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South Korea’s Incheon airport becomes busiest in the world for international traffic

The airport handled 38.39 million international passengers in the first six months of 2026, according to preliminary data from the Airports Council International (ACI).

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Man suddenly gets a message from the South Korean military. Except he’s a United States citizen and then learns he has 48 hours to leave the country

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Why is North Korea ramping up criticism of Japan?

North Korea criticizes Japan's military expansion and its alliances with the United States and South Korea. This rhetoric coincides with an unusual silence regarding Pyongyang's recent missile launches. Analysts suggest North Korea aims to frame Northeast Asia as a contest between rival blocs. The country seeks stronger backing from China…

The Economic Times

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Global Market: Japan’s yen intervention puts BOJ in spotlight over rate hike path

Japan’s coordinated yen-buying intervention with the U.S. and South Korea has heightened expectations of faster Bank of Japan rate hikes. Markets now price a 76% chance of a September hike, up sharply from 24%. With the yen weakening after initial gains, policymakers face pressure to tighten policy and reinforce currency…

The Economic Times

North Korea threatens to exercise self-defense as it slams US-South Korea military drills

North Korea has threatened to exercise its right to self-defense in a statement that slammed the upcoming U.S.-South Korean military drills as a war rehearsal that would be more provocative than last year

The Independent UK

In 2017, Lancet scientists forecast life expectancy across 35 industrialized countries using 21 statistical models. 13 years later, South Korean women are projected to average about 90.8 years, potentially setting a historic human longevity record

South Korean women are projected to surpass ninety years of life expectancy by 2030. This milestone is driven by widespread healthcare access and improved cardiovascular health. Decades of consistent, cumulative improvements have led to this remarkable demographic shift. These factors have created an environment where maintaining health is the easiest…

The Economic Times

BLACKPINK Marks 10th Anniversary With Korean Heritage Collection Inspired by an Empress's Robe

BLACKPINK marks its 10th anniversary with a seven-piece MU Heritage Collection inspired by Korean museum holdings, including an empress's ceremonial-robe pattern.

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Heathrow overtaken as world’s busiest airport

South Korea’s Incheon Airport’s surge in popularity is partly due to the US-Iran conflict

The Independent UK

Trump-pardoned rapper reveals he’s leaving the US permanently

Rapper was pardoned by Donald Trump last year after a number of run-ins with the law

The Independent UK

South Korean airport becomes busiest in world for global traffic amid Iran war

Incheon airport had 38.39m international passengers in first half of 2026, as traffic diverted from Middle East hubs

The Guardian - UK

Korean drug and fraud fugitive arrested in Phuket

PHUKET - A South Korean fugitive accused of drug trafficking and fraud was arrested in this island province on Wednesday, after overstaying his Thai visa for more than eight years.

Bangkok Post

South Korean farmers find potatoes ‘boiled’ in ground by record heat: ‘I’m so upset’

Apples are suffering sunscald, where skin exposed to direct sun burns and discolours, and peaches are splitting

The Independent UK

South Korea's Kospi swings from bear to bull market in just a month. Is AI trade regaining strength?

South Korea’s KOSPI has swung from bear to bull market in just a month, surging over 31% from its July low. A sharp rebound in Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix has driven the rally, reviving optimism around AI-linked chip stocks. Analysts see scope for further gains, but warn of heightened…

The Economic Times

Why NBA YoungBoy Left America for a New Life in South Korea and Confirmed He Has No Plans To Return

Rapper NBA YoungBoy has relocated to South Korea, citing safety and a fresh start. He plans to release one or two more albums and embark on a final tour.

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Potatoes 'boiling' in ground, livestock dead: Record heat ruins harvest in South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong

South Korea recorded its hottest summer on record this year, with the southeastern city of Yangsan reaching 42.5°C on August 2, the highest temperature recorded in the country since modern weather observations began in 1904.

Dot Esports

Overwatch World Cup 2026: Schedule, results, teams, and format

The World Cup is back.

The Economic Times

Global Market: SK Hynix, Samsung lead South Korea stocks higher on AI boost

South Korean shares surged, with the Kospi rising 3.73% to a three-week high, led by chipmakers SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics. Gains followed overnight strength in US AI stocks and reports of Temasek investments. Foreign investors bought $778.5 million of equities, while the won strengthened 0.38% against the dollar.

Bangkok Post

South Korea’s blind fortune-tellers eclipsed by AI

SEOUL - Clients have drifted away from Song Oh-soon’s fortune-telling village on the edge of Seoul, preferring online AI-powered divination to the centuries-old prophesying tradition still practised there.

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Potatoes ‘boil’ in the ground as record heatwave sweeps across swathes of Asia

South Korean farmers are suffering in record heat, as Hong Kong reports its highest ever temperature and Japan swelters through newly designated ‘cruelly hot’ days

The Economic Times

Samsung, SK Hynix rally as Temasek investment report lifts chip stocks

South Korean chipmakers rallied significantly after a media report surfaced. Temasek Holdings reportedly plans direct investments in Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. This news boosted investor confidence, which had waned after a July selloff. The chipmakers' shares saw substantial gains, and the benchmark Kospi index also climbed. Analysts view this…

The Economic Times

North Korea launches another missile toward sea ahead of US-South Korean military drills

North Korea has executed a second ballistic missile launch within the week, escalating tensions in the region ahead of the upcoming South Korea-US military exercises, which North Korea decries as a threat. The missile flew more than 700 kilometers, landing near Japan’s exclusive economic zone, drawing fierce condemnation from South…

Euronews

Pyongyang tests another missile within one week and ahead of US-South Korean military drills

A ballistic missile fired from the North’s eastern coastal Wonsan area around 6am flew more than 700 kilometres, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said. Seoul condemned the test and warned it remains ready to repel any provocation in cooperation with the US.

Euronews

World markets mixed as oil and gold rise ahead of US inflation data

Oil prices climbed and Wall Street pulled back from record highs, while South Korea's Kospi surged more than 4% on renewed chip-buying, as markets brace for a crucial US inflation reading.

The Conversation

Massive Attack deliver history lesson on K-pop’s roots in political protest

British band Massive Attack in their recent shows in Australia and around the world performed a cover of the Korean song Regret of the Times (sidae yugam), originally released by pop band Seo Taeji and Boys in 1995.

France 24

North Korea conducts second ballistic missile test in less than a week

North Korea fired a ballistic missile Wednesday, its second test in less than a week, as Seoul and Washington prepare to begin annual military drills. The launches appear to signal Pyongyang’s opposition to the exercises, which it views as a rehearsal for an invasion.

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