Tag: South Korea
“Return to Seoul” by Davy Chou, the favorite of the Cannes Film Festival 2022
This is the vibrant story of a young woman once adopted in Korea by French parents. ” I was making this film in resistance to certain clichés of the trip…
Remarkable move after the ‘Quad’ summit! New missile test from North Korea
South Korea has announced that North Korea has tested a new missile. It was noteworthy that three ballistic missile tests, one of which was intercontinental, took place after the Quadrilateral…
right after Biden leaves Seoul, Pyongyang resumes missile fire
North Korea will have waited for Joe Biden to leave the region to resume its ballistic missile tests. While the latter took advantage of his stay to adopt a firm…
Samsung announces more than $355 billion in investments
A massive investment announced by Samsung this Tuesday, May 24: 355 billion dollars. The South Korean conglomerate thus hopes to focus on its growth in strategic sectors such as electronic…
In South Korea, Joe Biden reaches out to North Koreans affected by Covid-19
On the second day of Joe Biden’s Asian tour this Saturday, May 21, there was a summit with the new South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on the program. After a…
Defense, economy and China at the center of Joe Biden’s visit to South Korea
Joe Biden, the American president, will meet his counterpart Yoon Suk-yeol, the new South Korean head of state in Seoul this Friday, May 20. The two men, both supporters of…
From handshakes to hostility: how dangerous is the situation in North Korea?
In South Korea, as a new, hardline president prepares to take office, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is testing his country’s weapons with even more haste. After failed nuclear talks…
South Korea cautiously ends outdoor mask requirement
Since Monday, South Koreans are no longer required to wear the mask outdoors. The country, often presented as a model in the fight against the pandemic, has managed to get…
Two South Koreans accused of spying for Pyongyang arrested
A businessman and an army captain who allegedly stole military secrets in exchange for cryptocurrency were arrested by authorities in South Korea on Thursday (April 28th). An arrest which comes…
Works by the Samsung family on display at the National Museum of Korea
Just a year ago, the heirs to the Samsung empire offered the South Korean state 23,000 works of art, including those by Gauguin, Dali, Picasso and Monet. Part of this…