The Latest Breaking News from South Korea

Green leads strong Aussie challenge at LPGA Tour event

Defending champion Hannah Green has finished with a flurry to be the leading Australian at the LPGA Tour's Ladies BMW Championship in Korea.

AAP · Oct 19, 2025

BMW Ladies Championship Full Prize Money Payout 2025

Australia's Hannah Green defends her title at the beautiful Pine Beach Golf Links as the LPGA Tour's Asian Swing continues in South Korea

Golf Monthly · Oct 19, 2025

Baek Sehee Death Highlights A Grim Problem In South Korea: 40 People Die By Suicide Every Day

Author Baek Se-hee's death at 35 has reignited debate on South Korea's mental health crisis, where about 40 people die by suicide every day despite reform efforts.

International Business Times UK · Oct 18, 2025

W Korea Under Fire for 'Tone-Deaf' Breast Cancer Tribute — Critics Say It Missed the Mark

The Korean fashion magazine W Korea is under fire for its annual 'Love Your W' 2025 charity gala, a star-studded event meant to 'raise awareness for breast cancer and the importance of early screening.'

International Business Times UK · Oct 17, 2025

Baek Se Hee: Author of ‘I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki’, dies aged 35

Writer’s memoirs about living with depression became an international success and helped open public discussion on mental health

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2025

Baek Se-hee, author of I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokbokki, dies aged 35

The Korean author’s hit self-help memoir, which follows her conversations with her psychiatrist, sold more than a million copies worldwide

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2025

Minjee makes move as Kim leads BMW Ladies Championship

Australian golf star Minjee Lee has jumped up into a tie for sixth at the halfway point of the LPGA Tour's BMW Ladies Championship in South Korea.

AAP · Oct 17, 2025

Multiple generations of Intel's modern chips see price hikes up to 20% overseas — foreign markets are feeling the pinch on 12th, 13th, and 14th-gen chips

International reports indicate that Intel's 12th, 13th, and 14th Generation processors are selling for up to 20% more in markets like Korea and Japan.

Tom’s Hardware · Oct 16, 2025

The billionaire boss of a South Korean construction giant is encouraging his workers to have children with a $75,000 bonus

How much is putting your career aside to have a baby worth? A $75,000 no-strings-attached bonus at the South Korean construction giant, Booyoung Group.

Fortune · Oct 16, 2025

DuPont's Qnity Expands SK Hynix Partnership As It Prepares To Go Solo

DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (NYSE:DD) said its electronics business, Qnity, has partnered with South Korea’s SK hynix to supply advanced chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) polishing pads used in semiconductor production.

Benzinga · Oct 16, 2025