Nobel Laureate Warns South Korea's 'Demographic Suicide' Crisis

He praised the South Korean economy as a “miraculous success story” but identified low birthrates and high external dependency as the biggest risk ... View article...

South Korea, US held talks on revising management of fortified North Korea border

South Korea and the U.S. discussed potential changes in how parts of the heavily fortified border with ​North Korea are managed at recent defence ... View article...

The unlikely inspiration for North Korea's first dictator

Jonathan Cheng examines how Kim Il Sung appropriated Christian rituals and dogma to forge North Korea's political ideology and maintain dynastic  ... View article...

What Lee's Netanyahu 'war criminal' remark means for South Korea's diplomacy

The president criticised Israel for 'going too far' in detaining two South Koreans who were at sea trying to send aid to Gaza . View article...

Starbucks' 'Tank Day' promotion accused of trivialising South Korea's painful past

Starbucks Korea is facing mounting backlash over a promotional campaign accused of trivialising painful memories of the country's authoritarian ... View article...

South Korea's Early Trade Data Reflect Sustained Semiconductor Boom

South Korea's export growth remained robust in the first 20 days of May, signaling resilient external demand at a time when higher oil prices and ... View article...

South Korea's stock market soars as Samsung union calls off planned strike

South Korea's stock market has rallied following a last-minute deal to avert a strike that had threatened to disrupt the global supply of memory ... View article...

Xi may visit North Korea as early as next week, Yonhap says

If it takes place, the visit would be Chinese President Xi Jinping's first trip to North Korea in seven years as the two countries move to bolster  ... View article...