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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (Mar.26- Apr.1)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | Russia to significan

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Delegation representing ROK's president-elect to visit U.S. in early April

A delegation representing Yoon Suk-yeol, president-elect of the Republic of Korea (ROK), is expected to visit Washington before the U.S. Congress begins its recess on A

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ROK's President Moon, President-elect Yoon hold first meeting since election

Moon Jae-in, president of the Republic of Korea (ROK), held a dinner meeting with President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Mon

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (Feb.05- Mar.11)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | Russia, Ukraine end

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Yoon Suk-yeol elected South Korean president, vows national unity

Yoon Suk-yeol, leader of the main conservative opposition People Power Party, won a narrow victory in the South Korean presidential election held on Wednesday, results

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Early voting for South Korea president begins in shadow of COVID-19

South Korea began early voting on Friday for a presidential election in the shadow of the pandemic, as up to a million people with COVID-19 are expected to cast ballots

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Korean proptech startup Dongnae gets $4.1M seed extension led by NFX

The real estate market in South Korea is very fragmented, which means people often have to work with dozens of brokers before they find a new home. Founded in 2020 by a former WeWork executive, Dongna

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China expresses concerns over Japan's plan to dump wastewater

China has expressed serious concern over Japan's plan to discharge contaminated radioactive wastewater from Fukushima Prefecture into the sea, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday.

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South Korea's opposition party wins 2 key local elections

South Korea’s conservative opposition party has won sweeping victories in mayoral by-elections in the country’s two biggest cities, a blow to President Moon Jae-in ahea

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DPRK holds 8th Congress

29:34 DPRK Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un was elected as General Secretary of the Worker’s Party of Korea at the 8th Worker’s Party Congress this week. The Congress also formulated a new f

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Ulsan Hyundai beat Persepolis to win 2020 AFC Champions League

Junior Negrao scored twice as South Korea's Ulsan Hyundai came from a goal behind to win the Asian Champions League final with a 2-1 victory over Persepolis of Iran in Doha on Saturday.A pair of VAR-

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Jeonbuk exit AFC Champions League with 2-0 win over Shanghai SIPG

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC achieved a dignified AFC Champions League exit by defeating already qualified Shanghai SIPG 2-0 during the last group stage game in Doha on Friday.The K League 1 champions h

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Hey look, glow-in-the-dark PowerBeats

Now that Apple’s getting more serious about its own branded headphones, Beats have, perhaps, lost a little bit of luster within the company. The products are still wildly popular, of course, and the b

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South Korea running out of sickbeds in COVID-19 resurgence

A woman undergoes a COVID-19 test at a makeshift clinic in Seoul, South Korea, August 26, 2020. /Reuters South Korea reported more than 300 new cases of COVID-19 for a second straight day on S

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South Korean capital orders masks on in coronavirus battle

A man holds his son as they shop at Myeongdong shopping district which is nearly empty amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Seoul, South Korea, August 24, 2020. /Reuters South Kor

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S. Korea imposes strict measures to stem spread

South Korea is banning large gatherings, closing beaches, shutting nightspots and churches and removing fans from professional sports in strict new measures announced S

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Moon declares 7 special disaster zones as 17 people died from flood

A couple looks at flodded Han River park in Seoul, the Republic of Korea (ROK), on August 4, 2020. /Reuters President Moon Jae-in on Friday declared seven cities and counties in central of Rep