Two South Korean billionaires have vowed to give away half of their wealth for social causes. Kim Beom-su, the founder of the country's biggest messaging app KakaoTalk, said this month he will donate over half his estimated $9.

'Greatest inheritance for our children': Two S. Korean billionaires vow donating half of wealth

Netflix Inc said on Thursday it plans to invest $500 million on original movies and TV shows in South Korea this year, as the streaming giant expands in one of the fastest-growing markets in Asia.

Netflix to spend $500 million more to line up original shows, movies in South Korea

South Korea launched its Covid inoculation campaign on Friday, with shots to be administered in some 200 nursing homes. The first doses of AstraZeneca's vaccine began to be given on Friday morning to nursing home workers and some patients at facilities across the country of about 52 million.

South Korea kicks off Covid vaccination campaign

South Korea faces a decline in population for the first time, it was in 2017 when it had become an ageing society. Happened for the first time in 1960, when the number of newborns was less in South Korean history.

South Korea : Number of newborns down by 10%

South Korea's fertility rate fell to the lowest in the world last year, data showed on Wednesday, as uncertainty over the coronavirus discouraged couples from marrying and having children.

South Korea's fertility rate drops to lowest in world

South Korea said on Monday that it will not use Astrazeneca's coronavirus vaccine for people aged 65 and above. This has amounted to reversal of an earlier decision.

Won't use Astrazeneca COVID vaccine for elderly, says South Korea

South Korea's capital says it will give pet dogs and cats free coronavirus tests if they come into contact with infected humans and show symptoms. A Seoul official told an online briefing that pets found infected with the virus must be quarantined at their homes or a city-run facility for 14 days.

Seoul to give free COVID-19 tests to pets

Even as Iran announced earlier this week to release the crew of a South Korean tanker seized by it in a humanitarian move, the personnel are still on board the ship, Seoul said on Thursday.

Crew still on board seized South Korean ship despite Iran’s release pledge

Iran has agreed to free the 19-member crew of a seized South Korea-flagged ship, both countries said Tuesday, in what appeared to be the first significant gesture by the Iranians to de-escalate the problem since impounding the vessel a month ago.

Iran agrees to free South Korean ship’s crew

Iran said on Tuesday it has allowed about 20 crew members of a South Korean tanker seized almost a month ago for alleged pollution to leave the country in a "humanitarian move".

Iran allows crew of seized South Korean ship to leave

South Korea is set to extend pandemic social distancing curbs by two weeks until the end of Lunar New Year holidays. The decision has been taken considering the new infection clusters in the country.

South Korea extends COVID-19 curbs into Lunar New Year holidays

Popular South-Korean model-actress Song Yoo-jung is dead. She was 26-years-old and the cause of her death is not known yet. Sublime Artist Agency which represented the actress issued a statement confirming the news.

South Korean actress Song Yoo-jung dies aged 26 

There is a leadership crisis in Samsung. South Korea has sentenced Samsung's heir and Vice Chairman Jay Y Lee to two and a half years in prison. What happens to the world's largest smartphone maker?

Gravitas: South Korea jails Samsung's heir

A South Korean court has sentenced him two and a half years of imprisonment. This new development may lead to negative impact on company's business and future plans globally.

Samsung's Vice Chairman Lee Jae-Yong jailed for 2.5 years in bribery case

Bird flu cases are growing at an alarming rate in Asia. The continent's poultry farmers are facing an unprecedented situation. Birds are being culled and people are staying away from poultry meat.

The next pandemic?: Bird flu spreads like wildfire across Asia

Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, called South Korean authorities 'idiot' over their tracking of possible military parade in Pyongyang at the weekend.

Kim Jong Un's sister lashes out at 'idiot' South Korean authorities: KCNA

A South Korean startup has developed an AI-powered dog collar that can detect five emotions in canines by monitoring their barks using voice recognition technology.

South Korean smart dog collar tells owner what's in a bark

South Korea supreme leader Kim Jong Un is now also the General Secretary of the ruling worker's party. Kim Jong Un has now got another official new title and this is the title that he has managed to take of his late father Kim Jong-il.

Kim Jong Un assumes late father's mantle

Tensions emerge in the Gulf after Iran seized a South Korean vessel at the Strait of Hormuz. South Korea sends delegation to Tehran but Iran is adamant on one demand. WION tells you what.

Iran demands release of assets in South Korea

South Korea has come up with a solution to battle the shortage of hospital beds. Researchers have unveiled an inflatable negative pressure isolation ward that can be used to treat COVID-19 patients.

South Korea researchers unveils inflatable isolation ward

South Korean researchers say they have designed an inexpensive, inflatable negative pressure ward for isolating and treating patients with infectious diseases like COVID-19, after the pandemic exposed shortages of beds around the world.

S.Korea unveils inflatable isolation ward for COVID-19 patients

A South Korean delegation is heading to Iran on Wednesday to seek the release of a chemicals tanker and its 20-member crew seized in Gulf waters by Iranian forces, Yonhap news agency reported.

South Korea delegation heads to Iran to seek release of seized tanker

Iran has seized a South Korean tanker in the Persian Gulf. Tehran is demanding more than $7 billion from South Korea. These are Iranian funds frozen in Korean banks due to American sanctions.

Gravitas: Iran has seized a South Korean tanker

South Korea’s foreign ministry demanded the vessel’s immediate release and said South Korean forces stationed in the strait of Hormuz had been dispatched to the area.

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