North Korea’s changing marriage culture…a choice not of love?

(Image: Courtesy of Shutterstock, Inc.) Marriage culture in North Korea is reportedly undergoing noticeable changes. While relationships across class lines have existed in the past, it is now common for people to date and marry people from families with …

Heavy rain hits South Korea: Two dead, over 1,000 evacuated

South Korea faced severe flooding and heavy rains on Thursday, leading to two deaths and the evacuation of more than 1,000 people, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety reported. The downpour caused widespread disruption, especially in regions south of …

Storm swamps roads, strands vehicles near US bases in South Korea

Floodwaters trap a vehicle on a road near Camp Humphreys, South Korea, July 17, 2025. (Yoojin Lee/Stars and Stripes) PYEONGTAEK, South Korea — Torrential rain on Wednesday and Thursday flooded areas in and around Camp Humphreys, south of Seoul, causing …

Hanwha reportedly prepares for sale of Five Guys burger chain in South Korea

South Korean conglomerate Hanwha Group is reportedly mulling the sale of FG Korea, which operates US burger chain Five Guys in the country. FG Korea is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hanwha Galleria, the retail arm of Hanwha Group.  The firm recently …

Samsung Chairman Jay Y. Lee Acquitted Of Stock Manipulation By South Korea's Supreme Court

On Thursday, South Korea's Supreme Court cleared Samsung Electronics SSNLF chairman Jay Y. Lee of stock manipulation and accounting fraud charges related to a 2015 merger, ending a nearly decade-long legal battle. What Happened: The ruling upholds a …

South Korea's top court acquits Samsung chief of fraud charges

South Korea's Supreme Court upheld a lower court's acquittal of Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong (C) of fraud charges on Thursday. The decision ends years of legal disputes for Lee, seen here leaving a Seoul district court in 2024. Photo …

South Korea's top court confirms acquittal of Samsung's Lee

SEOUL -- South Korea's top court ruled on Thursday that Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong was not guilty in a fraud case, clearing the country's richest man of a legal risk that had hung over him for years. The Supreme Court upheld the …

SK Telecom wins government AI bid in Korea: Report

In sum, what to know: SK Telecom wins GPU bid – SK Telecom was selected for a major government GPU leasing project to support AI development, despite lacking CSAP security certification, a move that sparked industry concern. Security rule change – For the …

South Korea lashed by heavy rain, two dead and more than 1,000 evacuated

South Korea battered by record rainfall; 2 dead and more than 1,000 evacuated

SeoUL – Two people died and more than 1,000 have been evacuated in South Korea after the country was lashed by torrential rains on July 17, the safety ministry said. As at 11am local time (10am Singapore time), some parts of the South Chungcheong region to …