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Japan

Opinion | Japan’s soft power renaissance will help it attract the talent it needs

Japan’s enduring appeal should give it the confidence to move away from cautious foreign policy and act to build bridges around the world.

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Art

The South Korean artist making lamps out of McDonald’s bags

Environment

‘Existential challenge’: South Korea hosts final round of global plastic treaty talks

Asia travel

K-drama sets, like sites linked to K-pop idols, a growing tourist draw

South Korea’s tourism is booming, and much of it is down to devotees of Korean dramas and K-pop who want to visit sites associated with them.

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Visitors take photos at a railway arch featured in the K-drama series Mr Sunshine, at Sunshine Studio in Nonsan, South Korea. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

Opinion | Exit America, enter China? How Beijing can benefit from an isolationist US

America’s abdication as the world’s sole superpower would open up a tremendous diplomatic and economic opportunity for China.

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TV shows and streaming video

Meet the South Korean webtoon artist behind Netflix hit All of Us Are Dead

Joo Dong-geun shares his journey from part-time artist – and explains why webtoons are behind so many South Korean Netflix hits.

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Japan

Japan holds Sado mines memorial despite South Korean boycott

The mines were listed as a World Heritage site in July after Japan and South Korea agreed to put aside some of their differences.

Guests offer a flower during a memorial ceremony for the Sado Island Gold Mine in Sado, Niigata prefecture, Japan as several seats reserved for South Korean delegates remained empty. Photo: AP
Wellness

81-year-old model’s top tip for ageing well? Chase your dreams

Choi Soon-hwa’s ‘impossible’ dream was to become a model. It led her to the fashion catwalk and this year’s Miss Universe beauty pageant.

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China

Netflix star hails Hong Kong’s beauty as he battles city’s fittest at Hyrox event

Physical 100 star Hong Beom-seok is taking part in the indoor fitness event at AsiaWorld-Expo.

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Diplomacy

South Korea spurns Sado mines memorial amid lingering historical tensions

South Korea’s President Yoon had made improving relations with Japan a priority following years of disputes of the two countries’ history.

South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol during the third session of the G20 Leaders’ Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 1. Photo: AFP
Wellness

To improve your mental health, watch K-dramas, therapist says

Korean dramas that deal successfully with heavy issues can help people reconnect with their emotions or process trauma, Jeanie Chang says.

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Lee Jung-jae in a still from Netflix Korean drama Squid Game. K-dramas like this can help people reconnect with their emotions or process trauma, says one expert. Photo: TNS
MTR Corporation

Editorial | Pet-friendly services on right road for Hong Kong

Allowing owners to get away with their animals on buses is not only good for them but also the city economy.

North Korea

Video | North Korea’s newest cross-border weapon is noise

South Korea’s border island of Ganghwa has been bombarded with blood-curdling sounds almost daily since July 2024.

North Korea

North Korea’s newest cross-border weapon is noise

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Ukraine war

Outside In | It’s goodbye to ‘peace dividend’, hello to wars and defence binges

Global spending on defence is rising at the expense of social needs. The ‘peace dividend’ years are over.

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Military cadets light candles to commemorate the 1,000th day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in front of the Motherland monument in Kyiv, Ukraine, on November 19. Photo: Reuters
North Korea

Seoul says North Korea received Russian missiles in return for troop dispatch

National Security Director Shin Wonsik said Moscow also provided other equipment to reinforce Pyongyang’s air defence system.

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Ukraine war

Ukraine urges gamers not to enter Chernobyl exclusion zone as Stalker 2 released

Popular first-person shooter is set in a fictitious version of the restricted surroundings of Chernobyl’s nuclear plant.

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US-China relations

How Xi’s warning over Korean peninsula highlights Beijing’s diplomatic headache

A statement by Xi Jinping over the volatile Korean peninsula signals China’s growing concern in the region, observers say.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un with China’s President Xi Jinping. The Korean peninsula is a growing political headache for Beijing, according to observers. Photo: KCNA VIA KNS/AFP
Crime

US soldier investigated for punching and breaking South Korean teen’s jaw

A plastic surgeon told the victim’s father that he had ‘never seen bones damaged to this extent from a punch’.

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TV shows and streaming video

Netflix hopes these new non-English series will blow up globally

This week Netflix showcased The Leopard, One Hundred Years of Solitude, and new seasons of Squid Game and Alice in Borderland.

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The Philippines

South Korea airport defends body search of traveller after drug scanner error

Customs officials say the invasive search was lawful and an ‘unavoidable measure’ even though it left the traveller with vaginal bleeding.

Tourists check in at Daegu International Airport in South Korea. Photo: EPA-EFE/Yonhap
Social media

Telegram to delete deepfakes targeting South Koreans

This comes as South Korea’s media regulation agency pushes the company to boost its monitoring of such content.

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Activists hold posters reading “Repeated deepfake sex crimes, the state is an accomplice too’”during a protest against deepfake porn in Seoul. Photo: AFP
China-South Korea relations

Former South Korean officials accused of THAAD data leak to China, activists

South Korea’s state auditor alleges that the former officials disclosed the details in a bid to slow down the full deployment of THAAD.

Trending in China

China woman pays US$8,300 for hotel room by confusing yuan and Korean won symbols

If rate had been in Korean won, it would have cost only US$37 for one night.

Japan

Japanese demand end to ‘comfort women’ funds after politician’s conviction

Yoon Mee-hyang was jailed and fined for embezzling funds meant for Korean ‘comfort women’ in a case that dragged on for several years.

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A South Korean protester holds a placard supporting “comfort women” during an anti-Japanese rally in Seoul in 2019. Photo: AFP
China-South Korea relations

Seoul’s subway operator apologises for calling Chinese tourists ‘villains’

Seoul Metro was addressing commuter complaints about unruly riders and loud announcements at stations.

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Chinese tourists carry their baggage on Myeongdong Street in downtown Seoul, South Korea. Photo: EPA-EFE/Yonhap
Automotive industry

South Korea authorities launch probe after 3 workers die in Hyundai car test

Police and the labour ministry are investigating the incident, which reportedly involved suffocation in a testing chamber.

Diplomacy

Will Trump’s ‘money-driven diplomacy’ lead to closer South Korea-China ties?

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol appears to be pursuing a more balanced approach to relations with Washington and Beijing, analysts say.

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Latest news, in-depth features and opinion on South Korea, covering politics, economy, society, K-pop and Seoul’s relationships with North Korea, Japan, China and the United States.
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last updated:
27 September, 2024
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