Squid Game costumes prove a treat for garment industry Green tracksuits and dark pink jumpsuits worn by characters in Netflix's global hit Squid Game have proven a pre-Halloween bright spot for a South Korean ... News Lens • 22 Oct
South Korea launches space rocket but mission fails South Korea has launched its first domestically developed space rocket but failed to put its dummy payload into orbit. World • 21 Oct
North Korea says US overreacting to missile test North Korea has said the US was overreacting to its recent missile test and questioned the sincerity of Washington's offers of talks, accusing it of ... World • 21 Oct
Hit 'Squid Game' spurs interest in learning Korean Interest in learning Korean has spiked since the launch of hit Netflix show "Squid Game", language tutoring services have reported. News Lens • 11 Oct
Posthumous victory for South Korean transgender soldier A South Korean court has ruled it was unfair for the military to forcibly discharge a soldier over her gender-reassignment surgery, months after she took ... World • 07 Oct
North and South Korea restore cross-border hotline North and South Korea restored their cross-border hotline today, a step that Seoul said could help improve relations after Pyongyang sparked global concern with a ... World • 04 Oct
North Korea fires missile into sea, says South North Korea fired a missile towards the sea off its east coast today, South Korea's military said, as Pyongyang called on the US and South ... World • 28 Sep
Kim's sister says North Korea could be open to talks The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said it was "admirable" of the South to propose a formal end to the Korean War ... World • 24 Sep
South Korea fires submarine-launched ballistic missile South Korea has successfully test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile, becoming only the seventh country in the world with the advanced technology and raising the prospect ... World • 15 Sep
South Korea fines Google $177m for market abuse South Korea's competition regulator has fined Alphabet's Google 207 billion won ($176.64m) for blocking customised versions of its Android operating system (OS). Business • 14 Sep
South Korea mandates cameras in operating theatres South Korea's parliament has voted to require hospitals to place surveillance cameras in operating rooms after a series of medical accidents involving unqualified staff who ... Health • 31 Aug
Samsung leader Jay Y Lee to leave prison this week Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y Lee, in jail after convictions for bribery and other charges, has qualified for parole and is expected to leave ... World • 09 Aug
Koreas restore severed communication hotlines North and South Korea signalled a surprise thaw in relations, announcing the restoration of cross-border communications that were severed more than a year ago and ... World • 27 Jul
Hyundai's second quarter net profit soars South Korea's Hyundai has today turned in its best quarterly profit in about six years, helped by solid demand for its high-margin sport-utility vehicles (SUVs) ... Business • 22 Jul
North Korea defectors defy South over anti-Kim leaflets A North Korea defector group this week twice defied a ban by Seoul on flying anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the heavily fortified Demilitarised Zone dividing the ... World • 30 Apr
Samsung heirs to include art works to cover $10bn bill The heirs to South Korea's Samsung group announced their plans to pay more than $10 billion in death duties - one of the world's biggest-ever ... World • 28 Apr
South Korea court dismisses 'comfort women' case A South Korean court has dismissed a case brought by a handful of World War II sex slaves and their families against the Japanese government, ... World • 21 Apr
N Korean defector went undetected for hours A North Korean defector wore a diving suit and fins during a daring six-hour swim around one of the world's most fortified borders, a Seoul ... World • 24 Feb
Korean ex-coastguard chief cleared over ferry sinking A former South Korean coastguard chief has been cleared of negligence over bungled rescue operations for one of the country's deadliest maritime disasters, when more ... World • 15 Feb
Seoul under fire for sexist advice to pregnant women The city government in the South Korean capital, Seoul, is facing backlash after advising pregnant women to cook their husbands several meals and ensure they ... World • 11 Jan
South Korean court orders Japan to compensate women A South Korean court has ordered Japan to compensate 12 women who were forced to work in its wartime brothels, a ruling that drew a ... World • 08 Jan
South Korea population falls for first time South Korea's population fell for the first time in 2020, with more people dying than were born, the government said today, warning that towns in ... World • 04 Jan
Sydney takes action to control Covid-19 outbreak Sydney should prepare itself for more Covid-19 cases, New South Wales state Premier Gladys Berejiklian has warned, as authorities take action to contain a new ... Coronavirus • 17 Dec 20
North Korea 'killed and burned' South official - Seoul A South Korean fisheries official who went missing this week was questioned in North Korean waters before being shot dead by troops who then burned ... World • 24 Sep 20
Typhoon Haishen threatens Korea after battering Japan South Korea hunkered down as Typhoon Haishen rolled northwards along the country's east coast today, a day after the powerful storm battered Japan's southern islands, ... World • 07 Sep 20
