South Korea set to approve abortion pills for the 1st time next year

South Korea plans to approve abortion pills for the first time to ensure safer abortions within the national healthcare system. View article...

Bridge Between Pariahs: Russia North Korea Alliance Of Blood And Oil

Russia and North Korea are increasingly isolated, together. An alliance between pariahs increasingly trades energy for arms and cannon-fodder. View article...

South Korea, Africa pledge deeper AI partnership to accelerate continent's digital transformation

The Republic of Korea plans to deepen its long-standing partnership with Africa by expanding cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI) and ... View article...

Who counts as 'true middle class' in Korea?

The OECD income measure puts 52.9 percent of Korean households in the middle-income range.  View article...

S.Korea asks private builders to join $3 bn Westinghouse stake acquisition

South Korea has asked major domestic reactor engineering and construction companies to join an estimated $3 billion acquisition of a minority ... View article...

Scientists detect steep increase in seismic activity at North Korea nuclear test site

Seismic activity has increased around North Korea's Punggye-ri nuclear test site since the country's last and most powerful test in 2017, ... View article...

South Korean restaurant owner avoids jail time in 'ants on a plate' accusation

The owner of a two-Michelin-starred restaurant in South Korea has avoided prison time in a highly publicized case surrounding a sorbet dessert ... View article...

Russia using North Korean laborers on student visas to illicitly build drones, report says

According to the Sept. 16 report, Russia “created a student visa scheme to camouflage North Korean laborers as students,” generating revenue for ... View article...