South Korea
Coronavirus live: Malta offers tourists up to €200; EMA reviewing vaccines – as it happened
Island to pay visitors after tourism sector hammered by pandemic; EMA looking at reports of rare bleeding condition and four cases of rare blood clots in J&J jab
Jedidajah Otte (now), Rhi Storer, Martin Belam and Kate Lyons (earlier)
09, Apr, 2021 @11:14 PM
Iran releases South Korean tanker seized in January
Unclear whether deal reached to release billions in oil revenue frozen because of US sanctions
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
09, Apr, 2021 @8:49 AM
Night in Paradise review – operatic Korean display of gunfire and death
This blood-splattered Korean gangster flick with a romantic subplot follows Tae-Gu as he hides out from his enemies
Leslie Felperin
08, Apr, 2021 @11:00 AM
LG to pull out of mobile phone market
South Korea firm promises service and software support as it shifts focus to more profitable businesses
Jasper Jolly
05, Apr, 2021 @10:56 AM
BTS's Korean record label buys Justin Bieber management company
Ithaca, owned by Scooter Braun, also manages artists such as Ariana Grande and Demi Lovato
Rupert Neate
02, Apr, 2021 @1:07 PM
Minari review – a Korean family sows seeds of hope in Arkansas
Infused with a wonderful sentimentality, Lee Isaac Chung’s fictionalised account of his rural US childhood explores the growing pains of a family farm
Peter Bradshaw
01, Apr, 2021 @6:00 AM
BTS condemn anti-Asian racism: 'We feel grief and anger'
Following the Atlanta shootings, the K-pop group shared their experiences of discrimination and called for respect and solidarity
Laura Snapes
30, Mar, 2021 @9:40 AM
World's poorest face vaccine delays through Covax programme
Delays at South Korean vaccine plant and setbacks in export licences from India cause holdup
Michael Safi
25, Mar, 2021 @1:04 PM
Harvard professor sparks outrage with claims about Japan's 'comfort women'
Academics reject J Mark Ramseyer’s claim women were not forced into sexual slavery during second world war
Justin McCurry in Tokyo and agencies
08, Mar, 2021 @11:24 AM
Fear of missing out boosting global acceptance of Covid jab, survey suggests
International study finds change in attitudes possibly driven by anticipated regret of not having vaccine
Philip Oltermann in Berlin
05, Mar, 2021 @5:00 AM
Introduction review – tangled web of relationships from Korea to Berlin
Delicate vignette charts young lovers and their families in Hong Sang-soo’s lightweight but charming drama
Peter Bradshaw
02, Mar, 2021 @3:00 PM
North Korean defector spends six hours walking around heavily guarded border unnoticed
Embarrassment for South Korea’s military after guards fail to heed alarms despite man being picked up by five sets of CCTV cameras
Justin McCurry in Tokyo
24, Feb, 2021 @5:10 AM
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