Donald Trump has said the US will “substantially reduce” joint military exercises with South Korea, citing his “very good relationship” with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un. “These exercises are not only costly, with much of these costs paid for by the United States of America (as usual!), but send a signal that is totally
South Korea’s president has proposed talks with its northern neighbour on officially ending the war between the two that is technically still active. Lee Jae Myung suggested a “multi-layered security system” to avoid flare-ups along the countries’ de-facto border, known as the demilitarised zone (DMZ), and offered to discuss practical ways of halting Pyongyang’s nuclear
Singapore and South Korea have pulled Trader Joe’s Everything But the Bagel seasoning from e-commerce platforms because it contains poppy seeds. While they do not naturally contain opiates, poppy seeds are banned in both countries because they can get contaminated with opiates by fluid in the poppy plant during harvesting. More than 20 online listings
This Falcon 9 was in orbit since January last year, when it blasted off from Florida. The same booster section from the January 2025 mission is due to set off on its 18th flight on 10 August. SpaceX says the mission hopes to launch 29 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit. The rocket that blasted from
South Korea is struggling against the effects of a blistering heatwave which has brought its highest ever temperatures. A high of 42.5C was recorded on Sunday in the southern city of Yangsan, the country’s highest temperature since modern record keeping began. At least 19 people have died during the heatwave, according to authorities, and Seoul
South Korean police have raided the national headquarters of Starbucks over defamation claims surrounding a controversial marketing campaign. Starbucks Korea had in May launched a coffee tumbler promotion called “Tank Day” on the anniversary of the 1980 Gwangju Uprising, where hundreds were believed to have been killed by military forces. Many felt the “tank” was