America's subpar diplomats aren't the world's only choiceThe United Nations, once a global peace beacon, now struggles for relevance. Superpower politics and a decline in multilateralism have dimi...
31 May, 2026, 01.34 PM IST
South Korea stocks gyrate as top aide floats AI ‘dividend’South Korea is considering a 'Citizen Dividend' from AI profits. A top policymaker proposed using excess tax revenue to benefit all citizen...
16 May, 2026, 01.11 PM IST
South Korea official floats AI profit social tax as tech giants boomA top South Korean official has proposed a tax on AI profits to be redistributed among society as a semiconductor boom drives massive earni...
12 May, 2026, 05.03 PM IST
Quote of the Day by Bong Joon-ho: ‘Once you overcome the one-inch tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films’Filmmaker Bong Joon-ho believes language should not limit film appreciation. He urges audiences to look past the small effort of reading su...
03 Feb, 2026, 12.22 PM IST
South Korea is on the brink of a disaster if it doesn't take urgent steps; here's how it can navigate the massive problemRecent reports have revealed that the nation South Korea is actually on a brink of a disaster as it is actually becoming a super aged socie...
26 Dec, 2024, 01.58 AM IST
North Korea slams Yoon ‘dictatorship’ in first comment on crisisSouth Korea is in "chaos" after President Yoon Suk Yeol's brief imposition of martial law, North Korean state media said on Wednesday in it...
11 Dec, 2024, 10.18 AM IST
4B movement: Why young South Korean women are saying NO to men4B movement: Young South Korean women are vowing to boycott men as a feminist 4B movement is sweeping the country. The 4B movement calls fo...
11 Nov, 2024, 08.37 PM IST
Why North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un is begging and crying in front of womenNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un made an impassioned plea to the women of his country to have more children and raise them as communists. He...
06 Dec, 2023, 12.55 PM IST
South Korea to open door for foreign maidsSouth Korea has approved a pilot program to allow 100 foreign domestic workers into the country in an effort to boost birth rates and suppo...
01 Sep, 2023, 12.01 PM IST
A year after 'Parasite,' Korean-language movie 'Minari' is making waves in the awards seasonUnlike 'Parasite', the film was conceived, produced and filmed in the United States.
18 Feb, 2021, 03.44 PM IST
China boils with rage after #BTSInsultsChina trends over K-pop boy band's war commentsChinese internet users and state media took RM's comments as a slap at China.
14 Oct, 2020, 04.30 PM IST
South Korean author Han Kang bags the Man Booker Prize for 'The Vegetarian'Kang beat writers including Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk and international bestseller Elena Ferrante to win 50,000-pound.
17 May, 2016, 11.24 AM IST
- South Korea aims to become Asia's new medical travel hub
After building its economy on semiconductors, ships and steel, South Korea is touting its surgeons' skills in the beauty business to carve ...
29 Apr, 2008, 08.48 AM IST
- S Korean investors quit China over rising costs
Scores of South Korean-owned factories are closing surreptitiously in eastern China as their owners flee rising costs, leaving behind embit...
24 Mar, 2008, 01.59 AM IST
- Google launches YouTube in S Korea
YouTube, the world's most popular online video-sharing website, launched a localised service in South Korea today to capitalise on the coun...
23 Jan, 2008, 02.52 PM IST
- Scandal at Samsung, revives concerns over tech powerhouse's mixed image
South Koreans take great pride in Samsung, known worldwide for sleek flat-screen TVs, high-tech mobile phones, hulking container ships and ...
17 Nov, 2007, 09.00 AM IST
- South Korea positive on Videocon bid to buy out Daewoo Electronics
The South Korean government is favourably inclined to the Videocon-Ripplewood combine’s proposal to take over Daewoo Electronics, despite c...
24 Nov, 2006, 12.52 AM IST