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With director Park Chan-wook making history as Jury President, here are the must-watch Korean films competing for the Palme d’Or and more. Hwang Jung-min appears in a still from the film 'Hope.' Photo: courtesy of Han Cinema. Korean cinema is back at the 79th Cannes Film Festival (May 12–23, 2026). After a quiet 2025, the

1 of 2 | Lee Ae-rirana, a birth mother whose daughter was adopted to the United States, cries in front of a photo of her late daughter, Park Mi-ae, outside the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Seoul on Friday. Photo by Asia Today May 8 (Asia Today) -- Five South Korean birth mothers who lost

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung engaged in a phone discussion in his presidential office. Photo by Yonhap / EPA May 8 (Asia Today) -- South Korean President Lee Jae-myung spoke by phone Friday with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation between the two countries, the presidential office said. The two

Sailors aboard the ROKS Dosan Ahn Chang-ho, a 3,000-ton South Korean naval submarine, bid farewell to family members at a naval port in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, 25 March 2026. The submarine is departing across the Pacific for the first time to take part in joint drills with Canada in June aimed at

SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversaw Sunday's (April 19) ballistic missile test launches as part of efforts to evaluate the performance of warheads carrying cluster bombs and fragmentation mines, state media KCNA reported on Monday. The tests represented the fourth ballistic missile launch this month and the seventh this year, as North Korea

Photo Credit: Pinkfong (YouTube) South Korea’s Supreme Court rejects a U.S. composer’s allegation that the producers of the children’s song “Baby Shark” committed plagiarism. A copyright battle over the beloved (and perhaps dreaded by parents) children’s song “Baby Shark” has come to an end. In 2019, an American children’s songwriter claimed South Korean entertainment company

Photo Credit: Korea Fair Trade Commission by Minseong Kim / CC by 4.0 South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission reaches an agreement with major K-pop agencies over subcontractor violations. Today, the Korean Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) has announced the finalization and implementation of a consent decree with five major entertainment companies—Hybe, SM Entertainment, YG Entertainment, JYP

Korean beauty products are moving from phone screens to high streets as social media drives sales of skincare with the help of eye-catching ingredients such as snail slime and salmon sperm. Retailers are looking to capitalise on the TikTok and Instagram trend for skincare and make-up ranges from South Korea — known as K-beauty —