Browsing: South Korea

South Korea’s liberal opposition party, the Democratic Party (DPK) has won the country’s general election by a landslide. The win means they retain control of parliament.

South Koreans are voting for a new parliament, which is widely regarded as a midterm evaluation of President Yoon Suk Yeol’s administration. Although Yoon still has three years remaining in his term, his People Power Party (PPP) has encountered difficulties in advancing its agenda due to the opposition dominance in the legislature, primarily by the Democratic Party (DPK).

Profits for Samsung Electronics are expected to jump by more than 10-fold compared to a year earlier. The news comes as prices of chips have recovered from a post-pandemic slump and demand for artificial intelligence (AI) related products booms.

According to local media reports, a South Korean man has been arrested in Russia on suspicion of espionage. South Korean officials have confirmed the arrest and stated that their diplomats are actively negotiating for his release.

South Korea’s government has also threatened to revoke their medical license if they do not return to work on Thursday. 

The South Korean government has told over 1,000 junior doctors to return to work following numerous walkouts staged in opposition to plans for expanding the doctor workforce. Officials reported that more than 6,000 interns and residents had submitted their resignations on Monday.

Economy WTX Business exclusively reported that South Korea’s National Pension Service (NPS) and central bank are in talks to extend their foreign exchange swap programme…

The warmonger’s bizarre behaviour has added fuel to rumours about his health.

Suga is the third BTS member to go.

All scouts leaving South Korea camp as typhoon looms The World Scout Jamboree in South Korea has officially ended early because of an incoming typhoon. …

Pyongyang’s missile launch has been described by the South Korean military as ‘an act of protest’ to the presence of US naval vessels.

Periodic visits by US nuclear ballistic missile-capable submarines to South Korea were one of several agreements reached by President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in April in response to North Korea’s expanding nuclear threat.

South Korea floods: At least 40 dead after floods and landslides A weekend of heavy rainfall in South Korea has claimed the lives of at…

Margot is the real life Barbie – and we’re obsessed!

South Koreans become younger under new age-counting law New laws rolled out across South Korea mean the country’s citizens have become either a year or…

‘A million things were on my mind at that moment.’

Man arrested for opening plane door during South Korea flight A man in his 30s has been arrested for opening the emergency door of an…

K-pop star Moonbin dies at age of 25 in suspected suicide A 25-year-old K-pop star from the famous boyband Astro has died in what appears…

US, South Korea hold air drills as North Korea warns of ‘all-out showdown’ SOUTH Korea said today it had staged joint air drills with the…

BTS star Jin begins his military service  The oldest member of the K-pop band BTS has started his military service. Jin, 30, posted a photo…