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Thursday, January 8, 2026
TopicSouth korea

Topic: south korea

South Korea appoints critic of North’s rights as unification minister in cabinet reshuffle

The nomination of Kim Yung-ho, a political science professor at Sungshin Women's University, comes as tensions rise on Korean peninsula, highlighting human rights abuses in North Korea.

South Korea to issue around 30,000 visas for skilled workers amid staffing shortages in firms

With younger South Koreans reluctant to take up blue-collar jobs, the industrial and farming sectors of Asia's fourth-largest economy are struggling to fill vacancies.

S Korea announces sanctions on former citizen over involvement in N Korea’s weapons programmes

Choi Chon Gon, a former South Korean citizen, is accused of helping North Korea’s illegal financial activities in violation of UNSC sanctions after acquiring Russian citizenship.

South Koreans become a year or two younger as traditional way of counting age scrapped

Under the age system most commonly used in South Koreans' everyday life, people are deemed to be a year old at birth and a year is added every 1 January.

South Korea, Vietnam agree to boost security cooperation and increase bilateral trade

South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol signed 17 agreements with Vietnam's President Vo Van Thuong on number of issues, from critical minerals to Vietnamese workers in Korea.

Youtube to launch its first official shopping channel in South Korea, reports Yonhap news

In South Korea’s booming live-streaming commerce business, this new channel will be a 90-day project in Korean language, which plans to livestream shopping content from 30 brands.

Netflix has growing worries about its effects on South Korean market

With 60% of global users watching at least one title last year, calls are growing for govt to support locally funded projects and secure the rights for content.

South Korea’s Yeol begins tour for 2030 expo hosting bid, Vietnam & France on list

South Korean city Busan faces competition from Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh, Italy’s Rome and Ukraine’s Odesa. The host for the 2030 expo is expected to be decided in November.

South Korea recovers part of rocket used in North Korea’s failed military satellite launch

On 31 May, North Korea tried to launch its first spy satellite, but the flight ended in failure with the booster and payload plunging into the sea.

South Korea accuses North Korean hackers of creating fake website of their web portal Naver

Naver is one of the biggest tech giants and the most used web portal and search engine in South Korea.

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How artificial intelligence is reshaping terrorism and state security risks

Terrorist groups are increasingly using AI for propaganda, recruitment and attacks, forcing states to rethink security strategies.

2025 marked key point in India’s power sector: Clean energy surge pushed coal power into rare decline

Coal-based power generation fell 3% in 2025 while renewable capacity surged to 40% of India’s installed power mix, according to India Power Sector Review 2025 by CREA.

Bangladesh-Pakistan look to expand ties to defence procurement as Dhaka shows ‘interest’ in JF-17s

Pakistan military said it has assured Bangladesh of fast-tracked delivery of Super Mushshak trainer aircraft during high level defence meet held Tuesday.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.