South Korea has banned new downloads of China's DeepSeek artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, according to the country's personal data protection watchdog. The government agency said the AI model will become available again to South Korean users when "improvements and remedies" are made to ensure it complies with the country's personal data protection laws.

Lee Jae-myung says he would support President Donald Trump’s efforts to restart talks with North Korea — and even consider nominating him for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Vietnam will impose anti-dumping tariffs on steel from China, following South Korea and other nations in fighting back against surging supplies from the world’s biggest producer.

Asian equities and currencies were mixed overnight as South Korea and Mainland China outperformed while Indonesia underperformed with President Trump’s tariff threat weighing on sentiment.

North Korea's Ro Yong Myong performs during the men single skating free skating at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

China and Korea have sent $4 million to Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention to help plug some of the immediate health funding gaps left by President Donald Trump’s freeze on various aid,

South Korea’s foreign ministry said it is working closely with China to prevent “certain claims” from harming ties.

His focus is on security and defense issues in the Western Pacific region. He is a graduate of Hong Kong Baptist University. You can get in touch with Ryan by emailing r.chan@newsweek.com. A new United States spy plane reportedly arrived in treaty ally South Korea on Thursday as the Pentagon doubles up reconnaissance flights against China and North Korea.

Asian equities were mixed but mostly lower overnight as Korea and Japan outperformed and Hong Kong and Mainland China underperformed.

The Philippines won gold after winning the final against South Korea. This year’s Games are the first to which Hong Kong has sent a curling team. The city has appeared in six previous Asian Winter Games,

Shin Yeongseop of South Korea celebrates after winning the bronze medal in the Men's Freeski Big Air Final at the 9th Asian Winter Games in Yabuli in northeast China's Heilongjiang