South Korea’s president, Lee Jae-myung, is enjoying a 66% approval rating in a new nationwide poll, the highest since he took office. The survey by Gallup Korea interviewed 1,002 adults aged 18 and over across the country from August 10 to 12. The official opposition party, People Power

Oil prices surged after Iran’s new top leader signaled the country would keep the Strait of Hormuz blocked as a pressure tactic against the United States, with the market viewing the move as a potential supply disruption risk. As of 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time, Brent crude futures

The South Korean government will strengthen an all-government spring wildfire response to marshal national resources during the season when large fires are most likely to occur. Spring has historically been the peak period for large wildfires in Korea. Data from 2016 through 2025 show that 46% of all fires and

Gmarket, a leading South Korean online marketplace, announced that its self-produced brand advertising campaign won a Bronze prize in the Music category at Spikes Asia 2026, the Asia-Pacific region’s top advertising festival, at a ceremony in Singapore on September 13. The campaign ran from September last year for five

Netmarble has unveiled SOL: enchant, a new MMORPG developed with Alt Nine, highlighting player-empowered governance, open trading, and a mix of always-on and multi-character play. The company has set an April 24 global launch and will open servers at a time decided by an online vote beginning April 19. An

Krafton, the Seoul-based game and entertainment company, and Hanwha Aerospace, a leading Korean defense and aerospace contractor, announced a pact to jointly develop and commercialize physical artificial intelligence technology for defense and industrial uses. The two firms signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a joint venture aimed at rapid

In Washington, D.C., South Korea’s Prime Minister Kim Min-seok met with U.S. Vice President JD Vance at the White House on January 12 local time to discuss the breadth of Korea–U.S. relations. Kim told Vance that South Korea’s Special Act on Investments in the

K Auction, South Korea’s leading art auction house, will hold its spring 2026 sale in Seoul on March 27 at 4:00 p.m. local time. The event, titled the 3월 경매, is expected to showcase 115 lots with a total value around 17.6 billion won (approximately 12–

A South Korean opposition candidate for Seoul mayor, Yoo Hee-sook of the People Power Party, criticized incumbent Oh Se-hoon on the campaign trail on the 13th, during an interview at her Yeouido campaign headquarters in Seoul. She said it was not the moment to bargain over party leadership terms while

South Korea’s Education Ministry announced the allocation of expanded medical student quotas for 2027 and beyond, applying the increases only to regional medical schools outside Seoul. The plan follows a regional quota framework laid out earlier by the Health Ministry and aims to align medical training with local healthcare