SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The wife of South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced on Wednesday to 20 months in ...

In a January 26 ruling, a Japanese district court held the North Korean government liable for grave human rights violations against Koreans and Japanese citizens lured to North Korea through its ...

A fire in one of Seoul's last-remaining shanty towns has burned makeshift houses and forced about 260 residents residents to flee. But no casualties were reported.

South Korean exports rose a greater-than-expected 13.4% year-on-year in December (vs 8.4% in November, 8.5% market consensus). Of the 15 main export products, six increased. IT exports were ...

SEOUL, South Korea — A former section of the U.S. Army’s base in Seoul, now a public park, has removed access restrictions imposed when the South Korean presidential offices were located nearby. The ...

South Korean authorities launched a flurry of initiatives in 2025 aimed at reversing the country’s demographic collapse—part of a broader effort to nudge up the world's lowest fertility rate, which ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. South Korea plans to end foreign adoptions by 2029, ending a system that sent 200,000+ children abroad, many with ...

I moved to the US from South Korea when I was five, but I've traveled back almost every year since. The country is so more than just Seoul, its popular capital city. Some of my favorite lesser-known ...

Seoul is a fun and vibrant city in which towering skyscrapers and futuristic architecture coexist with quirky cafes, traditional food markets and incredible shopping. It’s fringed by breathtaking ...

Seoul’s winter season is shining brighter than ever with the Seoul Lantern Festival transforming the Cheonggyecheon and Uicheon streams into a vivid display of light and art. Marking its 17th ...

Thirty-one North Korean commandos slipped past American and South Korean sentries on Jan. 17, 1968, cutting through the DMZ fence on a mission to assassinate South Korean President Park Chung-hee.