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The average price per barrel of oil fetched by Santos last year, at $US87.60, was well blow 2022’s $US110.10.

Labor sends emergency delegation to defuse Asian gas alarm

Senior officials will travel to Asia this week in an attempt to douse a growing diplomatic crisis in countries unsettled by Australia’s plans for a gas reservation.

  • Nick Toscano and Mike Foley

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Carissa Smith was adopted from South Korea as a baby and has embarked on a search for her birth parents.

‘Difficult questions’ need answering: Adoptees hope for closure with probe into South Korean program

A former magistrate will the lead the country’s first-ever probe into alleged failures in the Australian-South Korean adoption program.

  • Lisa Visentin
The lineup at Bupyeong Market.

Think you know Korean food? A visit to this city will show you know nothing

If you love markets, street food and eating, you’ll love Korea’s second-largest city.

  • Ben Groundwater
Inwangsan Mountain.

One of the world’s biggest cities is a surprising hiking heaven

Of all the things I expected to find in this Asian megacity, fabulous hiking wasn’t one of them.

  • Rob McFarland
Gyeongju’s burial mounds sit in the heart of the city.

The Asian treasure-filled mounds more mysterious than the pyramids

At first glance it looks like your average city park, until you realise the grass-covered hills are too smooth and symmetrical to be anything but artificial.

  • Craig Platt
The wolf, named Neukgu, was on the run for nine days after reportedly slipping under a fence.

Elusive wolf that captivated a nation caught after nine days on the run

After evading earlier capture attempts, the two-year-old wolf, named Neukgu, is back in a South Korean zoo, ending a saga that forced an elementary school to close and spawned a meme coin.

  • Minwoo Park and Joyce Lee
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K-Pop superstars BTS are back, but will they reach the heights they use to?

The one big question looming over the return of K-pop superstars BTS

BTS made K-pop a global phenomenon then took a four-year break. Now they’re back with a new album, global tour and Netflix doco – but the world has changed.

  • Nell Geraets
Twins fans cheer during the Korean Series Game Five between LG Twins and KT Wiz at Jamsil Stadium.

You’ll cheer at this must-do event (and have no idea why)

The least interesting thing about this sporting event is what happens on the field.

  • Paul Marshall
Joon Shik Shin watches as Su Hee Cho & Co, a traditional Korean percussionist group, performs during a celebration of the 2026 Women’s Asian Cup in Parramatta Square.

Why these South Koreans are supporting North Korea in the Asian Cup

Joon Shik Shin is leading a group of fans to support the North Korea women’s team in the hope that it will be a small step towards peace in the peninsula.

  • Frances Howe
South Korea’s answer to Machu Picchu: Gamcheon, Busan.

Move over, Japan: The other Asian country Australians are flocking to

As Japan grapples with overtourism, its close neighbour is only just beginning to enjoy a boom in visitors thanks to its food and pop culture exports.

  • Craig Platt