South Korea
You’ll cheer at this must-do event (and have no idea why)
The least interesting thing about this sporting event is what happens on the field.
- Paul Marshall
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Why these South Koreans are supporting North Korea in the Asian Cup
Joon Shik Shin is leading a group of fans to support the North Korea women’s team in the hope that it will be a small step towards peace in the peninsula.
- Frances Howe
Move over, Japan: The other Asian country Australians are flocking to
As Japan grapples with overtourism, its close neighbour is only just beginning to enjoy a boom in visitors thanks to its food and pop culture exports.
- Craig Platt
- Opinion
- Trade wars
The ‘mother of all deals’ that will infuriate Trump
After two decades of negotiations, the European Union and India have reached an agreement that risks the ire of the US president. He has no one to blame but himself.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
Ex-South Korean president Yoon jailed over failed martial law bid
The jail sentence concludes the first of eight criminal trials that Yoon Suk Yeol is facing over his botched attempt to impose martial law.
- Lisa Visentin
- Analysis
- China relations
The not-so-subtle message in cheesy moment between two leaders
Like all finely tuned pieces of diplomatic stagecraft, there was more to the friendly jamming session than matching tracksuits and K-pop hits.
- Lisa Visentin
From Gangnam Style to 1300: Why Korean pop culture has taken over the world
Most of us have sung along to K-Pop Demon Hunters or sweat through a bowl of spicy Buldak ramen, but do we fully understand why we love all things Korean?
- Nell Geraets
- Analysis
- Defence
Australia set the bar for submarine drama, but few saw South Korea’s latest move
Donald Trump’s Truth Social post baffled defence experts but is a coup for South Korea’s president.
- Lisa Visentin
Trump lowers tariffs on China, gushes over Xi after ‘amazing’ meeting
US President Donald Trump has lauded an “amazing” meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea at the end of his whistle-stop tour of Asia.
- Lisa Visentin
Trump-Xi meeting as it happened: Trump shakes hands with ‘tough negotiator’ as Xi says China and MAGA go ‘hand in hand’
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have departed after meeting on the sidelines of the APEC summit in South Korea for almost two hours.
- Lisa Visentin