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A DJ from South Korea, who wears monk’s robes and incorporates Buddhist elements into his sets, has caused upset among devotees of the religion.

A government spokesman says no applications from ‘a former Korean artiste’ for a visa or talent scheme entry had been made.

Seoul aims to help boost South Korea’s global market share in non-memory chips, such as mobile processors, to 10 per cent from the current 2 per cent.

The national team look set for the next qualifying stage for the 2026 World Cup, but the U23s failed to make the Olympics and there is discontent with the FA boss.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chinese Premier Li Qiang will meet in Seoul on May 26 and 27.

Kim, who is facing arrest on charges of drink-driving and hit-and-run, plans to proceed with his scheduled shows in Seoul despite mounting anger over the incident.

Along with Meta, OpenAI and Samsung, the companies committed to publishing safety frameworks for measuring risks.

Home Minister K. Shanmugam said police have told the organisers that action will be taken if the show proceeds.

District Court writ claims female employee, hired from overseas, was assigned to lesser role after she spurned managing director Alan Lai’s advances.

South Korea’s media regulator said on Monday it was banning access to a North Korean propaganda music video that it said idolised and glorified leader Kim Jong-un as a “friendly father” and “great leader.”

Kim Do-hoon takes over for two games as South Korea chase spot in next round of World Cup qualifying, having left his last role after a 2022 incident.

After a day sightseeing t Seoul’s Gyeongbokgung Palace or the hipster-heavy Insa-dong and Ikseon-dong neighbourhoods, retreating to Hotel Naru’s calming interiors is a smart move

UK secretary of state for science and technology said it will broker agreements at this week’s AI safety summit.

Seoul should pay to refurbish some of the US’ old ‘regime killer’ nuclear bombs, a US defence analyst says – as confidence wavers in Washington’s commitment to defend South Korea.

The mainland’s e-commerce sector achieved a 12 per cent overall growth in the March quarter, according to data from JPMorgan.

North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile toward waters off its east coast, hours after the outspoken sister of leader Kim Jong-un blasted as “fiction” accusations that her nation was exporting weapons to Russia.

A Seoul court rejected a request by doctors and medical students to stop a government plan to increase medical school quotas, as a months-long strike by junior medics drags on.

Religious belief in South Korea has been on the decline for years but that might change as social media fuels interest in Buddhism among young people.

South Korea’s 1979 coup d’état is brought to the big screen in 12.12: The Day. The film’s director, producer, and lead actor Jung Woo-sung talk about dramatising an event whose details were secret for decades.

China may resume talks with South Korea and Japan at end of month, but separate Beijing-Seoul meeting hinges on South Korea not sending delegation to inauguration of Taiwan’s new president.

For the first time in nearly two years, the foreign ministers of China and South Korea have held talks in the shadow of closer Seoul-Washington ties.

Namhansanseong, a Unesco World Heritage site in South Korea, is an impressive yet little-known fortress built as an emergency capital city should Manchu forces invade Seoul.

Readers discuss the options to improve Hong Kong’s urban design, the benefits and challenges of a shorter work week, and US double standards when it comes to international rules.

Police in China’s northeastern Jilin province made the arrests in connection with a scheme that sent US$296 million to South Korea.

Pyongyang on Monday warned the UK, Canada, Germany, France, New Zealand and Australia to immediately stop their ‘blatant military intervention’ under the pretext of monitoring UN sanctions violations.

Posts are appearing on social media platform Xiaohongshu with information on the event, even though ticketing details have yet to be announced officially.