Experience authentic #SouthKorean# culture without a visa! June 16-21 at #Shenzhen# Festival Avenue (Gangxia Station). Free entry to food, beauty, POP dance shows, and interactive exhibits. Six days of non-stop fun — don't miss it in #Futian#! #FunInFutian# #HolidayInFutian#

⚽️A football club from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (#DPRK#) arrived at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on Sunday for the semifinals of the AFC Women's Champions League, marking the first visit by DPRK athletes to #SouthKorea# for a sports competition in nearly eight years.

South Korean retail investors are turning to US stocks amid domestic market turmoil: Retail investors from South Korea bought +$4.6 billion worth of US stocks in July, the largest monthly total since January 2026. This marks a +627% MoM increase and follows -$469 million and -$940 million in sales in April and May, respectively. July purchases were also well above the +$2.7 billion monthly average recorded in 2025, a year when South Korean retail investors more than tripled their purchases of US equities from 2024. As a result, South Korean retail investors bought more US stocks last month than domestic equities for the first time since February. This comes as the KOSPI Index has dropped -33% from its June peak, with ~75% of the decline driven by the 2 largest chipmakers, Samsung and SK Hynix. US stocks are benefiting from South Korea's market downturn.

South Korea remains a vital luxury market thanks to resilient domestic consumption, a recent “wealth effect” from tech and stock market gains, and the continued influence of K-culture. CEOs unpack what shoppers are buying and how long the momentum may last.

SOUTH KOREA WILL REVIVE A LONG-STALLED RAILWAY PROJECT NEAR THE DMZ THAT COULD EVENTUALLY RECONNECT WITH NORTH KOREA'S EASTERN RAIL NETWORK. THE MOVE IS PART OF SEOUL'S BROADER EFFORT TO IMPROVE INTER-KOREAN RELATIONS, DESPITE ONGOING DIPLOMATIC DEADLOCK AND NORTH KOREA'S DESTRUCTION OF CROSS-BORDER RAIL AND ROAD LINKS IN 2024.

South Korea is losing stablecoins to overseas exchanges! In June 2026, some 2.7625 trillion won worth of stablecoin was sent from South Korea's top 5 CEXs to overseas exchanges. After inflows, this accounted for a net loss of some $367M worth of stables. These outflows have been consistent for a staggering 18-straight months per Wu Blockchain. Is South Korea's strict crypto regulation pushing activity to overseas platforms...?

South Korea ordered residents near the heavily-armed border with North Korea to evacuate after the military mistook a US drone participating in a joint exercise as an unidentified aircraft and prepared to shoot it down