South Korea

Rise of no-viewing funerals in South Korea

South Koreans are moving away from highly perfunctory, expensive funeral rites toward quieter, more private forms of remembrance.

Trump’s Fed pick Warsh serves on board of Coupang, firm at the centre of US-South Korea trade spat

Kevin Warsh is a former Fed governor who currently lectures at Stanford University.

Say annyeong to Jeju meat: Singapore restaurants put Korean beef and pork on the menu

665F's selection of Hanwoo beef cuts (left) and 8 Korean BBQ's Hanwoo bibimbap.

K-pop star Sandara Park feasts on chilli crab, shops at VivoCity during S’pore trip

South Korean singer Sandara Park of 2NE1 shared photographs on Instagram on Jan 29 with the caption: “I (heart emoji) SG”.

Coupang CEO questioned in first police appearance over data breach

Coupang chief executive Harold Rogers arrives at Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in Seoul, South Korea, on Jan 30.

‘Overpriced’ sanitary pads spark dialogue in S. Korea; groups call for manufacturing overhaul

Some sanitary pad suppliers in South Korea have vowed to increase the supply of their cheaper products.

Investigators launch probe into S. Korean church over election allegations

South Korea, Japan defence ministers agree to upgrade cooperation

A view of South Korean and Japanese national flags on the airplane carrying South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon-hee, at Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport) in Tokyo, Japan March 16, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Severe cold to ease after temperatures plunge to minus 17 deg C in South Korea

Daytime high temperatures are forecast to range from 3 to 9 deg C.

South Korea passes law to combat scalping, piracy

Fans of K-pop boy band BTS book tickets for the band's first South Korea concerts in years as part of their world tour, at a PC cafe in Seoul on Jan 22, 2026.

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