Co-artistic directors selected for South Korea’s Busan Biennale 2026

Amal Khalaf (UK/ Bahrain) and Evelyn Simons (Belgium) - both active on the international art scene - have been appointed as co-artistic directors of Busan Biennale 2026. Busan is located on the southeastern coast of South Korea, serving as the country…

Ex-Trump trade official sees 'very challenging' path for Korea to avoid U.S. sectoral tariffs

By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, July 22 (Yonhap) -- A former acting U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) painted a negative outlook Tuesday for South Korea's efforts to avoid the Trump administration's sector-specific tariffs on steel, automobiles and …

S. Korea's trade minister vows to do 'all we can' to reach deal with Trump gov't

By Song Sang-ho and Park Sung-min WASHINGTON, July 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo pledged Tuesday to do "all we can" to reach a trade deal with U.S. President Donald Trump's administration as he arrived in …

South Korea mulls allowing individual tours to North Korea as tensions ease

Unification ministry in Seoul says allowing individual tours will not violate international sanctions. South Korea is considering allowing individual tours to North Korea as it studies ways to improve relations with its neighbour, a spokesperson for South …

Video: Death toll rises after South Korea floods and landslides

South Korea: Presidential Secretary Resigns Over Controversial Remarks Defending Martial Law

(MENAFN- IANS) Seoul, July 22 (IANS) South Korea's presidential office has announced that Kang Jun-wook, Presidential Secretary for national integration, stepped down on Tuesday amid controversy over his remarks defending former President Yoon Suk Yeol …

‘Upsetting’: dancing Jeju Air crew stir backlash in South Korea

A video of dancing crew members from South Korean airline Jeju Air has led to online criticisms of tone deafness, with social media users noting that it is too soon for such lighthearted clips after the crash that killed 179 people in December. The 10- …

South Korea faces sharp decline in clam harvest

South Korea’s production of short-neck clams could drop by more than half by 2050 due to climate change, according to new research. A study warns that rising sea surface temperatures may sharply reduce the nation's clam harvest, mirroring last year’s …

South Korea Producer Prices Rise 0.1% In June

Producer prices in South Korea were up 0.1 percent on month in June, the Bank of Korea said on Tuesday - after slipping 0.4 percent in May. Individually, prices for agricultural, forestry and marine products rose 0.6 percent on month, while manufacturing …

Japan faces rice shortage as South Korea battles oversupply

Farmer Park Geun Sik spent his life working the land in Haenam, a farming town in South Jeolla province, about 330km south of Seoul. When he started, everything from planting seedlings to threshing rice was done by hand. Rice was so scarce that there were …