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South Korea’s arms exports face competition as Japanese weapons hit the market

This undated handout photo released by the Australian Defence Force on Aug 5, 2025 shows the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force frigate JS Mogami sailing in an undisclosed location.

South Korea begins probe into ship fire in Strait of Hormuz amid Iran dispute

The Panama-flagged bulk carrier HMM Namu, in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China January 5, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. HMM/Handout via REUTERS

South Korea Parliament drops constitutional amendment vote tied to martial law

A view of the hall at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, 07 December, 2024. JEON HEON-KYUN/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

In travel series K-Everything, actor-host Daniel Dae Kim wants you to look past the Korean hype

Daniel Dae Kim in K-Everything.

South Korea heads to local elections under shadow of disgraced former president

People watch a news report on the sentencing trial of South Korean former president Yoon Suk Yeol's insurrection case, stemming from his short-lived declaration of martial law in December 2024, in Seoul, South Korea, February 19, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon/File Photo

SK Hynix flooded with unprecedented offers from big tech firms to secure chip supplies

South Korean firm is being aggressively courted by tech giants as they rush to secure memory chips.

Netflix Korea bets on young adult horror with chart-topping series If Wishes Could Kill

(Clockwise from left, back row) Jeon So-young, Kang Mi-na, Hyun Woo-seok and Baek Sun-ho in If Wishes Could Kill.

North Korea leader Kim inspects artillery that can hit South Korean capital

FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the expanded meeting of the first plenary meeting of the Ninth Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), in Pyongyang, North Korea, February 23, 2026, in this picture released February 24, 2026, by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via REUTERS/File Photo

K-pop stars BTS draw 50,000-strong crowd at Mexico’s National Palace

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum and members of South Korean Kpop boy band BTS react as they stand on a balcony of the National Palace ahead of a series of concerts on the BTS World Tour "Arirang" in Mexico City, Mexico, May 6, 2026. REUTERS/Luis Cortes

Can South Korea’s praised school lunches keep their trays full?

Staffing issues threaten the quality of South Korea's universal free school lunch system.

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