#theguardian.com. × #Feb.25.2026 South Korea’s birthrate rises for second year with experts saying ‘echo boomers’ behind boost. Rebound in the country – which has been having demographic crisis – said to be partly because of 3.6 million born between 1991 and 1995 having children
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#theguardian.com. × #Feb.24.2026 BTS comeback show sells out immediately as 260,000 fans set to descend on Seoul. Booking system freezes and screens crash amid rush of fans trying to secure tickets to 21 March free concert
#Showbiz #Asia #music #South Korea ×
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.19.2026 Yoon Suk Yeol sentenced to life in prison for leading insurrection in South Korea. Former South Korean president found guilty over failed martial law declaration in 2024
#Politics #Yoon Suk Yeol #Asia #South Korea ×
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.17.2026 ‘I just want to stop hearing about it’: a weary South Korea awaits verdict on Yoon insurrection charges. Yoon Suk Yeol could face the death penalty when judges rule on the martial law crisis that many in South Korea see as a dark moment they would rather forget
#Politics #Yoon Suk Yeol #Asia #South Korea ×
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.12.2026 Kim close to naming teenage daughter as future North Korean leader, South believes. South Korea’s spy agency monitoring whether girl, believed to be 13, will appear at political conference this month
#Politics #North Korea #Asia #Kim Jong-un #politician #South Korea ×
#theguardian.com. × #Jan.29.2026 South Korea’s ‘world-first’ AI laws face pushback amid bid to become leading tech power. The laws have been criticised by tech startups, which say they go too far, and civil society groups, which say they don’t go far enough
#Tech #Asia #South Korea ×
#theguardian.com. × #Jan.28.2026 Kim Keon Hee, wife of South Korea’s ousted president, jailed for corruption. Ex-first lady sentenced to 20 months for receiving gifts for political favours, as Yoon Suk Yeol awaits rebellion verdict
#Politics #Yoon Suk Yeol #Asia #South Korea ×
#theguardian.com. × #Nov.17.2025 South Korean decision to close all coal-fired power plants by 2040 sounds alarm for Australian exports. Decision announced at Cop30 climate conference signposts risks for Australia’s reliance on fossil fuel exports, analysts say
#Weather #Australian continent #Australia #Asia #Insular Oceania #South Korea ×
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.27.2025 South Korea wildfires become biggest on record as disaster chief points to ‘harsh reality’ of climate crisis. Officials point to ultra-dry conditions as death toll reaches 26 and fires threaten Unesco heritage sites
#Business #Weather #director #Asia #UNESCO #South Korea ×
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.26.2025 South Korea fires: 18 dead as acting president speaks of ‘unprecedented damage’. A 1,300-year-old Buddhist temple is among buildings destroyed after dry and windy weather saw mostly contained blazes spread again
#Weather #Asia #South Korea ×
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.25.2025 Samsung Electronics co-CEO Han Jong-hee dies of heart attack at 63. Head of tech giant’s consumer electronics and mobile devices division passed away at a hospital on Tuesday
#Tech #Asia #South Korea ×
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.25.2025 Tokyo court orders dissolution of ‘Moonies’ Unification church. Assassination of former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe spurred official request for closure of South Korea-based sect
#Christian #Politics #Religious #Japan #Asia #South Korea ×
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.25.2025 Hyundai announces $21bn US investment as Trump tariffs loom. South Korean carmaker plans to create 14,000 full-time jobs and expand links with US firms on tech including AI
#Automotive #Tech #Asia #South Korea ×
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.24.2025 South Korea’s Han Duck-soo reinstated as acting president after court strikes down impeachment. The ruling is the latest twist in months of political turmoil since suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law declaration last year
#Politics #Yoon Suk Yeol #Asia #South Korea ×
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.11.2025 Nothing to it: Australia to host ‘Space-out competition’ – where people compete in zoning out. Created by a South Korean artist suffering burnout, the serious but absurd contest is just one of 65 events coming to Melbourne’s winter arts festival
#Australian continent #Australia #Asia #Insular Oceania #South Korea ×
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.11.2025 K-pop singer Wheesung found dead at home aged 43. Tributes have been paid to singer who had a string of hits in South Korea including a cover of Craig David’s Insomnia
#Health #Showbiz #insomnia #Asia #music #South Korea ×
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.09.2025 Impeached South Korean president released from prison ahead of insurrection trial. Both supporters of Yoon Suk Yeol and those who backed his impeachment rallied in Seoul ahead of his release
#Politics #Yoon Suk Yeol #Asia #South Korea ×
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.07.2025 South Korea court cancels President Yoon’s detention as insurrection case continues. Ahead of his potential release, police and supporters of the impeached president were seen gathering around the presidential residence in Seoul
#Politics #Yoon Suk Yeol #Asia #South Korea ×
#theguardian.com. × #Mar.06.2025 Fighter jet accidentally bombs village, injuring seven, during South Korea military drill. Air force wishes those civilians injured when eight bombs were ‘abnormally released’ a swift recovery
#firefighter #Asia #South Korea ×
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.26.2025 South Korea birthrate rises for first time in nine years amid surge in marriages. Rise comes from very low base and remains far below the 2.1 births per woman needed to stabilise population
#Asia #South Korea ×
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.25.2025 Dashcam footage captures deadly bridge collapse in South Korea. Sections of partly constructed elevated motorway in Anseong fell one after the other, killing at least three construction workers
#Asia #South Korea ×
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.24.2025 UK pop stars fail to reach global Top 10 albums and singles chart for first time since 2003. Global chart dominated by US acts including Benson Boone, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and Sabrina Carpenter, with K-pop bands also strong
#Showbiz #cls__sex_gdb_Female #carpenter #Taylor Swift #Asia #music #South Korea ×
#theguardian.com. × #Feb.20.2025 South Korea: Yoon Suk Yeol to become first sitting president to go on criminal trial as hearings begin. Former prosecutor has been in jail since January on charges of insurrection, for which he could be sentenced to life in prison or face the death penalty
#Politics #Yoon Suk Yeol #Asia #South Korea ×
#theguardian.com. × #Jan.31.2025 Philp says Britons need better ‘work ethic’ and claims mini-budget might have worked if Truss had listened to him – politics live. Shadow home secretary says Britons need to ‘up their game’ if country is to compete with China, India and South Korea
#Politics #United Kingdom #China #Europe #Asia #India #South Korea ×
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