Netflix is deepening its foothold in South Korea through partnerships with local broadcasters and platforms, intensifying competition as domestic streaming giants Tving and Wavve prepare to merge next year.

Around the same time, South Korea rapidly grew rich, benefitting from an export boom in cars and electronics. And money from conglomerates, or chaebols as they are known, flowed into film and TV production, giving it a Hollywood-like sheen.

The flight was carrying 181 passengers and crew when it belly-landed before slamming into a barrier, killing all aboard except two flight attendants.

A less-than-perfect debut for the new season of Netflix Inc.’s blockbuster series Squid Game sent shares of related South Korean companies sharply lower Friday.

Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Noah Centineo heads to South Korea in the trailer for The Recruit Season 2. Centineo portrays Owen Hendricks, a lawyer for the CIA, in the series. "Mr. Hendricks, you seem to always need to be the hero," says Walter Nyland (Vondie Curtis-Hall) in the preview. "But you're a lawyer."

The director opined that things have “gotten better” for such marginalized people within South Korea. However, he also mentioned that there’s still a long way to go. On that note, Dong-hyuk hopes that Player 120's story can have a positive impact within society:

In an interview with South Korean news outlet Sports Chosun that was published on Sunday (Dec 5), Squid Game director Hwang Dong-hyuk admitted that he underestimated the level of public backlash former BigBang rapper TOP would face as Thanos/Player 230.

When the Nobel committee recognized Han Kang in October for her body of work exploring “the fragility of human life,” it could not have known how relevant the theme would feel in South Korea just

South Korean investigators attempted to detain the impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law last month. Supporters of Yoon and demonstrators demanding his arrest gathered near the presidential residence in Hannam-dong,

Thanos, a polarizing character in 'Squid Game' Season 2, stands out for his eccentric appearance and speaking in both Korean and English

The streamer recently revealed over 80% of its global subscribers watch Korean content — a figure that should come as no surprise, considering Korean shows regularly land in Netflix’s global top 10 list of the most watched non-English shows,