Seoul’s housing market is easing in the Gangnam area as the government signals a shift to tax changes aimed at curbing real estate speculation. Officials say they are preparing a reform of holding taxes that would cover ultra-high-price homes and non-resident one-home owners, a move tied to the broader

New York Times reports that in Bahrain, near a northern residential area, two missiles were fired toward Iran, with a video of the incident circulating on social media. The Times, after reviewing the footage, said the two missiles were launched into the air, and that the second launcher appeared to

France says one of its soldiers died in an attack on a base in the Erbil region of northern Iraq, the first fatality among European forces deployed in the Middle East since the Iran-related crisis began late last month. President Emmanuel Macron announced in an early-morning post on X that

North Korea’s state media is publicizing the formal occupancy of a housing complex in Pyongyang built for the bereaved families of overseas military personnel who died in deployments, including those tied to the Ukraine conflict. The Korean Central News Agency said a “housewarming” ceremony for New Star Street began

South Korean actor Lee Jae-ryong is under police scrutiny on suspicion of drunk driving after a late-evening crash in Seoul. The incident occurred on the night of the 6th in the Gangnam district, when his car struck a central divider. He then parked at his home in Cheongdam-dong before moving

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Dan Kaine, held a Pentagon briefing in Washington on Friday about cross-border actions involving Iran. They said Mojtaba Khamenei, identified as Iran’s new supreme leader, may have sustained injuries to his legs and face during a

The Korean stock market has been swinging on a roller‑coaster ride tied to the broader spillover from the war dynamics among the United States, Israel and Iran. In this environment, retail investors have increasingly turned to exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, as they seek diversification and defense against sharp stock

A new Korean-language book examines not the technology behind robots but the human psyche that surrounds them. Written by Eve Harold and translated by Kim Chang-gyu, Robots, and the People Who Love Robots, published by Hyunamsa, surveys how people respond to robotic companions and what that reveals about society. Harold

The Wall Street Journal reported on the 13th that the United States is moving to reinforce its forces in the Middle East by dispatching the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli and a Marine Expeditionary Unit that is based in Japan to the region, in response to tensions with Iran. The

Naver, South Korea’s dominant internet portal and tech group, released its annual report detailing executive compensation and employee pay for the prior year. The filing highlights how top managers were rewarded, including significant stock-based pay components tied to performance. The highest-paid individual from Naver last year was Han Seong-sook,