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Lee snaps Xi selfie with smartphone

BEIJING—South Korean President Lee Jae Myung snapped a selfie with Xi Jinping using a smartphone gifted to him by the Chinese leader, who had...

South Korea’s Lee lands in China, hopes to sidestep Taiwan tensions

BEIJING – South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung arrived in China on Sunday, eager to boost economic ties with Seoul’s largest trading partner while...

North Korea fires ballistic missiles in 1st test of 2026

SEOUL – North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles off its east coast on Sunday, Seoul’s military said, its first launch of the year just...

South Korea posts highest-ever exports in 2025 on chips boom despite US trade turmoil

SEOUL—Soaring global demand for semiconductors sent South Korea’s exports to their highest-ever level in 2025, official data showed Thursday, despite a year of trade...

South Korea’s ex-first lady accused of taking in bribes

SEOUL – South Korea’s former first lady was alleged by prosecutors Monday to have accepted lavish bribes totaling over $200,000, including fine art, jewelry...

North Korea tests missiles to show ‘combat readiness’

SEOUL – North Korea test-fired two strategic long-range cruise missiles, state media reported Monday, hailing the exercise as a show of “combat readiness” against...

Korea firm, DND sign deal to upgrade FA-50PH fighters

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), a South Korean aircraft manufacturer, announced yesterday that it has signed an agreement with the Philippine Department of National...

Coupang founder Kim says sorry over data leak

SEOUL – Founder of South Korea’s e-commerce giant Coupang, Kim Bom-suk, apologized on Sunday over a data leak that shook confidence among more than...

Families want answers a year after plane crash

MUAN, South Korea – Grieving mother Lee Hyo-eun returns every weekend to the airport where her daughter and 178 others died last year, desperate...

South Korea exam chief quits over complaints of too-hard tests

Seoul, South Korea—The chief organizer of South Korea's notoriously gruelling university entrance exams has resigned—after complaints that an English test he designed was just too...

Training ship

A South Korean helicopter training ship arrives in the Philippines as part of the ROK Navy’s overseas deployment program. Rear Adm. Joe Anthony Orbe...

PH curling team falls to Korea, kisses bid goodbye

Team Philippines conceded its last game to South Korea, 5-10, on Thursday, ending its playoff hopes in the 8-nation Olympic Qualification Event at the...

Jail term for sex ring boss: 47 years

SEOUL – South Korea’s top court ordered on Thursday 47 years in prison for the mastermind of a vicious online sex abuse ring, extending...

Multi-billion-peso farm machinery complex launched in Nueva Ecija

The Philippines is set to bolster its role as a hub for agricultural modernization with the launch of the planned Korea Agricultural Machinery Industry...
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