Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from South Korea

All of Us Are Dead: Fans bingeing Netflix’s new Korean thriller are already comparing it to Squid Game

Both shows share one ‘incredible’ actor – only in a very different role...

The Independent UK

After Squid Game and Kpop, Korean webtoons get moment in the sun

Digital manga subscription service Piccoma was the third-highest earning app in the world in 2021.

Al Jazeera

Asian stocks follow Wall St higher at start of holiday week

Asian stocks have followed Wall Street higher at the start of a week when China, South Korea and Southeast Asian markets will close for the Lunar New Year holiday

The Independent UK

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

Asian stocks follow Wall St higher at start of holiday week

Asian stocks have followed Wall Street higher at the start of a week when China, South Korea and Southeast Asian markets will close for the Lunar New Year holiday

The Independent UK

Amid chill in relations, new PLA history returns spotlight to 1962 war

The downturn in ties has coincided with greater interest in China in the 1962 war, which hasn’t been covered as extensively in the media as Korean War or war with Japan

The Hindu

Japanese thrash Thailand in quarter-finals of AFC Women's Asian Cup

Two-time defending champions Japan booked their place in the semi-finals of the Women's Asian Cup with a 7-0 thrashing of Thailand on Sunday but joint-favourites Australia crashed out with defeat to South Korea.

Bangkok Post

Korea send Matildas packing from Asian Cup

The Matildas' hopes of winning the Women's Asian Cup for a second time are over after a shock 1-0 loss to Korea Republic in Pune.

AAP

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

Spotify to add advisory notices to podcasts mentioning Covid; protests in Prague over curbs – as it happened

Czech demonstrators are opposed to measures such as a restaurant ban for the unvaccinated; Harry and Meghan express concerns to Spotify about misinformation on platform

The Guardian - UK

Honda to procure EV batteries from China, S. Korea manufacturers

Honda Motor Co. plans to procure batteries for its electric vehicles from Chinese and South Korean manufacturers, so it can transport them from near the production bases, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Matildas out of Asian Cup after South Korea claim 1-0 victory in quarter-final

Australia's quest to claim their first women's Asian Cup in over a decade comes crashing down after a 1-0 loss to South Korea in the quarter-final.

ABC News

North Korea Test-fires Most Powerful Missile Since 2017

North Korea on Sunday tested its most powerful missile since 2017, ramping up the firepower for its record-breaking seventh launch this month as Seoul warned nuclear and long-range tests could be next. Pyongyang has never test-fired this many missiles in a calendar month before and last week threatened to abandon…

Asharq Al-Awsat

South Korea to Face Syria with World Cup Berth in Sight

South Korea's World Cup qualification hopes remain in their own hands as they prepare to take on Syria in Dubai on Tuesday, knowing victory will secure their place in Qatar after celebrations were put on hold last week. Paulo Bento's side defeated Lebanon in Thursday's matches in Group A of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea caps month of tests with longest-range missile since 2017

North Korea conducted its largest missile test since 2017 on Sunday, sending a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile soaring into space, seen as taking the nuclear-armed country a step closer to resuming long-range testing.

Reuters

Be like Barty, Gustavsson tells Matildas

Tony Gustavsson says the Matildas must follow Ash Barty's lead when the chips are down if they are to advance past South Korea in the Asian Cup.

AAP

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan must defend Sado Gold Mine, campaign for World Heritage status

It is only natural for the government to nominate valuable cultural properties for World Heritage listing, so why has it caused unnecessary controversy in the country?

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Kishida looks to stabilize political base with World Heritage nomination

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's decision to nominate the Sado Gold Mine for registration on the UNESCO World Heritage list was likely based on a belief that delaying a decision amid opposition from South Korea would not have been supported by members of the Liberal Democratic Party and conservative lawmakers.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

S. Korean presidential candidate emphasizes relations with Japan

SEOUL -- A centrist candidate who plans to run for South Korea's presidency said Friday that if elected, he would put suspend the liquidation of Japanese corporate assets and seek to resolve a related lawsuit through negotiations with the Japanese government.

The Hindu

Iran first from Asia into 2022 World Cup finals

Japan and South Korea move closer to qualification

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

InsideEVs

LG Energy Solution Achieves 'Stellar' Stock Debut

According to Reuters, LGES in its "stellar stock debut" becomes the #2 most valuable company in South Korea.

The Guardian - UK

All of Us Are Dead: Netflix’s Korean zombie show will blow you away

This South Korean monster series in a high school is a world-beating piece of doomy existentialism. Bring on more of it

The Independent UK

Japan to push controversial mine for UNESCO World Heritage

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says that Japan will recommend a former gold mine on Sado Island for a UNESCO World Heritage list, despite protests from South Korea that the site is inappropriate because of its wartime abuse of Korean laborers — a sensitive issue that still strains ties between…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Japan to Nominate Mines for UNESCO List despite South Korean Protest

Japan is set to nominate several mines for consideration as world heritage sites by UNESCO, its prime minister said on Friday, despite protests from South Korea that the move is inappropriate as forced laborers were used there in World War Two. Japan's cultural affairs agency selected the gold and silver…

Asharq Al-Awsat

S.Korea Plans to Add Small Clinics as Omicron Fuels Surge

South Korea plans to add hundreds of small neighborhood hospitals and clinics to treat the thousands more people expected to get COVID-19 during a developing omicron surge. Health officials announced the plans Friday as South Korea’s daily cases reached a new high for a fourth straight day. The 16,096 new…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Sado Gold Mine to be recommended as World Heritage site

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Friday that Japan will recommend the Sado Gold Mine as a possible UNESCO World Heritage site.

The Independent UK

S. Korea plans to add small hospitals as COVID cases surge

South Korea plans to add hundreds of small neighborhood hospitals and clinics to treat the thousands more people expected to get COVID-19 during a developing omicron surge

1 … 346 347 348 349

People

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

Organisations

Liberal Democratic Party

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.