South Korea’s snap presidential election 2025: All you need to know
The vote, held in the backdrop of a martial law bid by ex-President Yoon Suk-yeol, could affect Seoul's foreign policy.
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South Korea’s presidential favourite has plans for new ‘de facto’ capital
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If election frontrunner Lee Jae-myung is elected, Sejong city could replace Seoul as the centre of political power.
2 days ago
South Korea set to break early voting record as presidential election looms
More than a quarter of eligible South Korean voters have now cast their ballots for who should be the next president.
3 days ago
Bank of Korea cuts interest rates for the fourth time in bid to bolster growth
South Korea continued to grapple with heightened political uncertainty following the botched attempt by former leader Yoon Suk Yeol to impose martial law.
Asia-Pacific markets set to mostly climb as investors await Bank of Korea decision
Asia-Pacific markets were set to mostly climb on Thursday as investors look toward the Bank of Korea decision.
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She found her daughter after 44 years. Now she's suing Korea's government
Hundreds made damning allegations of fraud, kidnapping and trafficking about an overseas adoption programme.
10 days ago
North Korea’s Kim raps officials over ‘serious accident’ at warship launch
Vessel damaged as a result of 'absolute carelessness, irresponsibility and unscientific empiricism', state media says.
Kim Jong-un furious as North Korea warship partly ‘crushed’ in launch gone wrong
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South Korea said the destroyer was lying sideways in the water after ceremony to launch the new 5,000-tonne ship
A major accident damaged part of a new naval destroyer during its launch ceremony in No…
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South Korea’s presidential candidates hold first heated debate
Candidates Lee Jae-myung, the frontrunner, and his opponent Kim Moon-soo clash in the first of three televised debates.
17 days ago
South Korea’s female freedivers: TV has made stars of the haenyeo but what is their real story?
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The craze for Korean culture has brought fame to the ‘women of the sea’, but not always to their benefit. Now they want to reclaim their stories to inspire a new generation
There is an episode in the …