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The recent surge in demonstrations by far-right groups presents a challenge for the South Korean government, as it prepares to host both Xi Jinping, the leader of China, and President Trump.
South Korea and the US remain “sharply” divided over the cash portion of a $350 billion investment pledge, South Korea’s Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan said Friday, hinting that a deal may not be reached in time for a summit meeting.
This is the predicament facing tens of thousands of fishermen along South Korea's coastlines. Over the past 10 years, the amount of squid caught in South Korean waters each year has plummeted 92%, while anchovy catches have fallen by 46%.
Kim Jong Un made the comments at the groundbreaking ceremony for a memorial for North Korean soldiers who fought for Russia in its war with Ukraine, state media said.
Reporter South Korea quietly made a big change to how it will count its population. In what LGBT advocates describe as a “historic decision,” the country’s Ministry of Data and Statistics updated on Wednesday its digital registration system for the 2025 Population and Housing Census to accept “spouse” or “cohabiting partner” as valid responses between same-sex household members.
Schiebel’s latest product, the CAMCOPTER S-300, was showcased for the first time (in the form of a full scale model) during ADEX 2025 in Seoul, South Korea.
The Associated Press has withdrawn its story about the arrest of South Korean nationals at a scam center in Cambodia. The Cambodian government released a statement on Oct. 23 saying that a South Korean delegation had visited the site of an online scam center in Cambodia where a raid was carried out and 57 South Korean nationals arrested.
Around 20 North Korean soldiers crossed into the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) border last weekend, prompting South Korea to fire warning shots until they retreated, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Thursday.