defense: South Korea's weapons industry goes global
SEOUL -- First came glitzy, boppy K-pop. Then came soapy, soppy K-drama. Now, according to South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, it is time for another K-moniker for a new,more pessimistic era, as the country with a relentlessly global brand seizes another booming export niche: weapons.
Why N Korea no longer wants to reunite with the South
In a speech delivered at the Supreme People’s Assembly in January, North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, stated that reunification with South Korea was no longer possible and that their neighbor should now represent the “primary foe and invariable principal enemy.”
Japan's Kishida eyes South Korea visit on March 20 for talks with Yoon
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering visiting South Korea on March 20 for talks with President Yoon Suk Yeol, as part of reciprocal visits by leaders of the two countries, diplomatic sources said Wednesday.