Author: Seoul Reporter

Instantaneous cup noodles that includes characters from the animated movie “KPop Demon Hunters” are displayed at a grocery store in Seoul, Sept. 3, 2025. YonhapExports of immediate noodles rose about 22 % on-year to succeed in a brand new document in 2025 amid the worldwide recognition of Korean cultural content material, together with the animated movie “KPop Demon Hunters,” knowledge confirmed Sunday.Outbound shipments of immediate noodles got here to $1.52 billion final yr, up 21.8 % from $1.24 billion posted in 2024, in accordance with the Korea Customs Service.Exports of immediate noodles have risen for 11 consecutive years since 2014,…

This composite picture, carried by North Korea’s official Korean Central Information Company on Saturday, reveals particles of drones that North Korea claimed have been despatched by South Korea throughout the border. Yonhap The influential sister of North Korean chief Kim Jong-un has referred to as for Seoul to supply an in depth clarification about current drone incursions, claiming that the drones from South Korea clearly violated the North’s airspace.Kim Yo-jong, vice division director of the Central Committee of the Staff’ Celebration of Korea, made the remarks as South Korea’s protection ministry denied Pyongyang’s declare concerning the drone incursions from the…

This composite picture reveals logos of Samsung Electronics and SK hynix / YonhapThe mixed worth of listed shares held by the Nationwide Pension Service jumped 35 p.c, helped by robust positive factors from Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, knowledge confirmed Sunday.Based on knowledge compiled by market researcher FnGuide, the mixed worth of listed shares held by the pension fund got here to 266.1 trillion gained ($183 billion) as of Friday, in contrast with 196.4 trillion gained as of Sept. 30.Throughout the interval, shares of Samsung Electronics soared 63.9 p.c, and people of SK hynix greater than doubled, based on the…

On this body seize from video obtained by the AP exterior Iran, a masked demonstrator holds an image of Iran’s Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi throughout a protest in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 9. AP-YonhapDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Protests sweeping throughout Iran reached the two-week mark early Sunday, with the nation’s authorities acknowledging the continued demonstrations regardless of an intensifying crackdown and because the Islamic Republic stays reduce off from the remainder of the world .With the web down in Iran and telephone traces reduce off, gauging the demonstrations from overseas has grown harder. However the loss of life toll within…

This composite picture, carried by North Korea’s official Korean Central Information Company on Saturday, reveals particles of drones that North Korea claimed had been despatched by South Korea throughout the border. Yonhap The influential sister of North Korean chief Kim Jong-un has known as for Seoul to supply an in depth rationalization about latest drone incursion, claiming that the drone from South Korea clearly violated the North’s airspace.Kim Yo-jong, vice division director of the Central Committee of the Employees’ Social gathering of Korea, made the remarks as South Korea’s protection ministry denied Pyongyang’s declare concerning the drone incursions from the…

On this Getty Photos picture, folks march to memorialize Renee Nicole Good and in opposition to the inflow of federal brokers within the metropolis in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Jan. 10. AFP-YonhapMINNEAPOLIS — Hundreds of individuals marched in Minneapolis Saturday to protest the deadly taking pictures of a lady by a federal immigration officer there and the taking pictures of two folks in Portland, Oregon, as Minnesota leaders urged demonstrators to stay peaceable.The Minneapolis gathering was one in every of a whole bunch of protests deliberate in cities and cities throughout the nation over the weekend. It got here in a metropolis…

President Lee Jae Myung, left, speaks throughout an financial technique assembly at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, Friday. Joint Press Corps President Lee Jae Myung on Saturday ordered a immediate investigation into alleged drone incursions into North Korea, warning that such acts would represent “a grave crime” threatening peace on the Korean Peninsula and nationwide safety if confirmed.North Korea claimed earlier within the day that South Korea had infringed on its sovereignty with drone incursions final September and once more earlier this week, however Seoul’s protection ministry rejected Pyongyang’s accusations.Addressing the chance that the drones have been operated by a…

LG Innotek CEO Moon Hyuk-soo speaks throughout an interview with reporters in Las Vegas, Wednesday. Courtesy of LG InnotekLAS VEGAS — LG Innotek CEO Moon Hyuk-soo stated Wednesday (native time) that the corporate is accelerating its shift from a standard elements provider mannequin to a solutions-oriented enterprise centered on profitability, with the package deal substrate section serving as a key development driver. “LG Innotek is not a components firm,” Moon stated throughout an interview with reporters on the sidelines of CES 2026. “This 12 months, we are going to reorganize our enterprise construction towards a high-value, high-profit ‘excessive efficiency portfolio.'”Moon…

The USA army stated Saturday that it hit a number of Islamic State targets throughout Syria in one other retaliatory strike in response to an assault that killed American servicemembers.A assertion from U.S. Central Command didn’t determine particular areas or targets in Saturday’s strikes. It additionally didn’t present an account of casualties. The Pentagon referred questions on the assault to Centcom’s assertion.

CARACAS — The detainees held inside considered one of Venezuela’s infamous prisons had not but heard the information that had gripped their nation and far of the world for the previous week.They’d heard the planes flying overhead on the early morning of Jan. 3 and had hoped the plane might need been a part of a mission to rescue them. However they knew nothing extra till Friday morning, when the daddy of one of many imprisoned males informed him what had occurred: The nation’s president had been captured and spirited away to america, and the Venezuelan authorities had simply promised…