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Kim Seong-Min, defector whose radio broadcasts relayed foreign news to North Korea, dies at 63

Min, a prominent North Korean defector who used radio broadcasts, USB sticks and a network of sources in the secretive ...

South Korea Scraps Plans to Raise Capital Gains Tax on Stocks

South Korea has abandoned a controversial plan to lower the capital gains tax threshold for stock investors, in what would be ...

In South Korea and Japan, Fury at U.S. Fuels Backlash Over Trade Deals

Officials and business leaders in both countries are questioning commitments their governments made to invest hundreds of ...

South Korea's Kospi index hits record high after government scraps tax-hike plan

U.S. and Chinese officials began talks in Madrid Sunday to discuss key national security, economic, and trade issues.

China-South Korea ties: foreign minister summit smooths path for Xi Jinping to visit Seoul

Expected appointment of Roh Jae-heon as Seoul’s ambassador to China seen as walking line between Washington and Beijing.

Japan and South Korea show enduring rift over sexual slavery issue in letters to UN

Japan’s government on Monday defended its stance on wartime sexual slavery and described South Korean court rulings ordering ...

‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ Continues Reign Atop Korea Box Office as ‘The Ugly’ Opens Strong

Japanese juggernaut “ Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle” remained on top of the Korean box office ...

North Korea executes people for sharing foreign films and TV, UN report says

North Korea has executed people for distributing foreign media, including television shows like popular South Korean dramas, ...