South Korea must become more vocal in protesting China's use of 'gray zone tactics' to expand its maritime sovereignty, analysts say

The lifetime ban on former South Korean international Son Jun-ho, imposed in China last year after charges of match-fixing, has not been extended to the rest of the world. The Korea Football Association announced the news Friday.

The 10th round of negotiations for the second phase of the China-South Korea Free Trade Agreement was held in Seoul, South Korea, from Wednesday to Friday, according to a statement on the website of China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on Friday.

The lifetime ban on former South Korean international Son Jun-ho, imposed in China last year after charges of match-fixing, has not been extended to the rest of the world.

Seoul shares ended slightly lower Friday on foreign selling, with China's better-than-expected economic growth falling short of boosting investor sentiment. The Korean won fell against the US dollar.

With the fate of suspended South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol hanging in the balance, the country has also been left facing an uncertain future as it battles through the resulting political turmoil.

Seoul shares opened lower Friday, tracking losses on Wall Street, as investors awaited a swath of Chinese data set to be released later in the day. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index fell 5.

The "Walking Reunion Dinner on Chinese New Year's Eve" event is held in Seoul, South Korea, Jan 20, 2025. [Photo provided to Chinaculture.org] At the event, renowned chefs from Changzhou, Jiangsu province,

Korean Air will initially fly its long-range A350-900s on short-haul flights to Japan before flying to Europe later in the year.

D&AD Awards will be held at the County Hall and Southbank Centre on the London Southbank. From May 18 to 22, 2025, there will be four days of live judging. The D&AD Awards Ceremony, marking the grand finale of the D&AD Festival,

SM Entertainment’s catalog isn’t exiting NetEase Cloud Music after all, as the companies have temporarily extended their existing deal as they continue to negotiate a new licensing pact. The Chinese streaming service disclosed that “preliminary agreement” in a formal release put out in both English and Korean.

More than a billion people across the world, from China to the Philippines to diaspora communities in the United States, began celebrating the Lunar New Year on Tuesday with fireworks, family time and feasts. On Wednesday, the first new moon of the Year of the Snake will mark the imminent arrival of spring.