N Korea at crossroads
US moves closer to dialogue with North Korea
Envoy Sung Kim meets South Korean, Japanese counterparts in Seoul
South Korea
Semiconductors
Samsung turns South Korea garrison city into chipmaking boom town
Pyeongtaek represents a confluence of innovation and government largesse
Retail
Coupang founder drops all South Korean posts to focus on global push
Kim Bom-suk plans to expand abroad using funds raised by Wall St. debut
International relations
North Korean hack targets South's nuclear power research
State-linked attack last month possibly leaked technology to Pyongyang
IPO
TikTok rival Kuaishou takes market cap crown among new IPOs
Chinese names take nine of top 10 spots in Asia, with Coupang sole exception
Economy
Deal reached after South Korean delivery drivers protest overwork
Couriers tell of 90-hour work weeks and fend off customer complaints
Opinion
K-pop tirade reveals Kim Jong Un's desperate need for a hit
Recent diatribe was unhinged even by North Korean standards
IPO
Game maker Krafton aims for up to $5bn in South Korea's biggest IPO
Creator of top-selling PUBG also expanding into India, cartoons and AI
Japan-South Korea rift
South Korea holds drill around Takeshima islets amid Japan protest
Japan chief cabinet secretary calls move 'unacceptable and extremely regrettable'
Japan-South Korea rift
Japan canceled Moon-Suga meeting at G-7: Yonhap
Tokyo denies claim made in news report and lodges complaint with Seoul
Market Spotlight
Decade-high food prices hit Asian consumers and businesses
Bread and mayonnaise costs surge in South Korea and Japan as Thai farmers gain
Politics
South Korea opposition party elects 36-year-old startup founder
The conservatives hope to win back next year's presidential election
Japan-South Korea rift
Court pushes South Korea to find diplomatic fix to Japan issues
Rulings favoring Tokyo on wartime labor, comfort women break precedent
Business Spotlight
Shiseido bets on luxury skin care and China's fickle consumers
CEO Uotani adapts to changing customer preferences amid COVID pandemic
Companies
South Korea's Moon leans toward pardon for jailed Samsung chief
Tradition of clemency for tycoons hard to end as chip competition intensifies
Energy
SK Group plans hydrogen complex in Hyundai production hub city
Joint project with Lotte ChemicalĀ in Ulsan to support 100 fueling stations nationwide
Japan-South Korea rift
Ahead of US-Japan-Korea summit, Moon moves for thaw with Tokyo
Seoul court rejects wartime labor suit as Biden renews East Asia focus
Technology
Samsung postpones LCD exit to 2022 on pandemic demand
Electronics giant struggles with mass producing next-gen displays
International relations
South Korea court dismisses wartime labor case against Japan companies
Ruling was unexpected as it contradicts Supreme Court verdict in 2018
Politics
36-year-old maverick shakes up South Korean opposition
Political novice Lee Jun-seok outpaces old guard in race to lead People Power Party
