Kim Jong Un: Is North Korea's leader actually considering war?
North Korea experts - by nature, a cautious group who seek to avoid sowing panic - have been left reeling by two of their own.
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Samsung Chairman Lee's trial verdict delayed to Feb. 5
SEOUL -- A South Korean court has postponed its ruling in a case involving Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong to early next month, as prosecutors seek a five-year jail term for the tycoon over stock price manipulation and accounting fraud allegations.
South Korea's YouTubers emerge as force driving political rancor
SEOUL -- Ko Sung-kook's office in Seoul buzzed as researchers prepared show notes and a constant flow of visitors filtered in and out of the cramped space.
North Korean teens get 12 years' hard labour for watching K-pop video
SEOUL – In video footage released by an organisation that works with North Korean defectors, the North Korean authorities are seen publicly sentencing two teenagers to 12 years’ hard labour for watching K-pop.
Chinese embassy warns of plastic surgery risks in South Korea
SEOUL — China's embassy in Seoul has warned citizens against the dangers of having plastic surgery done in South Korea, from the risk of death to major facial changes that make it difficult to pass through immigration checks.
Chinese embassy warns of plastic surgery risks in South Korea after liposuction death
China’s embassy in Seoul has warned citizens against the dangers of having plastic surgery done in South Korea, from the risk of death to major facial changes that make it difficult to pass through immigration checks.
As North Korea stokes ‘invasion’ fears over Japan troops’ Yasukuni visit, South Korea and China stay seemingly silent
“But I’m most surprised that China appears to have said nothing, as this is the sort of thing I would expect Beijing to pounce on.”
South Korean ruling party piles pressure on first lady Kim Keon-hee to apologise for accepting Dior handbag from pastor
Critical voices are growing within the South Korean ruling People Power Party (PPP) over controversies surrounding first lady Kim Keon-hee, including video footage of her receiving a Dior handbag from a Korean-American pastor in 2022.