South Korea must become more vocal in protesting China's use of 'gray zone tactics' to expand its maritime sovereignty, analysts say

The lifetime ban on former South Korean international Son Jun-ho, imposed in China last year after charges of match-fixing, has not been extended to the rest of the world. The Korea Football Association announced the news Friday.

The 10th round of negotiations for the second phase of the China-South Korea Free Trade Agreement was held in Seoul, South Korea, from Wednesday to Friday, according to a statement on the website of China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on Friday.

The lifetime ban on former South Korean international Son Jun-ho, imposed in China last year after charges of match-fixing, has not been extended to the rest of the world.

The trade authorities of South Korea and China will hold the 10th follow-up negotiations on the FTA services and investment in Seoul, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on the 16th.

With the fate of suspended South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol hanging in the balance, the country has also been left facing an uncertain future as it battles through the resulting political turmoil.

The "Walking Reunion Dinner on Chinese New Year's Eve" event is held in Seoul, South Korea, Jan 20, 2025. [Photo provided to Chinaculture.org] At the event, renowned chefs from Changzhou, Jiangsu province,

Seoul shares ended slightly lower Friday on foreign selling, with China's better-than-expected economic growth falling short of boosting investor sentiment. The Korean won fell against the US dollar.

Start-ups with Chinese ties have found it increasingly difficult to do business and list shares in the United States.

Seoul shares opened lower Friday, tracking losses on Wall Street, as investors awaited a swath of Chinese data set to be released later in the day. The benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index fell 5.

Hundreds of millions of people across Asia celebrate the Lunar New Year with their families on Wednesday, as they bid farewell to the Year of the Dragon and usher in the Year of the Snake.

Possibilities in energy prosumption are expanding as power-to-mobility sector coupling gains momentum. Integration of variable renewable energy (VRE), distributed energy resources (DER), vehicle-to-grid (V2G), and peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading is enabling the creation of new business models.