South Korea prepares Naro spaceport for private launches

Global music moguls turn to Korea for next growth engine

Global music industry heavyweights are increasingly viewing South Korea as a gateway to the Asian entertainment market, with rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z becoming the latest to establish a Korea-focused business. Following Ne-Yo's announcement in March that his Pacific Music Group would open a Korean branch to expand across Asia, Jay-Z's investment firm MarcyPen has partnered with Hanwha Asset Management to launch an investment company specializing in Korean entertainment and cultural businesse

U.S. requests information on S. Korean shipbuilders' naval construction capacity: sources

SEOUL, July 8 (Yonhap) -- The United States has asked major South Korean shipbui...

US builds naval presence in Asia-Pacific region to deter China — State Department

According to Assistant Secretary of the United States for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Michael DeSombre, two US Coast Guard patrol ships were sent to the Subic Bay military base in the Philippines

Colombian salsa ambassadors visit Seoul

Colombian salsa ambassadors visit Seoul

South Korean Marines join KAMANDAG 10 in Philippines

South Korean Marines join KAMANDAG 10 in Philippines

Seoul seeks North Korea’s help after sailor goes missing at sea

Seoul’s Unification Ministry asked North Korea to cooperate in the search for a missing South Korean sailor who may have drifted north of the inter-Korean maritime border in the East Sea. One sailor aboard a ROK naval vessel conducting a patrol mission in the East Sea went missing earlier on Sunday and may have drifted []

Philippines looks to space for bird’s-eye view of South China Sea threats

The Philippines is preparing to create a military space centre by 2028, a move that could help Manila strengthen surveillance, communications and command across its archipelago and in contested areas of the South China Sea. But analysts said the ambition would be constrained by the technical, financial and manpower hurdles of turning space assets into military capability. Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief General Romeo Brawner Jnr said on Tuesday the initiative – which would enhance...

South Florida’s Palm Beach airport renamed President Donald J. Trump International

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida airport officially changed its name on Thursday to the President Donald J. Trump International Airport. Signs for the Palm Beach International Airport have been removed, while new signage goes up. “Because an entire airport transformation doesn’t happen overnight, you’ll notice a combination of both our classic [] The post South Florida’s Palm Beach airport renamed President Donald J. Trump International appeared first on Loonie Politics.

Kim Jong Un Watches Test Launch of Strategic Cruise Missiles From North Korean Destroyer Kang Kon

Kim Jong Un personally supervised a test launch of strategic cruise missiles from the destroyer Kang Kon and ordered the warship commissioned within two months. The nuclear-capable missiles mark a significant step in North Korea's stated naval modernisation effort, according to state media.

Costa Rica Airport Now Selling Fast Track Access

International travelers using Juan Santamaría International Airport now have a paid option to move through some of the terminal’s busiest checkpoints more quickly. Airport operator AERIS has launched SJO Fast Track, a new priority access service for passengers arriving in or departing from Costa Rica’s main airport. The service became available July 1 and costs [] The post Costa Rica Airport Now Selling Fast Track Access appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate.

Hyundai becomes first major South Korean company to introduce internal stablecoin transfers

Hyundai becomes first major South Korean company to introduce internal stablecoin transfers

Ministry coordinates with S. Korea to find missing Indonesian crew

The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through its embassy in Seoul, is intensively coordinating with the South ...

Could Trump ask Seoul to build US warships in Korea?

Could Trump ask Seoul to build US warships in Korea?

North Korean soldier crosses border into South Korea in suspected defection

South Korea took a soldier from the North into custody after the individual crossed the heavily fortified border this week in what is believed to be a defection, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported Wednesday. “The military secured one North Korean soldier in the central front Tuesday night and relevant authorities are currently investigating the []...Click to read more

ADNOC Buys Shell’s South Africa Fuel Business

Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC Distribution is acquiring Shell’s downstream business in South Africa for about 1 billion. The deal gives ADNOC control of 580 fuel stations, wholesale fuel operations, aviation and marine fuel businesses, lubricants, and 360 convenience stores that sold 3.5 billion liters of fuel in 2025. The transaction, expected to close in 2027, extends []