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Kpop group BTS perform during ‘BTS The Comeback Live Arirang’ concert in central Seoul, South Korea, March 21, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-ji/Pool

K-pop supergroup BTS shuts down central Seoul for comeback concert

The hour-long outdoor concert in Gwanghwamun Square was the official comeback for the group that helped make Korean pop music into a global phenomenon before going on hiatus in 2022 while members...

People queue to buy petrol at a petrol station after Vietnam's trade ministry called on local businesses to encourage their employees to work from home to save fuel amid disruptions in supply and price surges triggered by the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Hanoi, Vietnam, March 10, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Khanh Vu

Vietnam asks Japan, South Korea for help in crude oil access

Collage of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and President of South Korea Lee Jae Myung. Photo: Collected

Bangladesh to achieve sustained growth, prosperity under Tarique: South Korea President Lee

People walk past a banner that reads "Victory will be ours," hanging on the exterior of the Russian Embassy, ahead of the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in Seoul, South Korea, February 23, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

South Korea urges Russian embassy to remove 'victory' banner as Ukraine war anniversary nears

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his wife Rosangela "Janja" da Silva visit the National Cemetery to pay their tributes in Seoul, South Korea, February 23, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

South Korea, Brazil agree to expand cooperation in key minerals, trade

A set of remote islands called Dokdo in Korean and Takeshima in Japanese is seen in this picture taken from a helicopter carrying South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (not pictured), east of Seoul August 10, 2012. Photo: REUTERS/The Blue House/Handout/ File Photo

South Korea protests Japanese event over disputed islands

A woman holds a sign bearing South Korean national flag with a portrait of former President Yoon Suk Yeol, as they wait for his arrival for the final arguments in his insurrection trial, at a court in Seoul, South Korea, January 13, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

South Korean court hands life term to ex‑president Yoon in insurrection trial

South Korea watchdog says tougher crypto rules needed after $40b giveaway

South Korean crypto firm accidentally sends $44b in bitcoins to users

South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee, wife of impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol, arrives at a court to attend a hearing to review her arrest warrant requested by special prosecutors at the Seoul Central District Court, in Seoul, South Korea August 12, 2025. Photo: JUNG YEON-JE/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

South Korea court sentences ex-First Lady Kim to jail term for bribery

A car carrier transporting vehicles made by Kia Motors, which is part of South Korea's biggest automaker company Hyundai Motor, travels past blossoming cherry trees near Pyeongtaek port in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, April 15, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/ File Photo

Why has President Trump threatened to raise US tariffs on South Korea again?

US President Donald Trump looks on, befrore departing for Florida from the South Lawn, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 16, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Nathan Howard

Trump says hiking tariffs on South Korean goods to 25%

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South Korea, Bangladesh hold second round of CEPA talks in Dhaka