South Korea's antitrust regulator is considering imposing penalties against U.S. electric car maker Tesla Inc over its findings the company exaggerated the specifications of its batteries, an official said on Wednesday.

South Korea weighs penalty against Tesla for exaggerating mileage

South Korea's daily number of Covid cases hit a record high amid the spread of the Omicron variant of the virus, the health authorities said Wednesday. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), the country reported 90,443 confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, raising the total tally to 1,552,851.

South Korea reports record high of 90,443 new Covid cases

South Korea's antitrust regulator is investigating US electric car maker Tesla over allegations that the company exaggerated the specifications of its batteries, an official at the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) said.

South Korea investigates Tesla on mileage

South Korea's presidential candidates formally have begun campaigning from today. The election is being considered as the tightest race between the two main parties in 20 years.

South Korea kicks off presidential race

South Korean presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol is using deepfake technology to garner votes. His team has created a digital avatar of the frontrunner and set "AI Yoon" loose on the campaign trail ahead of a March 9 election.

South Korean presidential candidate Yoon Suk-yeol using deepfake technology to garner votes

South Korea has launched a self-treatment scheme for patients with mild coronavirus symptoms. As new infections are soaring to a new high the country is trying to free up medical resources for more serious cases, take a look.

South Korea turns to self-treatment as covid cases surge

They were the feel-good story of the Winter Olympics in 2018: young women from a remote farming county who catapulted South Korea to curling glory by winning its first Olympic medal in the sport.

How the ‘Garlic Girls’ overcame abuse to return to the Olympics

South Korea on Wednesday dropped the "trace, test and treat" programme amid a surge in Omicron cases. Senior health official Sohn Young-rae said the "trace, test and treat" approach is "difficult to operate due to limited resources" and has "excessively high social and economic costs.

South Korea drops 'trace, test and treat' programme amid surge in Omicron cases

Korean drama 'Snowdrop' is all set to premiere in India on OTT platform Disney+Hotstar on February 9. The show has been in the news ever since the first trailer came out.

Korean drama 'Snowdrop' to premiere in India; a look at the show's controversial past

South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong conveyed regret to his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar over the offence caused to the people and Government of India by the social media post on Kashmir.

South Korean FM expresses regret to Indian EAM Jaishankar on Hyundai Pakistan's post

India has summoned the South Korean ambassador and lodged a strong protest over the social media posts by Hyundai Pakistan on the so-called Kashmir solidarity day.

India summoned South Korean envoy to lodge a powerful protest over Hyundai Pakistan's Kashmir post

India on Tuesday summoned South Korean Ambassador Chang Jae-bok and lodged a strong protest over the controversial social media posts by Hyundai Pakistan on Kashmir.

India summons South Korean envoy over Hyundai Pakistan's Kashmir post

India on Tuesday summoned the South Korean envoy over a social media post of Hyundai’s Pakistan unit supporting Pakistan engineered ‘Kashmir Solidarity Day’. In a statement, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said that India’s “strong displeasure on the unacceptable social media post” by Hyundai Pakistan was expressed to the Indian Ambassador in Seoul.

India takes tough stand over Hyundai Pakistan's post on Kashmir, summons South Korean envoy

Britain and South Korea will sign an agreement to reinforce pandemic-damaged supply lines for key products like semiconductors, with trade minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan due to host her counterpart Yeo Han-koo in London.

UK, South Korea to sign deal on supply chains

South Korean leaders and activists accused China of “stealing” their culture after a lady performer wore a traditional Korean dress during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

2022 Beijing Winter Olympics: South Korea accuses China of ‘appropriating Korean culture’

It's been two years since face masks entered our lives. Like the Covid-19 variants, we have also seen different variants of face masks — from high-tech ones with an air purifier to customised one - and now a new mask has got the internet buzzing.

Would you wear this? Why internet is divided over this South Korean nose-only mask 'Kosk'

South Korea's economy has expanded at fastest pace in last 11 years last year. However, a slowdown in capital investment, it can cast cloud over outlook for growth this year. Bank of Korea's data showed GDP expanded four percent in 2021 as demand for exports soared.

South Korea's GDP growth at 11-year high

North Korea conducted its fifth weapons test of the year on Tuesday, firing two suspected cruise missiles. Pyongyang has been showing its military might while refusing US offers of talks, leading to increased tensions and fresh sanctions against the North Korean regime.

North Korea fires two suspected cruise missiles, Seoul says

North Korea began the new year by convening a meeting for the ruling Workers’ Party during which very little was said about the United States. That ominous silence didn’t last long.

Why is North Korea suddenly launching so many missiles?

In a preliminary deal signed recently, South Korea will sell mid-range surface-to-air missiles to the UAE. It seems to be a step further towards deepening of defence cooperation between the two nations.

South Korea inks deal with UAE to sell mid-range surface-to-air missiles

South Korea's military reported that North Korea has fired another projectile into the ocean off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula—the fourth test this month—from an airport in its capital city of Pyongyang on Monday (January 17).

North Korea conducts fourth test, fires missile from Pyongyang airport, says South Korea

The job market bounces back to pre-pandemic levels as South Korea records the largest job growth in 7 years.

South Korea records largest job growth in 7 years

A cold war-era hashtag against communism is going viral in South Korea. Conservative leaders are using it to call for abandoning ties with China. Palki Sharma tells you what’s stopping Seoul.

Gravitas: Anti-Communism hashtag goes viral in South Korea

Antitrust authority of the European Union will block shipbuilding merger of South Korean companies Daewoo and Hyundai due to concerns that the deal may restrict supply of cargo vessels.

European Union to block South Korean shipbuilding mega-merger

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