Koreas
Jay Y. Lee cleared in $8 billion Samsung merger case by South Korea’s Supreme Court
- By Ethan Caldwell
- . July 16, 2025
Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee | Photo Credit: KIM HONG-JI/Reuters South Korea’s top court upheld on Thursday a not guilty verdict for the chairman

South Korea’s BTS fuels hope of K-pop revival
- By Olivia Renshaw
- . June 26, 2025
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. South Korean band BTS are

The thorny path for South Korea’s new president
- By Olivia Renshaw
- . June 4, 2025
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world South Korea’s presidential

South Korea’s new president Lee vows to build ‘nation of hope’
- By Olivia Renshaw
- . June 3, 2025
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. South Korea’s new leftwing president
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un oversees air drills, calls for stepped-up war preparation
- By Ethan Caldwell
- . May 16, 2025
A photo released by the Korean Central News Agency shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervising a missile test, in North Korea, May 8,

South Korea’s Poen leads the charge on reviving EV batteries
- By Olivia Renshaw
- . April 9, 2025
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When Hyundai Motor engineer Sungjin

Are you sipping soju, South Korea’s favourite spirit?
- By Olivia Renshaw
- . April 8, 2025
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. It’s the world’s bestselling spirit

removal of South Korea’s president leaves deep divides
- By Olivia Renshaw
- . April 5, 2025
For the jubilant crowd that gathered outside South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Friday, Yoon Suk Yeol’s removal as president offered hope that the crisis sparked

South Korea’s president removed from office over martial law bid
- By Olivia Renshaw
- . April 3, 2025
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. South Korea’s president Yoon Suk

South Korea’s constitutional court restores PM as acting president
- By Olivia Renshaw
- . March 23, 2025
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. South Korea’s prime minister Han
