The number of vehicles voluntarily recalled by automakers in South Korea reached an all-time high this year, with nearly 80 percent attributed to domestic giant Hyundai Motor Group, traffic authorities said on Sunday.
In an unexpected turn of political developments in South Korea, President Yoon Suk-yeol invoked emergency martial law on 3 December, the first time since 1979.
North Korea on Saturday lambasted a recent trilateral meeting between South Korea, the US and Japan that discussed peace in the Indo-Pacific region, deriding the talks as an "insult" to peace.
South Korea will seek to secure technologies for 100 advanced materials for the chip, biology, and other industries within the next five years, the science ministry said on Thursday, a move aimed at strengthening its own supply chains.
South Korea and Japan will hold high-level economic talks this week to boost cooperation and prepare for the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties, country's foreign ministry said on Thursday.
Leaders of South Korea and Japan haven't met in 12 years because of strained relations stemming from a wartime labour dispute, and other issues.
Many families that were divided during the Korean War continue to have the emotional urge to reunite with their lost brethren on the other side of the border. They are bound by blood and the urge for reunification has emotional implications for them. As of 2022, more than 134,000 South Koreans have registered with the government for family reunions
Ned Price praised the leadership of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
This comes a day after the US and South Korea staged combined air drills, involving at least one B-1B strategic bomber, on Sunday.
South Korea is facing unprecedented economic, diplomatic and national security challenges due to the sudden change in international climate. For example, experts are concerned about the prospect of South Korea’s semiconductor business that will have to compete with Taiwan and Japan, who are rising again under the tutelage of the US.
