
UPI - 2 hours 41 min ago
Credit card loans and cash advances in S. Korea surged more than 50% in March, raising concerns about rising credit risk in the card industry.

UPI - 4 hours 27 min ago
Franchise owners at South Korea's CU convenience store chain are facing mounting losses as a strike by unionized delivery drivers drags on.

Fox News - 10 hours 26 min ago
More than 50 members of Congress blast South Korea over alleged favoritism toward Chinese businesses and regulatory attacks on American tech companies.

Eurogamer - 14 hours 41 min ago
Aion 2, a sequel to beloved Korean MMO Aion which has been available in South Korea and Taiwan since late last year, is getting a global PC release in 2026. The game will be available on both Steam and Purple, NCSoft's dedicated launcher. Read more...

CNBC - 15 hours 22 min ago
Korea's Kospi hits fresh intraday high, amid mixed Asian markets as investors brushed aside fresh threats from Trump on Iran ahead of a fragile ceasefire deadline.

Huffington Post - 18 hours 4 min ago
Police are expanding an investigation into allegations that Bang Si-Hyuk illegally gained more than $100 million in an investor fraud scheme.

Deadline Hollywood - 18 hours 58 min ago
South Korea’s film, TV and streaming sector made 24T ($17.1B) in gross domestic product in 2025, according to an Motion Picture Association (MPA) report. The industry also supported 291,100 jobs, and the MPA noted that for every 1B generated through the industry, 2.1B was created elsewhere. Nearly four in five jobs were in the micro, […]...

The Guardian - 19 hours 58 min ago
Washington reportedly limits satellite data after minister spoke publicly about suspected facility in North Korea The US has partly restricted intelligence sharing with South Korea after the country's unification minister publicly identified a suspected North Korean nuclear site, according to reports in South Korean media. Chung Dong-young told lawmakers in March that North Korea was operating uranium enrichment facilities in Kusong, a north-western area that had not previously been officially...

UPI - 19 hours 59 min ago
Around two months after an extreme rout caused by the Middle East crisis, South Korea's stock market showed a dramatic return on Tuesday by setting a new record high amid hopes for the U.S.-Iran peace talks.

CNBC - 20 hours 16 min ago
India and Korea find alignment as U.S. China tensions reshape trade but struggle to move beyond intent...

Variety - 20 hours 41 min ago
South Korea’s film, television and streaming sector contributed KRW24.08 trillion ($16.4 billion at current exchange rates) to the country’s GDP and underpinned 291,100 jobs in 2025, according to an independent economic study commissioned by the Motion Picture Association. The report “Economic Contribution of the Audiovisual Industry in South Korea,” produced by Oxford Economics […]...

The Guardian - 22 hours 19 min ago
Police seek warrant for Bang Si-Hyuk over allegations he illegally gained millions in investor fraud scheme South Korean police are seeking to arrest Bang Si-Hyuk, the chair of the agency behind the K-pop band BTS, as they expand an investigation into allegations that he illegally gained more than $100m ( 74m) in an investor fraud scheme. The Seoul metropolitan police agency confirmed it had asked prosecutors to request a court warrant for the arrest of Bang, the founder and chair of HYBE. Continue...