Who says hip-hop is for only the young? These midlifers in South Korea say no

Ms Yang Jin-kyung believes many middle-aged people lack places where they can truly have fun. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The Diplomat

The Economic Consequences of the Iran War Reverberate in South Korea

It’s not just energy: South Korea’s stock market, industrial supply chains, and export markets have all been impacted. Iran may be geographically distant from South Korea, but in an interconnected ...
The New York Times

After K-Pop and K-Drama, Here Come K-Games

The open-world fantasy Crimson Desert looks like the latest example of South Korea’s evolution into a gaming powerhouse. By Lewis Gordon The opening seconds of a trailer for Crimson Desert seem pretty ...
CNBC

South Korea braces for 'worst-case scenarios' as Iran oil shock deepens

South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok warned that the government must prepare for "worst-case scenarios" from the Middle East conflict. The government said it planned to set up an emergency ...
CNN

Kim Jong Un uses Iran war to justify North Korea’s decision to keep its nuclear weapons

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un has said the United States’ war with Iran proves his country made the right decision to keep its nuclear weapons. In a speech to North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly ...
Yahoo

Belarus leader visits North Korea for first time

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kim Jong Un reportely invited Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to visit North Korea when the two met in September in ...
The New York Times

At Least 14 Killed in South Korean Factory Fire

Survivors jumped from windows to escape the blaze, the deadliest at a factory in South Korea in two years. Four people are still missing. By Choe Sang-Hun Reporting from Seoul Firefighters in South ...
CNN

South Korea’s most beautiful temple keeps a surprising secret

EDITOR’S NOTE: This CNN Travel series may have adjacent ads by the country it highlights. CNN retains full editorial control over subject matter, reporting and frequency of the articles and videos, in ...
Teen Vogue

Who Decides If BTS’s Album ‘Arirang’ is ‘Korean Enough’?

In this op-ed, writer Jiye Kim explores the question some fans are asking—is the BTS album Arirang Korean enough?—and how we think about cultural identity. Last month, a friend of mine asked how I’d ...
Reuters

South Korea considers importing Russian oil, naphtha, Industry Ministry says

SEOUL, March 19 (Reuters) - South Korea's government ‌is discussing with companies the possibility of importing Russian crude oil and naphtha, Seoul's Industry Ministry said, as authorities struggle ...
The Washington Post

North Korean and Belarussian leaders sign friendship treaty

Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held talks in North Korea’s capital on Thursday and signed a friendship and cooperation treaty as the two Russian allies ...
The Diplomat

South Korea’s Arms Exports Are Now Involved in the Iran War

Seoul’s ballooning defense industry has always had a blind spot: the operational and political consequences of its weapons systems being put to use. Yet this very success has surfaced a structural ...