As cricket bats crack in Incheon, immigration reshapes Korea's local communities

Published: 18 Feb. 2026, 19:23 Cricket players from India and Pakistan compete at Korea's only cricket ground, located at the Asiad Stadium in Michuhol District, Incheon. [LEE YOUNG-KEUN]   As the number of foreign residents in Korea surges toward 3 …

From slump to surge: Renault Korea’s strategic turnaround

Hybrid-first strategy, decentralized R&D reposition Korea unit as global growth hub Once struggling with shrinking sales and an aging lineup, Renault Korea is now reemerging as one of the most resilient foreign carmakers in South Korea — not by …

Korea’s US import share shrinks amid tariff uncertainty

Korea falls to 9th, as exports decline 5.9% in 2025 South Korea has slipped down the list of the United States’ largest import sources, as Washington’s tariff measures have weighed on key Korean exports. According to the Korea International Trade …

Winter Wonders: Agoda’s Search Insights Unveil South Korea’s Winter Appeal among Inbound Travelers

SEOUL, South Korea, Feb. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Despite the ongoing cold winter season, South Korea continues to attract interest from inbound travelers, fueled by a variety of seasonal events and activities available during the winter months. …

What I Saw on Holiday in North Korea

Korea: Non-life insurers to launch free disaster cover for small businesses

The country's five major non-life insurers plan to launch a free indemnity and windstorm and flood insurance cover for small shop owners. The insurers will initially launch the "win-win comprehensive (indemnity) insurance" and "win-win …

North Korea completes 50,000-home project before party congress

North Korea completed a five-year project to build 50,000 apartments in Pyongyang, state-run media reported Tuesday. Leader Kim Jong Un, seen here at a Feb. 8 event, attended the inauguration ceremony and touted his regime's domestic accomplishments. …

Is Kim Jong Un grooming his 13-year-old daughter to rule North Korea?

Kim Ju Ae, the teenage daughter of Kim Jong Un, is appearing more frequently at missile launches, military parades and major state events — and South Korea’s National Intelligence Service believes she may be moving closer to formal succession. If confirmed …

Decades of data trace China’s dramatic retreat from North Korea denuclearization

Mentions of DPRK weapons at ministry briefings have cratered since 2017, as China learns to live with a nuclear neighbor Chinese and DPRK leaders Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un | Images: Kremlin, Rodong Sinmun (Jan. 5, 2026), edited by NK Pro China’s Foreign …

How the Party Congress became North Korea’s biggest political event

North Korea is slated to convene its Ninth Party Congress any day now, and on paper, it might sound like just another stiff political gathering of fawning officials in Pyongyang.  In reality, Party Congresses have always been the regime’s favored stage for …