South Korea's data protection authority plans to send an inquiry to DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup, amid growing concerns over the company's data collection practices, according to officials Friday.

China's top envoy to South Korea, Dai Bing, has described the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' summit as an important opportunity to engage in high-level exchanges between China and South Korea,

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.

China on Monday executed two men convicted of separate deadly attacks carried out in November amid a series of violent crimes committed in the Asian nation.

Italy launched an investigation this week into the R1 model and blocked it from processing Italian users' data.

On Jan 20, the "Walking Reunion Dinner on Chinese New Year's Eve" event, was held in Seoul, South Korea. Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Dai Bin attended and delivered a speech, with leaders of 11 Chinese-Korean friendship associations and guests from various sectors in South Korea in attendance.

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.

Korean Air will initially fly its long-range A350-900s on short-haul flights to Japan before flying to Europe later in the year.

Lunar New Year, or Tết Nguyên Đán (Tết), is Vietnam's most important celebration - a time to honour ancestors, cherish family, and welcome new beginnings.This year, it lasts from 28 to 31 January.

Korea on Friday appointed new ambassadors to 11 countries, including its first-ever envoy to Cuba, the Foreign Ministry said, in an overdue regular reshuffle amid political turmoil triggered by President Yoon Suk Yeol's brief martial law attempt.

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.