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South Korea seeks exemption from Trump’s proposed tariff hikes

South Korean officials have asked the Trump administration to exclude their country from U.S. plans to impose aggressive tariffs on trade partners

The Independent UK

1,300-year-old royal flush toilet used by crown prince discovered at palace in Korea

Excavations at a centuries-old royal palace in Korea have revealed multiple flush toilets, including one that the crown prince likely used.

LiveScience

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's Legal Battles

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces legal battles over martial law imposition and rebellion charges, causing political unrest and testing democracy.

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South Korean Media Under Scrutiny For Celebrity Coverage

Explore the impact of media scrutiny on South Korean celebrities and the need for compassionate reporting in the wake of Kim Sae-rom's tragic death.

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South Korea to accept North Korean soldiers captured in Ukraine if they seek asylum

Kyiv claims to have captured two North Korean soldiers during fighting in Russia’s Kursk border region

The Independent UK

South Korea's Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol On Trial

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol faces trial for insurrection charges and awaits a Constitutional Court decision on his impeachment.

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South Korean and US forces conduct combined exercise involving B-1B bomber

The U.S. and South Korean militaries have conducted an aerial exercise involving at least one U.S. B-1B bomber in their first joint air force drill since President Donald Trump began his second term

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Two Trials, One President: South Korea's Yoon In The Dock

South Korea's ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday became the country's first sitting head of state on trial on criminal charges.

International Business Times

Kim Sae-ron's death underscores the huge pressure on South Korean celebrities

Actor Kim Sae-ron’s death adds to the list of celebrity deaths in South Korea that underscore the enormous pressure they face under the gaze of a relentlessly unforgiving media that pounces on their every misstep

The Independent UK

Yoon Suk Yeol becomes first sitting South Korean president to go on criminal trial

Impeached president’s lawyers argue he had ‘no intention to paralyse the country’ by imposing martial law last December

The Independent UK

Martial law was Yoon Suk Yeol’s answer to ‘legislative dictatorship’, insurrection trial hears

Lawyers for impeached South Korean president who caused chaos argue that court has no jurisdiction to put him on trial for ‘act of governance’

The Guardian - UK

North Korea reopens to foreign tourists for first time since pandemic

Foreign visitors set to return to Rason Special Economic Zone this week as Pyongyang cautiously reopens borders

The Independent UK

South Korea’s President Yoon in court for preliminary ‘rebellion’ hearing

Lawyers defending Yoon, who stands charged with trying to incite a rebellion, called for his release from custody.

Al Jazeera

South Korea's Yoon is in court for a hearing in his criminal trial

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is in court for a hearing where his lawyers are contesting his arrest on a criminal charge alleging he was orchestrating a rebellion when he imposed martial law

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Yoon To Become South Korea's First Sitting President To Go On Criminal Trial

Ousted South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol will become the country's first sitting head of state to stand trial in a criminal case as hearings open Thursday on his bid to impose martial law.

TechRadar

DeepSeek accused of sharing users' data with TikTok's ByteDance in another blow around privacy concerns

According to South Korea's data regulator, the two Chinese tech firms are "communicating." Here's what's at stake for users' privacy.

Marie Claire

The Next Era of K-Beauty Is About More Than Just Skincare

22 new formulas defining the trailblazing category.

International Business Times

Top South Korean Judge Faces Disinformation Deluge As Yoon Impeachment Looms

Bogus child pornography claims, fabricated support for communism and fake posts showing Elon Musk calling for his removal -- a deluge of disinformation is targeting a top judge in suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment trial.

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Emma Bunton and Mel B 'reunited in South Korea'

Spice Girls star Emma Bunton and Mel B recently reunited in Seoul, South Korea.

The Independent UK

DeepSeek accused of sharing user data with TikTok owner ByteDance

South Korea has accused the Chinese AI start-up of sharing user data with TikTok’s China-based parent firm.

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North Korea Vows To Expand Nuclear Forces Under Kim Jong Un

North Korea rejects denuclearization plan, US, South Korea, Japan affirm support. Trump maintains relations with Kim Jong Un.

The Independent UK

Backlash after flight attendants caught taking photos on plane wing

The members of cabin crew are currently under investigation

Evening Standard

South Korea bans DeepSeek AI app over data privacy failings

South Korea’s National Intelligence Service has accused the Chinese AI firm of “excessively” collecting user data

TechRadar

World’s largest ‘mega’ data center planned for South Korea in $35bn project

The huge data center project will create 10,000 jobs.

Fortune

South Korea wants to stockpile 10,000 GPUs as AI becomes a geopolitical contest

The country’s acting president said the AI rivalry has moved on from being solely between companies to a contest among nations.

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