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We'll Finally See Kia's Most Affordable EV Yet In Two Weeks

While other automakers welcome global policy shifts as a chance to back off their electric vehicle investments, Korea's Hyundai Motor Group is on a roll lately—and doesn't seem intent on losing momentum. And in two weeks' time, we'll see more all-electric offerings from Kia, including of the more affordable sort.

InsideEVs

Trump Tariffs Loom Large In South Korea's 'Steel City'

Smoke billows from chimneys as factories churn in South Korea's steelmaking heartland, now under threat from Washington's swingeing new tariffs on the port city's largest export.

International Business Times

Presenter Sara Cox looks back: ‘Clare and I met when we were teen models in Korea. I got sent home for bad behaviour’

The radio and television presenter and her best friend, Clare Hamilton, on behaving badly on shoots, hanging out with the stars after The Girlie Show, and a major wardrobe malfunction

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Footballer handed suspended jail term for filming sexual encounter with woman

Hwang Ui-jo was indicted for secretly filming two women without their consent on four occasions but the court convicted him in one case and acquitted him in the other

The Independent UK

Ex-Premier League footballer gets suspended jail term for secret sex video

Former Nottingham Forest and South Korea striker Hwang Ui-jo gets suspended jail term in sex video scandal.

Al Jazeera

At least 6 killed in fire at South Korean hotel construction site

Casualty figures and damages are still being assessed after firefighters rescued workers from the blaze in Busan city.

Al Jazeera

Philippines wins its first Asian Winter Games medal, a curling gold

The Philippines curling team has been rocking it in Harbin, China, claiming the tropical country’s first Asian Winter Games medal with a victory in the men’s final against South Korea

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Construction site catches fire in South Korea, leaving at least 4 dead

A fire broke out at a resort construction site in the South Korean city of Busan on Friday, killing at least four people, fire officials said

The Independent UK

Korean arrested near Pattaya with meth

Police on Thursday arrested a South Korean drug suspect and seized a quantity of methamphetamine with books hollowed out to hide drugs.

Bangkok Post

There are only 1,160 hydrogen refuelling stations worldwide

In 2024, around 125 new hydrogen refuelling stations were opened worldwide: 42 in Europe, around 30 in China, 25 in South Korea, 8 in Japan and 13 in North America. This is the result of an analysis by H2stations.org. 45 countries now have a hydrogen refuelling infrastructure in operation or…

Motor1

North Korea Dismantles Facility At Mount Kumgang Resort

North Korea's dismantling of Mount Kumgang facility escalates tensions with South Korea, while potential tourism reopening emerges.

Top News

As Trump vows ‘no exceptions’ on tariffs, US allies hope to change his mind

Japan, South Korea and Australia are lobbying the mercurial US president for exemptions on tariffs.

Al Jazeera

Seoul says North Korea is destroying facility that hosted reunions of war-separated families

North Korea is demolishing a South Korea-built property that had been used to host reunions of families separated during the 1950-53 Korean War, the South’s government said Thursday, as it continues to eliminate symbols of engagement between the war-divided rivals

The Independent UK

South Korea's Yoon Back In Court Over Impeachment Bid

South Korea's ousted President Yoon Seok Yeol faces potentially his last impeachment hearing Thursday over his failed martial law bid before judges begin deliberations on whether to formally remove him from office.

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Jesse Lingard hits back at Manchester United fan who accuses him of 'destroying' the club's culture

Jesse Lingard currently plays for FC Seoul in South Korea

MusicRadar

Donald Trump’s tariffs appear to be benefitting an unexpected industry: K-Pop

With looming trade wars on the horizon, investors see the music industry as a safe bet

Motor1

Is Hyundai Teasing a Production N Vision 74 Supercar?

The N Vision 74, Hyundai's on-again, off-again supercar, might very well be the red car intentionally blurred out in this video. Posing alongside the spectacular concept, the low-slung coupe is likely being teased in a trailer for the new The Great Heritage-CAR video, which is coming out today on WAVVE,…

The Guardian - AU

Going for a song: investors flee to K-pop as safe haven amid Trump’s tariff war

Shares in South Korea’s entertainment groups soar as steel tariffs combine with a Blackpink world tour and BTS revival to supercharge their appeal

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Al Jazeera

North Korea condemns Trump’s Gaza takeover plan as ‘slaughter, robbery’

North Korea has called for the US to stop ‘encroaching upon the dignity and sovereignty’ of the Palestinian people.

InsideEVs

2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Gets Discounts Until Its Tax Credits Are Back

With a built-in Tesla North American Charging Standard (NACS) plug, more range, upgraded software and a new all-terrain XRT model, the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 may be one of the most promising new electric vehicles on the market. Yet despite now being made in Georgia instead of South Korea, the…

Latin Times

Man Attempted to Rob a Bank With Dinosaur Water Gun. He's Arrested Within Two Minutes

A South Korean man was arrested within two minutes of entering a bank and attempting a robbery with a toy dinosaur water gun.

Al Jazeera

Teacher admits to stabbing pupil to death in South Korea

Teacher at Daejeon elementary school has not yet been arrested for killing of 7-year-old girl, police say.

RideApart

Does a 125cc V-Twin Cruiser Even Make Sense?

These days, you could say that South Korea kills it in cars and electronics—Hyundai, Kia, Samsung, LG… you name it. But motorcycles? Well, that’s a bit of a different story. Unlike Japan, which dominates the global bike scene, South Korea never really cracked the two-wheeled market. One brand that’s been…

Top News

South Korea's Economic Growth Forecast Slashed Amid Trade Concerns

South Korea's economic growth forecast lowered to 1.6% in 2025 due to Trump's tariffs and political instability, impacting various industries.

The Independent UK

South Korean elementary-school teacher questioned over fatal stabbing of pupil

South Korean police are questioning an elementary-school teacher in connection with the fatal stabbing of a pupil in the city of Daejeon

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