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Christian Davies

Seoul correspondent

Christian Davies is the FT's Seoul bureau chief, covering South Korea and North Korea. He was previously based in Warsaw.
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  • Wednesday, 31 July, 2024
    OutlookGovernment of North Korea
    The North Korean refugees forced to study the Bible

    Missionary rescuers are asking escapees to enter into contractual relationships

    A still from Beyond Utopia, where two adults and two children look into the camera
  • Wednesday, 24 July, 2024
    Inside BusinessSouth Korean business & finance
    Seoul push to end ‘the Korean discount’ hits a snag

    Critics of a Doosan group restructuring argue the country needs a fiduciary duty standard for shareholders

    Seoul city skyline
  • Thursday, 18 July, 2024
    #techAsia
    Rare earths in the red and an overhaul for AI infrastructure Premium content

    The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

  • Tuesday, 16 July, 2024
    News in-depthSouth Korea Politics & Policy
    More South Koreans want Seoul to have its own nuclear weapons

    Stronger Putin-Kim ties and possible Trump re-election increases public support for independent deterrent

    People in Seoul watch a television broadcast about a meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Pyongyang
  • Sunday, 14 July, 2024
    News in-depthSamsung Electronics Co Ltd
    Samsung’s ‘chip crisis’: AI ambitions hit by unprecedented worker unrest

    Korean tech giant risks losing disenchanted engineers to domestic rival SK Hynix

    Samsung head of mobile on stage at a launch event in Paris
  • Monday, 8 July, 2024
    Batteries
    Europe’s battery industry hit by EV slowdown

    Region’s cell start-ups have suffered a series of major setbacks in recent months

    A battery being assembled at the BMW factory in Leipzig, Germany
  • Sunday, 7 July, 2024
    Batteries
    Battery maker SK On declares ‘emergency’ as EV sales disappoint

    Supplier to Ford and Volkswagen may have to be rescued by its South Korean parent as losses mount

    Two employees walk down the hallway of an SK On battery factory in South Korea
  • Wednesday, 26 June, 2024
    South Korea
    North Korean balloons carrying rubbish briefly close South’s busiest airport

    Launches come amid high tensions on Korean Peninsula days after Vladimir Putin visit

    A balloon believed to have been sent by North Korea over a rice field in South Korea last month
  • Friday, 21 June, 2024
    Special ReportAsia-Pacific Climate Leaders
    South Korea and Japan criticised for approach to climate collaboration

    Environmentalists question joint decision to promote hydrogen and ammonia as emission reduction tools

    At a hydrogen refueling station, a fuel cell bus and two fuel cell cars are refueling. The bus has “RESERVED” displayed on its sign and features a wheelchair symbol. The station has a sleek, contemporary design with a large canopy overhead. Several people are present, with a tent and additional structures visible in the background
  • Thursday, 13 June, 2024
    #techAsia
    Apple enters AI era and EU adds EV tariffs Premium content

    The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

  • Tuesday, 11 June, 2024
    News in-depthTechnology sector
    Data leak at SoftBank joint venture sparks blame game between Tokyo and Seoul

    Japanese officials say South Korea’s Naver should cut stake in Line Yahoo on security grounds

    The two men look directly at each other from either sides of the frame
  • Sunday, 9 June, 2024
    Commodities
    The graphite fight: US tariffs trigger race to build non-Chinese supply chain

    Key material for electric vehicle batteries has been neglected by industry to date, giving China almost 100% of market

    A researcher examines graphite samples
  • Sunday, 2 June, 2024
    InterviewThailand
    Thai election winner Pita says party ban would ‘turbocharge’ calls for change

    Pita Limjaroenrat faces exclusion from public office over pledge to reform repressive lèse majesté law

    A portrait of Pita Limjaroenrat looking out of an office window
  • Friday, 31 May, 2024
    Aerospace & Defence
    Korean bid for Australian shipbuilder hobbled by security concerns

    Hanwha conglomerate argues it could help Austal build better naval ships but faces tough scrutiny

    Vessels at Austal shipyards
  • Wednesday, 29 May, 2024
    North Korea
    Seoul says North Korea is dropping balloons filled with ‘filth and garbage’

    Pyongyang retaliates against leafleting campaign by pro-democracy activists from South

    Balloons with trash caught on electric wires as South Korean army soldiers stand guard in Muju, South Korea on Wednesday
  • Monday, 27 May, 2024
    Asia-Pacific
    China hails ‘new beginning’ at summit with Japan and South Korea

    Beijing, Seoul and Tokyo agree to revive talks on free trade deal

    South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol shakes hands with China’s Premier Li Qiang, as Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida looks on
  • Sunday, 26 May, 2024
    Geopolitics
    China warns South Korea against politicising trade before Japan talks

    Supply chains are ‘deeply intertwined’, says Premier Li Qiang ahead of summit

    South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol, third from left, holds talks with Chinese premier Li Qiang, sitting opposite, in Seoul on Sunday
  • Tuesday, 21 May, 2024
    Artificial intelligence
    Leading tech companies sign AI safety pledges

    Artificial intelligence developers agree to assess when risks become ‘intolerable’ ahead of summit in Seoul

    A large outdoor screen announcing the summit in Seoul
  • Tuesday, 21 May, 2024
    Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
    Samsung replaces semiconductor chief as it chases AI chip rivals

    Electronics group trails South Korean peer SK Hynix in high-bandwidth memory chips for artificial intelligence

    A man uses his phone in front of a large digital display with circuit designs and the words ‘Samsung Semiconductor’
  • Monday, 20 May, 2024
    FT News Briefing podcast11 min listen
    Niger’s first oil exports

    The west African country is on the verge of becoming a regional oil major

  • Wednesday, 15 May, 2024
    News in-depthNorth Korea nuclear tensions
    Russia has stopped UN from monitoring North Korea sanctions. Who is watching Kim?

    Moscow’s veto over extending panel’s mandate leaves west without means of enforcing international curbs on Pyongyang

    A man looks through binoculars at the North Korean coastline from a viewpoint in  South Korea
  • Friday, 10 May, 2024
    News in-depthTechnology regulation
    Big Tech regulatory crackdown spreads to Asia and Australia

    Tokyo, Seoul and Canberra follow EU and US in trying to rein in dominance of Apple and Google

    The Apple and Google logos with hands using a phone
  • Sunday, 5 May, 2024
    News in-depthSouth Korean business & finance
    A star producer takes on the K-pop patriarchy

    Min Hee-jin battles entertainment company Hybe over financial and creative control

    Min Hee-jin
  • Sunday, 28 April, 2024
    North Korea
    North Korea’s Kim seeks to build on Russia ties to resuscitate economy

    Pyongyang mobilises army to increase industrial capacity in battered regions

    North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a ceremony
  • Friday, 26 April, 2024
    Electric vehicles
    China’s EV supply chain dominance risks ‘collapse’ of US subsidies, warns South Korea

    Seoul’s industry minister says China’s grip on graphite threatens Inflation Reduction Act incentives

    Ahn Duk-geun, South Korea’s industry minister
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