North Korean soldiers collapse during winter exercises as hunger and fatigue take toll

Intense training in the extreme cold is pushing soldiers to their physical limits,” a source in North Korea's Kangwon province told Daily NK recently. View article...

South Korea economy unexpectedly contracts in Q4, but AI boom brightens outlook

South Korea's economy unexpectedly shrank in the final quarter of 2025, marking the biggest slump in three years on weaker ... View article...

South Korea Says It's Not Delaying $20 Billion US Investment

South Korea isn't delaying the first planned $20 billion tranche of its US investment commitments as part of a trade deal framework, ... View article...

Korea, Japan, Indonesia top K-pop markets in 2025

South Korea , Japan and Indonesia remained the world's three largest K-pop markets in 2025, highlighting the genre's continued strength in Asia  ... View article...

North Korea denuclearization ideal but unrealistic, South's president says

North Korea's denuclearization is the most ideal but an unlikely choice Pyongyang will make, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said in a press ... View article...

South Korea's former prime minister jailed for 23 years in martial law case

A South Korean court has ruled that the failed imposition of martial law by former President Yoon Suk Yeol constituted an act of rebellion . View article...

South Korea introduces bidding mechanism to fund carbon reduction projects

South Korea's trade and industry ministry has introduced a KRW 25 billion ($17 million) bidding mechanism to fund domestic carbon reduction projects. View article...

Bank of Korea launches 'world-first' in-house AI for central bankers

Dubbed BOK Intelligence , or BOKI , the model was developed in cooperation with Naver , South Korea's biggest internet company, over the course of a year ... View article...