Earlier this month, the footage prompted Chinese Ambassador Dai Bing to call on Seoul to “find a fundamental solution” to the ongoing demonstrations.   The protests have also drawn attention from South Korean President Lee Jae Myung,

After South Korea began receiving Chinese tour groups under a temporary visa-free policy, a nearly decade-old photo resurfaced in posts falsely claiming it showed a tourist let into the country under the scheme who proceeded to kill a local person.

Chinese cruise operators are looking to avoid Japanese ports amid rising tensions, which is expected to spur tourism demand for South Korea.

Across Korea’s retail sector, businesses see a potential upside in the deepening friction between China and Japan.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during last weekend's Group of 20 summit in South Africa, Lee's office said in a statement on Monday.

Japan's ruling party is considering scrapping its non-nuclear principles as tensions with China and North Korea escalate, sparking domestic backlash.

With Japan’s new leader refusing to back down from China’s show of force and claims on Taiwan, Xi Jinping picks up the phone to try to pry the U.S.-Japan alliance apart.

A US Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone crashed off the coast of South Korea on November 24, 2025, during a routine mission. The drone, deployed from Kunsan Air Base, was part of an increased US military presence in the Western Pacific.