Analysis: Korean food goes global with Q1 exports up 9.6% annually
An advertisement for Samyang Food’s Fire Noodle, also known as Buldak, is displayed in New York’s Times Square. The campaign ran late last year. Photo…
Opposition leader Lee Jae-myung maintains strong lead in South Korea presidential poll
Former Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung maintained a strong lead in polling for the upcoming presidential election in South Korea, according to a Gallup survey…
Watch: Google Doodle video spotlights most searched-for topics of 2024
Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Friday's Google Doodle included a 4-minute video revealing some of the website's most searched-for topics of 2024. Subjects included the rise…
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol impeached over martial law attempt
1 of 2 | South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached on Saturday over his short-lived martial law declaration earlier this month. Twelve of…
Enormous rally calls for Yoon’s ouster ahead of South Korean impeachment vote
1 of 5 | A crowd of protesters sits in front of the National Assembly ahead of an impeachment vote against South Korean President Yoon…
The MAMA Awards has potential to be the big American awards show K-pop deserves
When BTS ended Justin Bieber’s reign by winning the Billboard Awards’ Top Social Artist in 2017, a year that also marked “the first big moment…
North Korea says 1.4 million youth enlist in army over South Korean drone outrage
More than 1.4 million people volunteered to join or rejoin the North Korean military in response to alleged drone infiltrations by South Korea, state-run media…
North Korea launches new rounds of trash-filled balloons across border
North Korea resumed launching hundreds of trash-filled balloons into the South, Seoul's military said Thursday, as back-and-forth Cold War-style tensions resume near the border. File…
North Korea could create a ‘nuclear domino’ effect in Asia: Seoul
South Korean Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho speaks at a press conference with Seoul foreign press in Seoul, South Korea on Thursday. Kim said he hoped…
South Korea’s Yoon calls for unification with North, offers new dialogue channel
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol outlined plans for unification with the North during the celebration of the 79th National Liberation Day at Sejong Center…
IU, the ‘Taylor Swift of K-pop,’ caps first world tour in L.A.
“How many minutes do we have left?” IU urgently called offstage to her staff.Los Angeles was the last stop of her first world tour and…
North Korean trash balloon lands on South Korean presidential grounds
1 of 2 | North Korea sent a new round of trash-carrying balloons across the border Wednesday, some of which spilled their contents on the…
South Korea resumes anti-Pyongyang loudspeaker broadcasts near border
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said Friday that the military briefly resumed loudspeaker broadcasts in areas close to the North Korean border in response…
NewJeans named 2024 Korean tourism ambassadors in bid to attract K-pop fans
1 of 5 | NewJeans members Hanni, Haerin, Danielle and Minji, from left to right, appear on stage at a hotel in Seoul, South Korea,…
Reimagining East Asian Creative Industry Through the Lens of Techno-Orientalism
The rise of East Asian soft power evident through its leading creative industry has caught the attention of global society. The situation of East Asian…