- yesterday
North Korea dismisses Defense Minister No Kwang Chol in military reshuffle
Kim Jong Un oversaw a meeting on Saturday that removed No Kwang Chol as defense minister and reassigned him to the Munitions Industry Department.
- 5d ago
Nepal and China search for 3,000 missing as Himalayan flood toll reaches 800
Rescuers in Nepal and Tibet are attempting to reach hundreds of workers trapped inside hydroelectric tunnels after a glacial collapse killed up to 804 people and left more than 3,000 missing.
- Aug 24
US cancels Ssangyong exercise with South Korea over Iran war troop constraints
The Pentagon called off next month's Ssangyong amphibious drills in South Korea due to force shortages from the Iran war, days after truncating the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise.
- Aug 22
South Korean container ship departs Busan for Europe via Arctic Northern Sea Route
The PanStar Acro has departed Busan carrying chemicals and vehicles for Felixstowe, Rotterdam, and Gdansk, initiating a 45-day commercial trial along the Northeast Passage.
- Aug 21
Donald Trump Halts Joint Ulchi Freedom Shield Exercises With South Korea
The annual Ulchi Freedom Shield manoeuvres involving 18,000 South Korean troops ended early on Friday after Donald Trump ordered a six-day reduction, citing financial costs and Seoul's refusal to aid US operations in Iran.
- Aug 21
Samsung approves up to 110 trillion won shareholder payout for 2026
The South Korean memory chip maker authorized between 90 trillion and 110 trillion won for 2026 shareholder returns, including 30 trillion won in third-quarter dividends, following high earnings from artificial intelligence hardware.
- Aug 20
Baby Shark star Park Geonroung releases debut K-pop single WAVE at age 17
Park Geonroung, the child dancer from the viral 2016 Baby Shark video, has launched his solo music career with the electropop track WAVE alongside Monsta X rapper Joohoney.
- Aug 20
Chinese court sentences Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan to life in prison
The Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court sentenced China Evergrande Group founder Hui Ka Yan to life in prison and imposed $2.35 billion in corporate fines over large-scale financial fraud.
- Aug 16
North Korea fires 10 ballistic missiles after Trump proposes meeting Kim
Pyongyang launched approximately 10 short-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan on Thursday, hours after US President Donald Trump announced plans to meet Kim Jong Un later this year and ordered joint military drills scaled back.
- Aug 15
South Korea's Lee Jae-myung proposes peace treaty negotiations to formally end Korean War
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung used the 81st anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japanese colonial rule to call for formal negotiations with Pyongyang to end the Korean War, which has remained technically active since the 1953 armistice.
- Aug 12
North Korea fires ballistic missile toward Sea of Japan days before US-South Korea drills
North Korea launched a suspected ballistic missile from its east coast toward the Sea of Japan on Wednesday, its 11th such test in 2026, days before joint US-South Korea military exercises begin on August 17.
- Aug 11
Incheon airport overtakes Heathrow and Dubai as world's busiest for international passengers
South Korea's Incheon International Airport handled 38.4 million international passengers in the first half of 2026, surpassing London Heathrow and Singapore's Changi as Middle East hubs declined due to the US-Iran conflict.
- Aug 10
Zelensky says up to 50,000 North Korean troops to be deployed in Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday, 8 August that up to 50,000 North Korean soldiers will be deployed in Russia, as he urged South Korea to provide air defence support.
- Aug 9
Simeone confirms Atlético will not sell Julián Álvarez despite Barcelona interest
Atlético de Madrid coach Diego Simeone says the club has decided not to sell Julián Álvarez, rejecting Barcelona's €100 million offer and the forward's public transfer request from the World Cup.
- Aug 8
South Korean football association apologises over sexual services provided to foreign referees
South Korea's football association apologised after a broadcaster reported it provided sexual services to foreign referees during 2011-2012 qualifiers, as police separately raided its offices over a coach appointment probe.
- Aug 7
Milan's FTSE Mib closes above 54,000 points as Hormuz accord lifts European markets
European equities rose for a fourth straight session on 6 August, with Milan's FTSE Mib closing above 54,000 points as an Iran-Oman accord on a Strait of Hormuz maritime route pushed oil lower. Asian markets slid, with South Korea down 4% on tech selling.
- Aug 4
Japan's 2026 defence white paper calls China its greatest strategic challenge and frames rearmament as economic prosperity
Japan's cabinet adopted its annual defence review on Tuesday, identifying China as the country's greatest strategic challenge and warning that a crisis similar to Russia's invasion of Ukraine could erupt in East Asia.
- Aug 2
South Korea hits 42.5°C, its highest temperature since records began in 1904
The southeastern city of Yangsan reached 42.5°C on Sunday, the highest since measurements began in 1904, as emergency alerts covered more than 20 localities and much of the country was under heatwave warnings.
- Aug 1
Danuri orbiter captures first images of SpaceX Falcon 9 crash on the Moon
A Falcon 9 upper stage slammed into the Moon on 5 August at roughly 8,700 km/h, and South Korea's Danuri orbiter has released before-and-after images of the fresh crater. NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter is due to fly over the site next week.
- Jul 31
US payrolls unexpectedly fall 23,000 in July, stocks rise as rate-hike odds recede
The US economy lost 23,000 nonfarm jobs in July, far missing economist forecasts of 80,000 new hires, as June's figure was revised down to 20,000, sending stocks higher and Treasury yields lower before the bond rally faded.
