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South Korea's spy agency now believes North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's teenage daughter has been positioned as his successor reut.rs/4t2uTp2

Britain's Royal Ballet packs up its production of 'Giselle' to ship to Japan for the company's summer tour reut.rs/41sblyd

A South Korean plastic film factory has cut production to 20–30% of capacity due to raw material shortages caused by the Iran war and disruptions in global energy markets reut.rs/4bLYXgV

Kpop supergroup BTS shuts down central Seoul for comeback concert reut.rs/47eBgMY reut.rs/47eBgMY

South Korea shut down the heart of Seoul for a comeback concert by Kpop supergroup BTS as authorities prepared for an estimated 260,000 fans to flood the streets and millions more to watch the show ‌live on Netflix reut.rs/4bCPIjj

The daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a military parade held in Pyongyang amid speculation that she is being groomed as a potential successor. 🔗 Read more: reut.rs/4rCtogi

South Korea's birthrate rose for a second-straight year in 2025, government data showed, in a further sign that a country facing a demographic crisis for nearly a decade may be starting to turn a corner reut.rs/40zdXJP

Sportswear brand On Running opened a factory in Busan, South Korea, using robots to make running shoes and said it's planning more robot factories in the US and Europe as it tries to speed up manufacturing and delivery reut.rs/4cN9OJC

A South Korean court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison on charges that included obstructing attempts by authorities to arrest him following his failed bid to impose martial law in December 2024 reut.rs/4b2U70g

각자의 박자 위에 공동의 화음을 더했던 다카이치 총리(@takaichi_sanae)님과의 합주. 처음엔 조금 어색했지만, 두드릴수록 소리는 하나로 모였습니다. 드럼 연주는 오래전부터 품어온 로망이었기에, 세심하게 배려해 주신 총리님의 마음이 더욱 감사했던 시간입니다. 총리님 덕분에 음악을 통해 진솔한 마음을 나누는 특별한 시간을 가질 수 있었습니다. 서로의 차이를 존중하며 리듬을 맞춰간 것처럼, 한·일 양국도 협력의 깊이를 더하며 한 걸음씩 더 가까워질 수 있기를 기대합니다.

BTS fans gear up for an exciting year after the K-pop band announced a world tour starting April. The group will release their new album after a gap of nearly three years reut.rs/4sDwiSY

South Korea's Hwacheon annual winter festival attracted thousands of tourists to its ice fishing events

After a lengthy meeting in Beijing, Vladimir Putin invited Kim Jong Un to visit Russia, and the two leaders exchanged a warm farewell with a handshake and a hug reut.rs/46jZK7o

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's teenage daughter, Ju Ae, accompanied her father to Beijing in her first public outing overseas, further fueling speculation about her potential succession to the top of the male-dominated dynasty reut.rs/3JLEZss

In a decision that could further deepen divisions in society, South Korea's Supreme Court threw into doubt frontrunner Lee Jae-myung's eligibility to run for the presidency by overturning an earlier ruling that had cleared him of election law violation reut.rs/42LuHhG

With their catchy tunes, slick dance moves and full capacity concerts, boy band PLAVE might look like any other rising K-pop idols — except the members are presented as two-dimensional avatars being controlled by real people reut.rs/42X4k8U

'Squid Game' production designer Chae Kyoung-sun talks about the Netflix mega-hit show's innocent-looking killer-robotic doll, and how she came to be reut.rs/40JMuGz

A young Indonesian teenage climate activist expressed disappointment after countries negotiating a global treaty to curb plastic pollution failed to reach a breakthrough reut.rs/4icIy7N

Han Kang's Nobel spurs hope of Korean literature's global recognition reut.rs/3zKVLDz

South Korean farmer Ma Myung-sun had low expectations for the crop of subtropical bananas he planted in a community farm in Seoul, but warmer temperatures due to climate change have produced a welcome surprise in the form of flowers and fruit reut.rs/4cjr9WR