A fleet of Chinese distant-water fishing vessels used North Korean crews between 2019 and 2024 in violation of U.N. bans, and many were apparently subjected to abuses including being trapped at sea for years,

Pyongyang blasted the U.S. "provocations," including last week's ICBM test-launch and a nuclear submarine's port call at Busan, South Korea.

Brave New World” retain the top spot for a second consecutive weekend, though its earnings declined. Meanwhile, animated horror thriller “Exorcism Chronicles: The Beginning” debuted in second place. According to Kobis,

Samsung Electronics and its labour union in South Korea have reached an agreement for a 5.1% wage increase, the company and the union said in separate statements on Monday.

A report says a fleet of Chinese distant-water fishing vessels used North Korean crews in violation of U.N. bans and many were apparently subjected to abuses including being trapped at sea for years.

Pyongyang has accused the U.S. of "typical Yankee-style arrogance and shameless and gangster-like double-standards."

North Korea's defence ministry said on Saturday "military provocations" by the United States and its allies were becoming more "pronounced" under the current Trump administration, according to state media.

Australia this month made an initial $500 million payment toward its purchase of U.S.-made nuclear submarines.

South Korean police are formally building a case against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over accusations he obstructed the execution of an arrest warrant, a police spokesperson said on Friday. A South Korean court issued an arrest warrant for Yoon on December 31 in a criminal investigation accusing the suspended leader of insurrection over his martial law decree last year.

South Korean officials have requested an exemption from U.S. reciprocal, steel and aluminium tariffs during their visit this week to Washington, the industry ministry said in a statement on Friday.