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South Korean Starbucks boss apologizes for ad campaign that evoked massacre

South Korean retail tycoon Chung Yong-jin has apologized for a second time in two weeks as Starbucks' local operation faces a backlash over a recent marketing campaign that was widely perceived as mocking victims of a bloody military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in 1980

AAP

Tyrrell Hatton Out Of LIV Golf Korea As Reserve Steps In

Tyrrell Hatton has withdrawn from LIV Golf Korea, with reserve Max Rottluff taking his place

Golf Monthly

Nier and Devil May Cry leads say "a lot of Korean developers are ahead of Japan," and I can't imagine Crimson Desert has helped their fear of "being left behind"

"I look forward to seeing more kindred spirits like that emerging from Korea in the years to come"

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LIV Golf Team Makes Roster Change As Former Winner Becomes Wild Card

Danny Lee will complete the LIV Golf season as a Wild Card, with Doyeob Mun replacing him in the Korean Golf Club team

Golf Monthly

India turns net importer of finished steel in April, data shows

India has become a net importer of finished steel. In April, imports rose significantly while exports also saw an increase. Major suppliers to India included China, South Korea, Japan, Vietnam and Russia. Domestic consumption of finished steel grew, and crude steel production also climbed.

The Economic Times

K-pop androids and automated artists: welcome to South Korea’s strange and ambitious robot theme park

Galaxy Robot Park in South Korea hopes to attract tourists to concerts and fashion shows, but can robots ever replicate K-pop’s connection with fans?

The Guardian - AU

Care home resident reunited with traditional garment from 100 years ago

The Korean outfit is on display at the National Museum of Scotland.

The Independent UK

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YouTuber Faces Arrest for Smearing Kim Soo-Hyun With AI-Generated 'Evidence' in Kim Sae-Ron Case

A South Korean YouTuber faces possible arrest after prosecutors accused him of using AI-generated fake evidence in a scandal involving actor Kim Soo-hyun and allegations linked to Kim Sae-ron's death,

International Business Times UK

Warren Buffett sits on $400 bn cash as Michael Burry warns of AI bubble. Is a massive market crash coming?

Berkshire Hathaway holds nearly $400 billion in cash. Michael Burry warns of an AI bubble, citing similarities to the Dotcom crash. The AI boom is reshaping global markets. South Korea's Kospi and Taiwan's stock market have seen significant gains, surpassing established Western exchanges. This shift highlights a new global market…

The Economic Times

Joanna Page used this £1.69 face cream 'for years', but now she's swapped it for a high-tech Korean-inspired treatment

The TV star's new skincare find is 'the best thing,' according to our exclusive interview

Woman & Home

South Korea Tops U.S. in Cosmetics Exports with Record $11.4 Billion in 2025

South Korea exported a record $11.4 billion worth of cosmetics in 2025, surpassing the United States and securing the position of the world's second-largest cosmetics exporter behind France, according to data released by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.

International Business Times

North Korean football club takes Asian women’s title

SUWON, South Korea - ⁠Naegohyang of North Korea won the Asian Women’s Champions League with a 1-0 victory over Tokyo Verdy Beleza of Japan in the final on Saturday, with ‌forward Kim Kyong-Yong netting the only goal of the match.

Bangkok Post

World Cup 2026: Which countries are in Group A?

There are four teams in Group A at the Fifa World Cup 2026. Mexico: One of the host nations for this year’s World Cup, Mexico will play the first match of the tournament against South Africa on 11 June at the Mexico City Stadium. South Africa: The previous hosts of…

The Independent UK

Most advanced countries in the world ranked: From South Korea’s high digital adoption to Denmark’s pharmaceutical innovation

The most technologically developed countries in the world are ranked based on their degree of digitalisation, access to the internet, mobile phone usage, investment in research and development, and the overall technological competitiveness of the state. Among the top countries to be considered for the year 2026 are those with…

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International Business Times UK

Samsung Workers Demand Larger Payouts After AI Chip Profits Jump 8.5 Times in a Year

Samsung's employees in South Korea have secured a historic deal to share in the company's AI-driven profits, averting a major strike and highlighting the growing debate over corporate wealth distribution.

The Economic Times

Samsung union to start vote on tentative wage deal

Samsung labour union members will vote on a tentative wage deal this week. This agreement averted a major strike at the South Korean chip giant. The provisional deal was reached following government-mediated talks. The semiconductor division will receive a new bonus pool equivalent to 10.5% of operating profit. This is…

AAP

KT SAT Evolves into a 'Total Space Solution Provider' Presenting the Vision of "Space for Humanity"

SEOUL, South Korea, May 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- KT SAT announced that it participated in the Space Industry Forum (SIF), a global space and satellite industry event held during Asia Tech x Singapore, Asia's largest ICT exhibition, where the company shared its perspective on the rapidly evolving satellite communications market…

The Guardian - AU

South Korea hosts America’s biggest overseas military base – but what does its future look like under Trump?

Camp Humphreys is a vital expression of the alliance between Washington and Seoul, but the nature of the partnership is shifting

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Tom’s Hardware

Korean funeral services company lost $33 million of its customers' money over a bad crypto bet — firm was secretly investing client funds into leveraged crypto ETFs

Bumo Sarang, a funeral services company in Korea, lost $33 million after it invested $40 million of its own customers' money into a leveraged crypto ETF. These funds were meant for prepaid funeral services, but the company exploited loopholes to siphon them into creative investments. Unfortunately, almost half of the…

The Independent UK

Xi Jinping set to visit North Korea and ‘act as mediator between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un’, South Korea says

Chinese president is reportedly travelling to neighbouring country after back-to-back meetings with Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin

AAP

Daniel Dae Kim savors South Korea's food scene in CNN Original Series K-Everything

HONG KONG, May 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Korean barbecue might have put Korean food on the map, but it's only one aspect of the country's richly diverse cuisine. In this episode of CNN Original Series K-Everything, host and executive producer, Daniel Dae Kim explores the meteoric rise of Korean food,…

AAP

LG ELECTRONICS BRINGS KOREA'S HOUSEWARMING CULTURE TO SOUTHEAST ASIA

SINGAPORE, May 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Electronics (LG) today announced the launch of "Housewarming by LG", a regional experiential marketing campaign designed to bring Korea's signature housewarming culture to Southeast Asian consumers. The campaign kicked off on May 19 at Another Saigon, a brand experience venue in Ho Chi…

Tom’s Hardware

Samsung narrowly avoids 18-day chip strike after last-minute wage deal with 48,000-worker union — tentative deal, subject to workers' vote, suspends billions of dollars worth of potential losses

Samsung Electronics has temporarily avoided a major 18-day strike at its South Korean semiconductor operations after reaching a tentative wage agreement with its 48,000-member union.

Euronews

South Korea: cubism opens new Centre Pompidou outpost in Seoul

Through the French museum’s “Constellation” programme, works will be loaned to Seoul for four years, matching its deal with the Hanwha Cultural Foundation and giving the Pompidou Centre a new chance to grow internationally.

The Economic Times

India won't tolerate any form of nuclear blackmail: Rajnath Singh in Seoul

The pacts were firmed up following Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's wide-ranging talks in Seoul with his South Korean counterpart Ahn Gyu-back.

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