South Korea

Samsung, SK Hynix prep record shareholder returns in AI boom

Samsung’s shares gained as much as 10.3 per cent, while SK Hynix rose 14.7 per cent following reports of shareholder returns.

China urges South Korea not to take sides, blames US policy for Korea tensions

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (left) shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart Cho Hyun during their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, on Aug 19.

North Korea launches 10 ballistic missiles as US-South Korea drills near end

People watching a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a train station in Seoul on Aug 20.

Rookie boy band Wayf Boys break K-pop rules – and US record label Interscope is buying in

Wayf Boy appeared on the official artiste roster of Interscope Records one week after their debut.

SK Hynix workers to get 60% of 2026 bonuses in stock instead of all cash

Workers are set to be paid an average of 779 million won (S$710,000) for 2026, according to Reuters calculations.

‘Baby Shark Boy’ releases first single as K-pop singer

Park Geonroung’s new digital single WAVE opens with the familiar Baby Shark melody before shifting into an electropop sound.

PDRN skincare is everywhere in Singapore. Does it even work?

PDRN has become a mainstream ingredient in serums, creams, masks, ampoules and eye products.

South Korea estimates North Korea has up to 120 nuclear warheads, far above Trump’s figure

South Korea’s Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back told lawmakers that North Korea was generally believed to have 80 to 120 warheads.

Trump says he’ll meet North Korea’s Kim in 2026; Kim’s sister says she’s ‘unaware of any contact’

US President Donald Trump last met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in 2019.

South Korean container ship to test Arctic route to Europe amid Western concern

Travelling via the Arctic will require Russian cooperation - risking friction with South Korea’s Western allies.

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