Time running out for S. Korea’s ruling party to finalise its candidate for presidential polls

SEOUL - As the clock ticks down to May 11 when candidates will have to register for South Korea’s snap presidential election, the ruling People Power Party (PPP) is still mired in infighting over who would be its final nominee. Despite emerging the …

Serene Woon joins STB as Area Director, India, Middle East & South Asia

Woon will oversee West and South India markets, as well as the Middle East and South Asia regions, while leading STB’s pan-India destination marketing efforts. The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) announced the appointment of Serene Woon as Area Director- …

Joint Chiefs: North Korea fires multiple short-range missiles toward East Sea

This is the second launch of its kind since Donald Trump returned to the White House North Korean state media released this photo of a missile launch by the country’s military on Oct. 1, 2022. (KCNA/Yonhap) South Korea’s military announced that North …

Korea’s Lotte & Megabox Cinema Chains Set To Merge Amid Key International Market’s Recovery Woes

In a move that could reshape the South Korea exhibition landscape, the country’s respective second- and third-largest exhibitors — Lotte Cinema and Megabox — are set to merge. Today, a memorandum of understanding for a tie-up of Lotte Cultureworks and …

[Editorial] Korea’s conservatives are in a mess of their own making

Kim Moon-soo (left), the People Power Party’s candidate for president, and Han Duck-soo, the former prime minister and acting president, attend an event for Buddha’s Birthday on May 5, 2025, at Jogye Temple in Seoul. (Yonhap) South Korea’s ruling People …

Crisis among South Korean conservatives: presidential candidate denounces ouster attempt orchestrated by his own party

SEOUL — The political climate is worsening within the People's Power Party (PPP), South Korea's main conservative party, less than a month before the June 3 snap presidential election. Kim Moon-soo, officially designated as the PPP candidate last …

Map Shows US Counties With Life Expectancy Below North Korea's

Newsweek has created a map that highlights a sobering reality for parts of the United States: in dozens of U.S. counties, average life expectancy is now lower than that of North Korea. Life expectancy in North Korea—a country often cited for its economic …

North Korea fires short-range missiles into sea, South Korea says

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea fired what appeared to be multiple short-range missiles off its east coast, South Korea's military said on Thursday. The projectiles were launched from Wonsan, North Korea's eastern coastal city, around 8:10 a.m. (2310 …

North Korea Fires Short-Range Missiles into Sea, South Korea Says (Update 2)

Yomiuri Shimbun file photo North Korean flags Reuters 8:31 JST, May 8, 2025 (updated at 10:00 JST, May 8) SEOUL (Reuters) — North Korea fired what appeared to be multiple short-range missiles off its east coast, South Korea’s military said on Thursday. The …

South Korea: North launched ballistic missile