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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.

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

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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.

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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.

Bangkok Post

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

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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…

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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…

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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.

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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.

Euronews

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.

The Conversation

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.

France 24

Who Is Ha Young? South Korean Actress Caught in Controversy Over Great-Grandfather's Alleged Pro-Japanese Past

South Korean actress and lead star of the news Netflix K-drama Our Sticky Love, Ha Young, has faced criticism over remarks about her great-grandfather's medical career.

International Business Times UK

Global Market: South Korean shares rise for second day as Samsung Electronics gains

South Korean shares extended gains for a second straight session, led by Samsung Electronics, while strong export growth provided further support. However, uncertainty over the Middle East conflict and concerns surrounding the Strait of Hormuz kept investor sentiment cautious.

The Economic Times

In 1953, South Korea began a massive reforestation campaign after the Korean War. Decades later, the effort produced a stunning transformation, with more than 10 billion trees turning barren mountains into thriving forests

After the Korean War ended in 1953, South Korea faced severely degraded hills and mountains, with millions of hectares classified as “bare mountain.” Over the following decades, the country launched an ambitious reforestation campaign involving government agencies, local communities, new fuel strategies and billions of seedlings. More than 10 billion…

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Zelenskyy Says More North Korean Troops Are Headed To Russia And Asks For More Support From South Korea

Ukrainian President Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that 30,000 to 50,000 North Korean troops are being deployed in Russia.

The Economic Times

South Korea to launch $3.5 billion chip fund, speed development of semiconductor hubs

The government will also provide a further 5 trillion won in trade finance for suppliers, Presidential Chief of Staff Kang Hoon-sik told a press briefing after a meeting chaired by President Lee Jae Myung on ‌Monday.

Bangkok Post

US, South Korea to drill for new threats from North

SEOUL — South Korean and US forces will hold major joint drills next week simulating combat against North Korean troops battle-hardened by deployment in the Russia-Ukraine war, an exercise spokesman said Monday.

The Independent UK

Staying in a traditional hanok revealed a refreshingly slow side to Seoul

After exploring the frenetic parts of the South Korean capital, Hayley Spencer books into a traditional home, and discovers why they’re growing in popularity as visitor accommodation

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Battle Of Fates spin-off House Of Fates gets the go-ahead from Disney+ Korea

After Battle Of Fates broke records earlier this year to become the No.1 series premiere of all time on Disney+ Korea, the team behind the smash show are set to return with an exciting new spin-off titled House Of Fates.

France 24

North Korea may deploy up to 50,000 troops to Russia, Zelensky claims

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday that as many as 50,000 North Korean soldiers could be deployed to Russia, reflecting growing military cooperation between the two countries. He did not elaborate on his sources for this information, but warned that Pyongyang could gain valuable battlefield experience and military technology through…

The Economic Times

Ukraine's Zelenskiy says up to 50,000 North Korean troops to be deployed in Russia

Ukrainian President Zelenskiy warned that North Korea plans to send up to fifty thousand troops, urging South Korea to enhance its air defense capabilities. North Korea has already contributed thousands of soldiers to Russia's Kursk Region, boosting Russia's efforts in its conflict with Ukraine. In response, Ukraine is looking to…

The Times of India

South Korea planted more than 10 billion trees after the Korean War, and its forests made a remarkable comeback

South Korea's forests were in an exceptionally poor condition after decades of exploitation and the destruction caused by the Korean War. By 1960, the average growing stock had fallen to just 10.6 cubic metres per hectare, compared with about 100 cubic metres per hectare in the early 1900s. Large areas…

The Economic Times

India stages a comeback as AI trade gets crowded: What fund flows reveal

As global investors crowd into AI-linked markets in South Korea and Taiwan, India is re-emerging as an anti-AI portfolio diversifier. Moderating long-only fund redemptions, $3.6 billion in recent foreign inflows, strong domestic SIP contributions, and potential $25 billion reallocation from underweight EM funds are supporting Indian equities' relative resilience.

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How Leveraged ETFs Turned South Korea’s Stock Market Into a Casino and Why the U.S. Might Be Next

South Korea’s benchmark KOSPI index cratered 44% from its June peak — a collapse worse than the 2020 pandemic crash — before staging a record-breaking 18% single-day rebound on Friday.

The Economic Times

SK Hynix board approves $38 billion investments for South Korea's Yongin, Cheongju chip plants

The company said Yongin's "Y2 fab" is the second of four fabrication plants planned for the cluster and will ⁠serve as a production base for dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chips. DRAM, which temporarily stores data for processors, is a critical component in the servers powering the AI boom.

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