Park Chan-Kyong

Yoon Suk-yeol’s ruling party garnered 109 seats, trailing the liberal Democratic Party of Korea’s comfortable majority of 175 spots in the 300-strong parliament.

Envoy Chung Jae-ho allegedly bullied embassy staff and a South Korean team is in Beijing to investigate the matter, according to a media report

Events used to lionise Kim’s grandfather and father have been reduced, a move that could put the focus on Kim’s own achievements and policies instead.

The move is in line with Pyongyang's efforts to attract Iran to an alliance against the US and boost cooperation for mutual benefit, analyst notes

While analysts called it ‘disappointing' that the meeting produced no formal agreements, they say it still marks an attempt to build bridges

Analysts say the sudden two-tier rise of the warning despite no major events in progress for Seoul could signal precautions against a retaliation over a row on defected diplomats.

Hopes were high that President Yoon Suk-yeol’s first-ever meeting with the opposition chief might bring some measure of stability, but the encounter only underscored the country’s political gridlock.

To slyly raise prices without alerting customers, manufacturers have been shrinking the size of their products amid South Korea’s skyrocketing food inflation – but regulators have caught wind.

Yoon Suk-yeol isn’t known for taking questions from reporters, preferring prearranged interviews or staged media appearances. But after a thumping in last month’s elections, the humbled president is changing tack.

Stimson Centre’s Martyn Williams said Pyongyang ‘overly relies on imported Chinese technology’ to exert grip on citizens via a ‘pervasive’ digital tracking system.