World Cup fever sweeps Seoul as South Korea prepares for Mexico clash
Businesses in the country’s capital have reported a surge in interest following the national team’s victory against the Czech Republic last week.
Businesses in the country’s capital have reported a surge in interest following the national team’s victory against the Czech Republic last week.
International student numbers are falling as the government instead prioritised skilled workers.
Tokyo will also lift the ban on bear hunting from next fiscal year.
Critics say scarce health insurance funds should go first to severe and rare diseases.
The leg is believed to have been amputated from an elderly woman who was being treated at the hospital.
Homeowners and businesses are installing solar panels to reduce the sting of soaring energy costs.
The country's men were criticised for not applying the same standards of behaviour back home.
Property promo goes viral as green-suited “ghost” steals the show.
Residents have been advised to take shelter and be on guard for severe flooding.
The demonstration plant can potentially capture 2,500 tonnes of CO2 a year.
SEOUL, June 18 - South Korea's parliament on Thursday launched a 45-day parliamentary investigation into the National Election Commission after ballot-paper shortages disrupted voting in the June 3 local elections, approving the plan at a plenary session.
Ballot shortages occurred at 91 polling stations nationwide, with voting briefly suspended at 26 during the local elections.
Under the new rules, platforms may not "indirectly coerce" merchants into participating in subsidy schemes through allocation of user traffic, and must not force merchants and delivery drivers to bear the costs of subsidies.
Proposed new rules target subsidy campaigns by platform operators that artificially reduce prices.
Residents are opposed to the plan, which could upend fishing and farming communities.
When Bangladesh’s newly elected Prime Minister Tarique Rahman took office earlier this year, there was a tentative hint that New Delhi and Dhaka might finally transcend the bitter recriminations that followed ex-leader Sheikh Hasina’s dramatic ouster in a 2024 uprising, from
The carbon tax would be limited to selected sectors, namely steel, cement and energy.
Politician Winston Peters quoted a fictional character during his opening address at a parliamentary hearing.
South Korea has already seen 300 people visit emergency rooms for heat-related illnesses this summer.
On June 16, the US Department of Defense announced that the US Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) will officially revert to its previous name, the US Pacific Command (PACOM). The move reverses a decision made during President Donald Trump’s first term to include “Indo” in the
Eight in 10 South Koreans support assisted dying, according to a 2024 survey.
Head of Starbucks operator Shinsegae's audit team was questioned by the police as a witness.
The retail conglomerate Shinsegae, which operates Starbucks Korea, had previously identified a series of negligent acts leading up to the promotion, including officials signing off without checking the design file.
Lai said the US security commitment to Taiwan has not changed.
One of the region’s most productive fishing grounds could be undergoing an ecological shift.
On June 19, Aung San Suu Kyi turns 81 in military custody. Myanmar’s military says it moved her in late April to a “designated residence,” but her family remains cut off, with no independent confirmation of her condition or exact whereabouts. More than five years after the
Asked if the US and India are close to a trade deal, Trump told reporters in Evian that they were "very close".
London in May claimed the camp is involved in deporting and indoctrinating Ukrainian children.
SEOUL, June 18 - North Korea has recalled its ambassador to Britain just a month after he took up the post, downgrading diplomatic relations in response to British sanctions on a children's camp, North Korea-focused website NK News reported.
The councils include Kluang, Jempol, Taiping, Tawau and Kuala Selangor.
Climate change is causing heatwaves in India to become longer, more frequent and more intense.
Social media users objected to the use of a Japanese drum at the site.
SEOUL, June 18 - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung left the G7 summit in France with the souvenir of a pen from U.S. President Donald Trump and the promise of a golf game after a dinner discussion he described as making progress over the issue of North Korea.
Academics generally doubt that China’s headline defence spending figures capture its total outlays.
More than 8,000 customers reported facing network issues early in the morning.
The interim peace deal extends a ceasefire announced in April by another 60 days, to allow the two sides to negotiate a final truce.
Average rainfall in China since April 1 has been 12 per cent higher than normal.
Neither Taiwan nor China qualified for the World Cup.
In Japan, the thriving second-hand goods market has doubled in value since 2010.
Takaichi, Japan’s first female prime minister, has refrained from criticising Trump over the Iran war.
Foreign policy analysts and peace advocates expressed relief Wednesday that the end of the unprovoked US-Israeli war on Iran could be in sight, as the US government released the text of the memorandum of understanding reached this week by the Trump administration and Iranian
Japan needs to revisit the pacifist posture that has defined it since World War Two, Shinjiro Koizumi says.
Bidding to join the international Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development shows Southeast Asian economies are trying to use global standards to raise credibility, attract investment and lock in domestic reforms, experts say.
With home advantage and fervent support, Mexico seems to be the favourite for the top-of-the-group clash against South Korea. CNA's Matthew Mohan is in Guadalajara ahead of the match.
India recently approved a US$3.9 billion scheme to turn more of its vast coal reserves into gas. Even as its energy security ambitions gather pace, experts warn that scaling up the centuries-old technology will likely be a slow burn.
Hong Kong is being repositioned as a controlled gateway between two worlds, says Enodo Economics’ Diana Choyleva.