Media & Entertainment
Netflix to invest $2.5bn in South Korean films, series programs
Streaming service bolsters ties with country's roaring entertainment sector
Economy
South Korea avoids recession as GDP grows 0.3% in Q1
Export-reliant economy faces sluggish chip demand in face of global slowdown
International relations
In Biden summit, Yoon to seek chip breaks, support on North Korea
President also under pressure to get answers regarding alleged U.S. spying
Your Week in Asia
Yoon Suk Yeol in U.S., Ueda's first BOJ meeting, Samsung earnings
Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events
Energy
South Korean politics tie KEPCO's hands on electricity rate hikes
State-owned utility reported biggest loss in nation's business history last year
Ukraine war
South Korea exports munitions to Poland, hints at Ukraine aid
Possibility of supplying weapons to Kyiv depends on Russia: Korean official
Aerospace & Defense Industries
Hyundai Motor shoots for the moon with lunar rover
South Korean group aims for platform that can support digging for resources
The Nikkei View
Stronger international cooperation needed to halt North Korea's recklessness
Japan must improve public safety in face of repeated missile launches
Transportation
South Korea's main airport bets on smart handling of cargo
Incheon International is bolstering capacity to handle broader range of goods
Japan-South Korea rift
Japan, South Korea hold first security talks in 5 years
Regional tensions push two sides to thaw relations following 2018 radar incident
Work
South Korea looks to foreign workers to solve demographic crisis
Unable to arrest falling birthrate, Seoul turns overseas to secure labor
Technology
Smartphone market to start recovering as soon as July: Samsung exec
Mobile business chief confident about solid demand for high-end handsets
Semiconductors
Samsung's profit woes cast shadow over South Korea's economy
Semiconductor downturn stokes calls to cut overreliance on single company
Defense
North Korea says it tested solid-fuel ICBM, warns of 'extreme' horror
New weapon to "radically promote" country's nuclear counterattack capability
COVID vaccines
Moderna eyes local COVID vaccines for Japan, other countries
Chief Medical Officer Paul Burton highlights room for region-specific shots
Automobiles
Honda and POSCO to partner on EV battery recycling, materials
Japanese carmaker looks to strengthen parts supply chain amid rising demand
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Automobiles
Hyundai Motor Group to invest $18bn in EVs by 2030
Carmaker to expand global production to 3.6m units and Kia to build new plant
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Technology
Samsung Display to supply OLED panels to Ferrari for new models
South Korean company expanding presence in auto display market
Asia Insight
How Japan's National Security Council rewrote China strategy
As Kishida prepares for G-7, Tokyo has closer White House ties and a clearer global role
Japan-South Korea rift
South Korea is unlikely to backtrack on wartime laborer decision
Ties with Japan would suffer but South Korea has the most to lose
Semiconductors
Samsung cuts memory chip output on weak demand amid supply glut
South Korean tech giant expects 96% decrease in Q1 operating profit
Japan-South Korea rift
Anti-Japan sentiment in South Korea puts breakthrough at risk
Yoon grapples with frustration at home over Tokyo's perceived snub
Telecommunication
South Korea's KT left with power vacuum after political meddling
Close public-private ties on display at formerly state-owned telecom company
Technology
Samsung Display to invest $3bn in OLED panels for tablets, laptops
Unit of global tech group aims to gain an early lead in premium market
Politics
South Korea marks 75 years since violently crushed uprising
An estimated 30,000 died in Jeju as military governments put security over human rights