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Samsung Electronics Posts 22% Jump In Q1 Net Profit

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics reported a better-than-expected 21.7 percent rise in first-quarter net profit on Wednesday as consumers rushed to buy smartphones under the looming threat of US tariffs.

International Business Times

Trump ‘makes trade deal with UK second-order priority’ in blow to ministers

US officials have split negotiations with countries into three phases, sources say, with South Korea taking priority

The Guardian - UK

X reacts to Mao Saigo winning the 2025 Chevron Championship

X reacts to Mao Saigo of Japan winning the 2025 Chevron Championship. Saigo won in a five person playoff in Texas.

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North Korea Orders Local Schools To Raise 1000 Of These Animals To Feed And Clothe Their Army

Facing a hungry army, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has ordered schools to raise rabbits for both food and fur for uniforms.

International Business Times UK

How Trump is prompting China to change its relationship with the world

China has spent much of the past two months shoring up friendships both near and far. Two rounds of ministerial meetings with regional rivals Japan and South Korea took place in Tokyo and Seoul at the end of March.

The Conversation

14 Years Later, Blizzard's Most Influential Series Could Finally Get A Next Entry

South Korean developer Nexon will partner with Blizzard to develop a new StarCraft game, in a full-circle moment for the series.

Inverse

LIV Golf Korea 2025 Picks, Odds And Predictions

As the LIV Golf League arrives in Korea for the first time, check out the odds for the leading players and our picks to win this week

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US says North Korea’s military deployment for Russia’s war in Ukraine must end

The US has called for an end to North Korea’s military deployment to support Russian president Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine as Kim Jong Un confirmed he sent his troops to fight in Europe.

The Independent UK

Six people injured in South Korea high school stabbing

Suspect fled to a nearby lakeside park and jumped into a reservoir but was rescued

The Independent UK

North Korea confirms sending troops to fight for Russia

Moscow and Pyongyang until now had responded vaguely to the South Korean and Western claims of the troop deployment.

Euronews

AP PHOTOS: Thousands of Buddhists participate in Lotus Lantern Festival in South Korea

Thousands of Buddhist believers and festival-goers filled downtown Seoul for Yeon Deung Hoe, or the Lotus Lantern Festival. Participants, some dressed in traditional Korean Hanbok clothing, carried lotus lanterns of different shapes and colors.

The Independent UK

S Korea’s main opposition party taps former chief as presidential candidate

Democratic Party of Korea names Lee Jae-myung as its candidate for the snap presidential election set for June 3.

Al Jazeera

Preserving English eccentricity: 20 years of the World Marmalade Awards

The contest now draws in more than 3,200 entries from as far afield as the Czech Republic and South Korea

The Guardian - UK

DeepSeek Accused of Illicit Data Harvesting Amid Government Claims of Strong Privacy Protections

DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, is facing accusations in South Korea of illicitly transferring user data abroad. Seoul's investigation led to the removal of its app.

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The Guardian - UK

Han Kang Nobel prize lecture book sells 10,000 copies in first day online in South Korea

Korean retailers report strong sales for Light and Thread, featuring speeches, essays and poems by novelist

The Independent UK

South Korean man arrested for fatally stabbing woman in supermarket

Man smokes cigarette and calls police after stabbing store employee

Evening Standard

Rejina Pyo's guide to Seoul: chic boutiques, hotel spas and mugwort treats

Authentic Korean BBQ, gorgeous views, must-buy cosmetics, incredible desserts, heavenly spas … the fashion designer is never bored in her home city

Al Jazeera

US to offer Saudi Arabia $100bn weapons deal as Trump visit planned: Report

The deal could be announced during US President Donald Trump’s planned trip to the Middle East next month.

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Fortune

South Korea's 'shocking' fall in marriages is a dating-app opportunity, says Match Group's Asia CEO

"Korea has an acute challenge” when it comes to long-term relationships, notes Malgosia Green, Asia CEO for Match.

RideApart

South Korea Wants To Convert Old Gas Scooters To Electric, and Will Pilot a Program

In countries like South Korea, motorcycles aren’t just weekend toys or leisure rides—they’re essential tools of daily life. In cities like Seoul, delivery riders zip between alleyways and apartment blocks, getting food, packages, and even groceries to customers in record time. With narrow streets and dense traffic, scooters are often…

The Independent UK

Former South Korean president Moon Jae In indicted on bribery charges

Prosecutors allege Moon received bribes totalling £1,13,000 from a businessman-turned-lawmaker

Al Jazeera

DeepSeek transferred data without consent, South Korean watchdog says

Personal Information Protection Commission says AI model sent personal data to Beijing-based cloud service.

Euronews

Former South Korean President Moon Jae-in indicted on bribery charges

Moon's indictment adds him to a long list of South Korean leaders who have faced trials or scandals at the close of their terms or after leaving office.

Marie Claire

We're not for panic buying, but here's how Trump's tariffs might affect your K-beauty spending habits

They could impact the industry globally

The Independent UK

South Korean truth commission halts probe into adoption fraud, hundreds of cases in limbo

The South Korean government’s fact-finding commission has suspended its groundbreaking investigation into the extensive fraud and abuse that tainted the nation’s historic foreign adoption program, stemming from internal disputes among commissioners about which cases warranted recognition

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