President Yoon’s message of hope: Free, unified Korea will benefit the region
This marks the first time Mr Yoon has addressed an international audience regarding his vision for a unified Korea.
Chang May Choon
Singapore, South Korea to work towards upgrading ties to strategic partnership
Singapore and South Korea are discussing ways to widen cooperation in areas such as defence, education, climate change, artificial intelligence, cyber security and the digital…
Israel-Hamas war will create security challenges in South-east Asia: NTU prof
The challenge for Asean is how it can “advance the collective interests of disparate member states against the backdrop of a Global Order in a state of flux”.
What’s next after the Korean Wave?
South Korean pop culture has expanded beyond Asian shores to become a global phenomenon, fuelled by the advent of social media and online streaming.
Years after South Korea’s ‘cyber sex prison’ expose, tougher laws still needed for digital sex crime
The prevalence of the crime in highly-wired South Korea is often attributed to the low status of women in its patriarchal society, and fast-developing technology.
Heads to roll in political fallout as South Koreans demand responsibility for deadly crowd crush
In the aftermath of the deadly pre-Halloween crowd crush, some are calling this the moment that could make or break his political future.
Questions raised about lax crowd control as South Koreans mourn crowd crush tragedy
Itaewon is known to draw a surge of revellers over Halloween, Christmas, long weekends, and the annual Itaewon Global Village Festival.
Massive Kakao outage prompts S. Korea to ponder over-reliance on tech giant’s apps
Kakao is ubiquitous in South Korea, with a superapp-like ecosystem offering services ranging from online shopping, banking to identity verification.
Yoon disputes reports of ‘hot mic’ swearing as opposition attacks his ‘diplomatic disaster’
Members of his political party have also threatened to sue one broadcaster for libelling the President.
All eyes on South Korea’s bilateral summit with Japan
The meeting between the two leaders will mark the first South Korea-Japan summit in three years, as ties sank to a new low over historical disputes and a trade spat.