The Latest Breaking News from South Korea

Jackson Wang Of GOT7 Goes Viral For Being Too Chummy With Married PH Actress Anne Curtis During A Halloween Party

Jackson Wang and Anne Curtis sparked online buzz after a playful exchange at a Halloween party delighted fans across the Philippines and South Korea.

International Business Times UK · Nov 5, 2025

U.S. troops get email about meeting Defense Secretary in South Korea. One line in the message leaves bearded service members stunned

Medical or religious beard? Sorry, you can't meet the Defense Secretary.

We Got This Covered · Nov 4, 2025

World's Hottest Stock Market Is Crushing Wall Street—And It's Not What You'd Expect

A historic rally has put South Korea at the center of the global equity spotlight in 2025, with its benchmark index crushing Wall Street returns—but that same blistering pace is now prompting regulatory intervention.

Benzinga · Nov 4, 2025

Hegseth praises South Korea's plans to raise its military spending and boost defense capabilities

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has praised South Korea’s plans to raise its military spending, saying the Asian ally will take a larger role in defending itself from North Korean threats

The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2025

North Korea’s ex-ceremonial head of state Kim Yong-nam dies at 97, state media says

Kim Yong-nam was the former president of the Praesidium of North Korea’s rubber-stamp Supreme People’s Assembly from 1998 to 2019.

Euronews · Nov 4, 2025

South Korean president calls for aggressive AI spending in budget speech

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung called for tripling government spending artificial intelligence infrastructure and technology in a budget speech to the legislature

The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2025

The same ASRock B850 motherboard kills three Ryzen 7 9700X CPUs worth $1,000 one by one in South Korea — victim used updated BIOS and never overclocked, but still lost all their processors

On QuasarZone, a South Korean forum, the user described how one ASRock B850 Pro RS killed off three different Ryzen 7 9700X CPUs one by one, despite the motherboard being deemed healthy prior.

Tom’s Hardware · Nov 3, 2025

Hegseth visits inter-Korean border ahead of security talks with South Korean officials

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has visited the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2025

Xi Jinping cracks joke about spying with phones given to South Korean president

Chinese leader says ‘check if there is a backdoor’ in reply to Lee Jae Myung’s quip about security of Xiaomi devices

The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2025

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner to play exhibition eight days before Australian Open

Alcaraz and Sinner will meet in the Hyundai Card Super Match in South Korea just weeks before potentially playing for the Australian Open title

The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2025