South Korea’s central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 3% on Thursday, pausing after two consecutive increases as policymakers assessed persistent inflation, rising housing prices and uncertainty surrounding the global
Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party of Korea is set to become South Korea’s next president, according to exit polls and partial vote counts reported by the Korean Herald. His victory brings
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Han Hak-ja Moon, the 82-year-old leader of the controversial Unification Church—commonly known as the “Moonies”—has been banned from leaving South Korea as prosecutors widen a high-profile bribery investigation involving the country’s former
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Following the impeachment of former South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol, the country’s shamanic community has broken its traditional silence to condemn the disgraced leader for what they call a misuse of sacred
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On 4 April, 122 days after martial law was declared in South Korea, the constitutional court upheld the National Assembly’s impeachment motion and dismissed the former president Yoon Suk Yeol. Now, the
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MIT Technology Review reports that generative AI is revolutionizing South Korea’s webcomics industry, opening up new possibilities for established and emerging artists alike. However, it also raises profound questions about the future
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Shares of Samsung rose by 2.1% on Tuesday morning, as the company forecast an operating profit of Won 6.6 trillion ($4.5 billion) for the January-March quarter, surpassing analysts’ expectations of Won 5.2
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South Korean authorities have identified a man in his 50s as the suspected cause of the country’s largest wildfire, which has claimed at least 26 lives. The fire, which ravaged southeastern Uiseong
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by Our Correspondent in London For decades, South Korea’s adoption program, which saw thousands of children sent abroad to families in Europe and the United States, was lauded as a lifeline for
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The occupation and exploitation of land is inherently tied to the occupation and exploitation of women’s bodies. The U.S. empire, built off the back of colonization–an invasion and assault on the resources,
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North Korea has revealed for the first time a nuclear-powered submarine under construction, a development that experts warn could pose a significant security threat to both South Korea and the United States.
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A South Korean fighter jet mistakenly dropped eight bombs on a civilian village during joint live-fire drills with the United States military, injuring at least 15 people and damaging several buildings, according
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South Korea’s fertility rate has increased for the first time since 2015, offering a rare glimmer of hope for a country struggling with the world’s lowest birth rate. According to new data
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South Korea, long alarmed by its plummeting birthrate and looming demographic crisis, has seen a glimmer of hope as the nation’s birthrate begins to rise. Once dubbed the country facing “national extinction,”
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The tragic suicide of South Korean actress Kim Sae-ron has cast a harsh light on the relentless pressure and unforgiving scrutiny faced by celebrities in South Korea’s entertainment industry. As highlighted by
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More than four decades after Kim Jae-gyu, the head of South Korea’s feared intelligence agency, assassinated President Park Chung-hee, a court has announced it will hold a posthumous retrial to examine his
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