Indonesian engineers are under investigation for allegedly trying to remove a USB device containing information on the South Korean-made KF-21 fighter jet.

Critics have accused the South Korean government of playing into Japan’s narrative on Dokdo, which Tokyo claims as the Takeshima islands, amid pressure from Washington for the two to set aside their historical quarrels.

The ruling could ease the legal troubles surrounding the Samsung heir, less than two years after he was pardoned of a separate conviction of bribery in a corruption scandal that helped topple a previous South Korean government.

A South Korean minister warned Russia’s decision to criticise President Yoon Suk-yeol’s Pyongyang policy was corrosive to bilateral relations.

Keeping advanced production at home allows companies to take advantage of better cost-efficiency and a more stable labour supply, analysts say.

Nearly three weeks since Cho Tae-yul became South Korean foreign minister, the first phone call with China’s Wang Yi has yet to take place.

South Korea’s headline exports rose 18 per cent in January, beating expectations, on the back of strong memory chip exports, which leapt 56.2 per cent.

President Yoon Suk-yeol says the North has a history of carrying out ‘provocations’ before important polls in South Korea.

His comments will weigh on Seoul’s ability to balance its alliance with Washington amid the Pyongyang threat, while preventing more tensions with Moscow, analysts say.

Only three of 33 Chinese video gaming companies said ‘global political and economic turbulence’ had a ‘relatively big’ impact on overseas operations, according to industry survey.

The ruling party says it will investigate the wife of former leader Moon Jae-in for allegedly buying a Chanel jacket with taxpayers’ money.

Relatives of the victims and opposition party officials have long argued the government’s handling of the disaster had been inadequate.

The cost of shipping fuel from South Korea to Singapore jumped almost 50 per cent over the last week, according to a maritime market data company.

Observers worry this month’s attacks on a ruling party lawmaker and the chief of the opposition won’t be the last before April’s elections amid intensifying political polarisation driven by online content creators.

The mooted visit to the North Korean capital would be the Russian leader’s first in over two decades. Analysts said the trip would help Kim Jong-un signal to China that he ‘still has partners’.

Two new-generation Pulhwasal-3-31 missiles ‘flew in the sky above the East Sea … to hit the island target’, state media reported on Monday, adding that Kim had ‘guided’ the launch.

Kimchi is Korea’s favourite side dish, and is finding new fans overseas. Now AI quality control is being tested to speed up production and ensure that kimchi for export is of consistent quality.

Tencent’s Huya live-streaming platform halted Chinese broadcasts of the new League of Legends season after a South Korean team referred to Taiwan as a country.

Multiple projectiles were detected around the waters near North Korea’s Sinpo area, as Seoul steps up monitoring Pyongyang’s movements.

An assailant who repeatedly struck a South Korean lawmaker with a rock as she tried to resist was a 14-year-old boy who was sent to a mental health facility on Friday,

Beer worth US$55.5 million was imported from Japan in 2023, as Korean consumers flock to brands such as Asahi and Kirin.

First lady Kim Keon-hee was filmed accepting a luxury bag when the spouses of officials are barred from receiving gifts worth above US$750 in a single sitting.

The attack on Bae Hyun-jin comes about a month after the country’s opposition party leader was stabbed in the neck while talking to reporters in the city of Busan.

SK Hynix, which in December became South Korea’s second-most valuable company, reported a surprise operating profit boosted by strong sales of high-end memory chips used to power AI applications.