Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from South Korea

Preventable by Devi Sridhar review – inside the fog of war on Covid

A survey of the global response to coronavirus draws together fascinating data but fails to construct a compelling narrative about the spread of the virus

The Guardian - UK

S Korea's next leader faces escalating N Korean nuke threat

Yoon Suk Yeol takes office as South Korea's president Tuesday amid heightened animosities over North Korea's nuclear program

The Independent UK

North Korea likely launched submarine missile, S. Korea says

North Korea appeared to have fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile Saturday, three days after launching what may have been a medium-range ballistic missile and ratcheting up tensions ahead of South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol’s inauguration.

Tribune News Service

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Khalin Joshi, Viraj Madappa Tied-5th after third round in Maekyung Open

SEONGNAM (Korea): Khalin Joshi and Viraj Madappa, the last two Indians to have won on the Asian Tour, were five shots behind sole leader, Bio Kim (68) after the penultimate round of the GS Caltex Maekyung Open on Saturday.

The Times of India

The south side deli, on Minard Road in Shawlands, will be serving up a brand new menu packed with flavour and inspired by dishes from Japan, Thailand, Korea, China and more.

Glasgow Live

South Korea accuses North Korea of launching ballistic missile from submarine in 15th test of 2022

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff say the missile flew 600 kilometres at a maximum altitude of 60 kilometres from waters near the eastern port city of Sinpo in a "serious threatening act that harms international peace and stability".

ABC News

North Korea fires ‘short-range ballistic missile’, claims South Korea

The missile launch was the first of this kind since October last year

Evening Standard

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

S.Korea NIS chief says N.Korea may conduct nuclear test before Biden visit to Seoul - Yonhap

South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) chief Park Jie-won said on Saturday that North Korea may conduct a nuclear test between South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol's inauguration on Tuesday and U.S. President Joe Biden's visit to Seoul later this month, Yonhap news agency reported.

Reuters

N.Korea fires likely submarine-launched ballistic missile, S.Korea says

North Korea fired a ballistic missile from a submarine on Saturday, South Korea said, an escalation just before the inauguration of a South Korean president who has vowed to take a hard line against the North and the visit of the U.S. president.

Reuters

Pyongyang tests another missile

SEOUL: North Korea fired what could be a ballistic missile on Saturday, the Japanese military and South Korean media said.

Bangkok Post

North Korea Fires Unidentified Projectile

North Korea fired an unidentified projectile into waters off its east coast Saturday, the South Korean military's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

South Korea says North Korea fired projectile toward sea

South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired at least one unidentified projectile toward its eastern sea in its second launch this week, apparently continuing a provocative streak in weapons demonstrations that may culminate with a nuclear test in the coming weeks or months

The Independent UK

Japan to send FM to S. Korean president's inauguration

Japan says its foreign minister will attend new South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s inauguration ceremony next week as part of an effort to bring the countries’ strained relations back to normal

The Independent UK

Vice President Wang Qishan to Attend South Korean President’s Inauguration

A special representative and close aide of President Xi Jinping, Wang will lead a delegation to Seoul at the invitation of the South Korean government

Caixin Global

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Reuters

Japan will communicate closely with new S.Korea govt for better ties, minister says

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Friday he intended to communicate closely with South Korea's incoming government to help bring bilateral ties to an even keel.

Reuters

China to send vice president to S.Korea president's inauguration

China's Vice President Wang Qishan plans to attend the inauguration of South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol next week, Yoon's team announced on Friday, as Beijing tries to expand its influence in the region.

ABC News

Caroline Kennedy confirmed by US Senate as next ambassador to Australia

The daughter of former US president John F Kennedy and a former US ambassador to Japan succeeds Arthur Culvahouse as US ambassador to Australia.

Bangkok Post

BTS may get pass from military service under minister's plan

A South Korean government minister has called for exempting K-pop group BTS from mandatory military service, as the nation remains divided over preferential treatment for the megastars.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Senate confirms key ambassador slots, including Kennedy

The Senate has voted to confirm Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of President John F

Reuters

Biden to discuss North Korea on Asia trip -White House

U.S. President Joe Biden will discuss North Korea's nuclear and missile programs with his counterparts in South Korea and Japan during a trip to those two countries later this month, White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Thursday.

Benzinga

Turning Point Inks Licensing Pact For Gastrointestinal Cancers Candidate

Turning Point Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:TPTX) entered into an exclusive license agreement with LaNova Medicines Limited to develop and commercialize LM-302, in the U.S. and the rest of the world, excluding Greater China and South Korea. LM-302 is a novel antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) targeting Claudin18.2, a protein expressed in many gastrointestinal cancers, including gastric, gastroesophageal junction,…

The Times of India

Khalin Joshi tied 5th after first round at Maekyung Open in Korea

SEONGNAM (Korea): Khalin Joshi got off to a fine start as he compiled a three-under 68 to finish tied fifth after the end of the first round at the GS Caltex Maekyung Open on Thursday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Hyundai Leads Hybrid Cars Market in First Quarter of 2022

Hyundai Motor has maintained its position as the world's leader of hydrogen fuel cell vehicle market in the first quarter of 2022. South Korea's top automaker sold a total of 1,710 hydrogen cars so far in 2022, down 5.4 percent from the same period last year.

Reuters

N.Korea slams South's new leader as 'pro-U.S., confrontational'

A major North Korean propaganda website denounced on Thursday South Korea's incoming president Yoon Suk-yeol, who has vowed to take a tougher line on weapons tests by Pyongyang, describing him as "pro-United States", and "confrontational".

Los Angeles Times

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff will lead US delegation to attend inauguration of South Korea’s president

WASHINGTON — Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff will travel to Seoul on Sunday, leading the U.S. delegation to the inauguration next week of South Korea’s next president, Yoon Suk Yeol, a White House official said.

1 … 312 313 314 315

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Joint Chiefs of Staff

83 stories

Hyundai Motor

54 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.