North Korean women’s club to play rare football match in the South
Naegohyang FC will play the South’s Suwon FC on May 20 in the semifinal of the Women’s Asian Champions League.

Naegohyang FC will play the South’s Suwon FC on May 20 in the semifinal of the Women’s Asian Champions League.










The US-Israel war on Iran has lead to disruptions in Asia’s used-car exporting industry.
Shortage of helium will have ripple effects across medical and other industries.

Kim Jong Un has said North Korea will never give up on its push for nuclear weapons.

Hormuz war strains US ties as Trump demands allied warships; Europe resists, prefers diplomacy over NATO role.
US President Donald Trump is expected to discuss the Strait of Hormuz with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
Japan will face Australia in the final of the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup after beating South Korea 2-1 in the semifinal.

Activists in South Korea have staged a protest against Donald Trump’s request for help securing the Strait of Hormuz.

Hundreds of peace activists and demonstrators marched in central Seoul on Saturday in protest of the US-Israeli strikes.
Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff say approximately 10 ballistic missiles were fired by Pyongyang.
North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong said the annual ‘Freedom Shield’ exercises could lead to ‘unimaginably terrible consequences’.