The Latest Breaking News from South Korea

First Thing: Pentagon leaks linked to young gun enthusiast employee – report

Man known online as ‘OG’ said to have access to classified material and to regard intelligence services as repressive. Plus, why America’s most popular flower ‘never goes out of style’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2023

Canada, South Korea eye intelligence-sharing pact - government source

Canada and South Korea plan to launch talks on an information security agreement to facilitate intelligence-sharing and promote security ties, a Canadian government source said on Thursday.

Reuters · Apr 13, 2023

North Korean missile launch triggers evacuations on Hokkaido island in Japan

Missile may have been new type of weapon, which South Korea’s military condemned as a ‘grave provocation’

Evening Standard · Apr 13, 2023

US intelligence leak complicates summit with South Korea

Leaked U.S. intelligence documents suggesting that Washington spied on South Korea have put the country’s president in a delicate situation ahead of a state visit to the U.S. It's the first such trip by a South Korean leader in 12 years

The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2023

A Cut in Chip Production by Samsung Electronics May Ease Supply Glut

Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest maker of memory chips, announced last Friday that it would cut memory chip production after it reported Q1 profit that was the smallest in 14 years. South Korea’s largest company had previously resisted cutting production in an attempt to gain market share from rivals SK...

Barchart · Apr 12, 2023

Genesis Named Sponsor Of DP World Tour's Korea Championship

The tournament is the latest to be sponsored by the Korea-based luxury automotive brand

Golf Monthly · Apr 12, 2023

Kia Breaks Ground On New Plant For Commercial EVs In South Korea

Kia will invest around $758 million (one trillion won) in its new smart factory that will start making a mid-size electric PBV in the second half of 2025.

InsideEVs · Apr 12, 2023

A Vietnam War massacre case from 1968 forces a new reckoning in South Korea

A Vietnamese woman sued South Korea's government over a wartime massacre in her village by South Korean soldiers. A Seoul court recently ruled in her favor but the government will appeal the decision.

WEKU · Apr 12, 2023

South Korea to lend 500,000 rounds of artillery shells to US -report

South Korea has reached an agreement to lend the United States 500,000 rounds of 155mm artillery shells that could give Washington greater flexibility to supply Ukraine with ammunition, a South Korean newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Reuters · Apr 12, 2023

South Korea has so few babies it is offering new parents $10,500

South Korean parents are being showered with cash, but experts say money alone will not fix country’s fertility woes.

Al Jazeera · Apr 12, 2023