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South Korean police detain man over stabbing of eight people at shopping mall

South Korean police detain man over stabbing of eight people at shopping mall

SEOUL, Oct 13 (Reuters) - South Korean police said they had detained a man suspected of stabbing eight people on Tuesday at a shopping mall in the city of Incheon, and the Yonhap news agency said one of the victims was in a life-threatening condition.

North Korea fires missiles days after South Korea's hypersonic test

North Korea fires missiles days after South Korea's hypersonic test

By Heejin Kim and Joyce Lee SEOUL, Oct 12 (Reuters) - North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward the sea off its east coast on Monday, South Korea's military said, marking Pyongyang's fourth launch in a month and following Seoul's recent test of a hypersonic missile.

South Korea's Lee says country cannot avoid raising interest rates

South Korea's Lee says country cannot avoid raising interest rates

By Heejin Kim and Cynthia Kim SEOUL, Oct 13 (Reuters) - South Korea cannot avoid raising its benchmark interest rate in the near future to narrow a widening yield gap with the United States and align with global monetary tightening, President Lee Jae Myung said during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday.

North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles, adding to streak of weapons tests

North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles, adding to streak of weapons tests

South Korea’s military says North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters, adding to a recent streak in weapons demonstrations

North Korea's Kim showcases missile capable of reaching US as Trump signals possible meeting

North Korea's Kim showcases missile capable of reaching US as Trump signals possible meeting

By Joyce Lee and Kyu-seok Shim SEOUL, Oct 13 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a defence industry museum displaying an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching the United States, state media KCNA showed on Tuesday.

North Korea fires suspected ballistic missiles, adding to streak of weapons tests

North Korea fires suspected ballistic missiles, adding to streak of weapons tests

South Korea’s military says North Korea fired at least one projectile toward its eastern waters, adding to a recent streak in weapons demonstrations

Isabelle Huppert Says AI Hasn’t Replaced Her Yet: ‘It Really Is Me Acting’

Isabelle Huppert Says AI Hasn’t Replaced Her Yet: ‘It Really Is Me Acting’

Isabelle Huppert has yet to be pushed aside by AI, the French star said at the Busan International Film Festival, though she has heard she may soon be speaking Korean and Japanese. “I didn’t know I spoke Korean. I just know how to say ‘annyeonghaseyo’ [hello],” Huppert said at a press conference for Marc Fitoussi’s […]

South Korea’s military says North Korea fired a projectile toward the sea

South Korea’s military says North Korea fired a projectile toward the sea

South Korea’s military says North Korea fired at least one projectile toward its eastern waters, adding to a recent streak in weapons demonstrations

South Korea's Anti-Corruption Agency Faces Criticism Over Short Prosecutor Tenures

South Korea's Anti-Corruption Agency Faces Criticism Over Short Prosecutor Tenures

Prosecutors at South Korea's Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) are reportedly serving an average of only two years, despite a maximum possible tenure of 12 years. Data obtained by Rep. Kim Ki-pyo of the Democratic Party of Korea reveals that 25 out of 46 prosecutors appointed since the agency's inception in January 2021, or 54%, have resigned at their own request by August of this year. None of these departing prosecutors completed the full 12-year term or reached retirement age. The shortest tenure recorded was 273 days. This trend has led to criticism that the CIO is becoming a temporary stepping stone for prosecutors seeking to transition to more lucrative positions in large law firms. The majority of appointed prosecutors, 32%, came from private practice, followed by 28% from the prosecution service, 19% from other state agencies, and 10% from the National Police Agency.

Asian stocks hit 2-month low on AI jitters, bonds find favour

Asian stocks hit 2-month low on AI jitters, bonds find favour

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Asian stocks slid to a more than two-month low on Tuesday as a sharp selloff in chipmakers prompted a broader rethink of the AI trade amid heightened competition, driving investors toward the safety of government bonds.

Seoul Court Rules U.S. Prison Term Counts Towards Korean Military Exemption

Seoul Court Rules U.S. Prison Term Counts Towards Korean Military Exemption

A Seoul administrative court has ruled that a Korean-born man who served 14 years in a U.S. prison for armed robbery is exempt from mandatory military service in Korea. This decision extends the existing exemption for inmates to those who have completed their sentences overseas, a stance previously rejected by the Military Manpower Administration. The man, who became a permanent resident in the U.S. and was deported to Korea after completing his sentence last year, was convicted of robbery and aggravated assault in 2010. While a physical examination deemed him eligible for alternative service as a social service agent, he sought assignment to wartime labor service, which exempts individuals from peacetime military duty. The court sided with the man, asserting that the rationale for excluding inmates from active duty—to protect military discipline and maintain the quality of the armed forces—applies regardless of where the sentence was served. However, the court stipulated that such overseas prison sentence...

Lee Joon Reveals Financial Struggles and Health Issues During MBLAQ Career

Lee Joon Reveals Financial Struggles and Health Issues During MBLAQ Career

Lee Joon Reveals Financial Struggles and Health Issues During MBLAQ Career