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'Everyone Could Have Survived': Expert Blames Concrete Wall for South Korean Plane Crash Deaths
Experts allege a 'near-criminal' error contributed to the deaths of 179 passengers in the fatal plane crash in South Korea.
What Is Martial Law: South Korean President Vows to 'Eradicate Shameless Pro-North Anti-State Forces'
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declares martial law, citing threats from pro-North Korean sympathisers and opposition forces.
Quick Facts About T1: Popular Esports Team Winning Its Fifth League Of Legends World Championship
This is the fifth time the team has won the World Championship and the fifth for famous T1 player Lee Sang-hook, better known as "Faker."
Why Is This Trader Joe's Item Banned In South Korea And Immediately Confiscated At Their Airport?
Travellers are getting penalised by customs in South Korea's airports for bringing in the Trader Joe's Everything But the Bagel seasoning.
BLACKPINK's Lisa Boosts Her $28M Net Worth With $3.95M Beverly Hills And New Company, LLOUD
BLACKPINK'S Lisa gained her enormous wealth through her success in the music business, but what is she spending it on?
Are K-pop Stocks Worth Investing in for 2024? Here's What You Should Know
K-pop music agencies eye new markets, distribution deals, and streaming platforms to revive the sector battered by scandals and declining album sales.
Residents Slam Serial Squatter Who Refuses To Pay Rent Despite $400K Yearly Salary
A man and his wife have been dubbed "serial squatters" after they have refused to pay rent for more than four years.
S. Korea's 'Have a Career or Have a Family' Mentality to Blame for Lowest Birth Rate in the World, Study
As women continue to prioritise their careers and finances, South Korea has seen its birth rate decrease to detrimentally low levels.
KIA Motors Is Using Fishing Nets And Vegetable Oils To Create Sustainable Cars
Kia Motors, is using natural oils, recycled plastic bottles, vegan leather and discarded fishing nets as it paves the way for the production of sustainable vehicles.
Woman In Her 60s Dies In Bungee Jumping Accident in South Korea
The police believe that the bungee cord sprang loose due to a defect in the carabiner clip, a kind of safety hook.
North Korean Defectors Talk About Living Conditions Under Kim Jong-Un's Rule
The number of North Korean defectors has nearly tripled in 2023 compared to the previous two years.
South Korean Man Stabs A Person To Death After Entering Wrong Home
He committed the crime in a drunken state.
Ex-Manchester United Star Close To Leaving Europe to Join South Korean Club FC Seoul [Details]
Jesse Lingard joined Man Utd's academy at the age of seven.
North Korea Dismantles Monument Symbolising Union With South: Report
The structure, officially called the Monument to the Three Charters for National Reunification, was completed after an inter-Korea summit in 2000.
North Korea's Kim Jong-Un Believes Unification With South Korea No Longer Possible
The two Koreas remain technically at war with the presence of nearly two million troops at the border.
Kim Jong Un Breaks Down On Camera As He Asks North Korean Women To Have More Children
This comes as North Korea tries to come up with solutions to its declining birth rate.
Xi Critic Who Fled China On A Jet Ski Faces Death, Claims His Father
The dissident was once put behind bars for criticising President Xi Jinping.
UK-South Korea Sci-Tech Deals To Bolster Tech Cooperation & Joint Hosting of 2024 AI Safety Summit
The UK government has signed a series of sci-tech deals with South Korea to foster cooperation in AI, semiconductors, engineering biology, space tech and other areas during the South Korean PM's state visit to the UK.
K-Pop Star Gets Injured After Woman Breaks Into Dressing Room With A Knife
The police have also launched an investigation to find out how she got the weapon.
North Korea Claims It Fired 'Military Spy Satellite,' Says Launch Was Successful
Seoul's spy agency has claimed that Pyongyang may have received support from Russia.
US and Iran Prisoner Exchange Deal is Actually Worth $6 Billion
The US and Iran prisoner exchange will free $6 billion in Iranian oil revenue held in South Korea, with both countries discussing a possible arrangement that would seek to place some limitations on Iran's expanding nuclear program.
Kim Jong Un speaks of 'danger of a nuclear war' as US holds drills with allies
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has accused the United States and its allies of turning the waters off the Korean Peninsula into "the most unstable waters."
Chinese dissident flees to South Korea on jet ski
A 35-year-old Chinese dissident who had been campaigning against human rights abuses in China for years fled China for South Korea on August 16.
US soldier Travis King wanted refuge from racial discrimination, claims North Korea
Travis King, the US soldier who crossed into North Korea last month, wanted refuge from "inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination within the US Army,"
Kim Jong Un boosts weapons as US-South Korea prepare military drills
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has ordered a drastic increase in weapons production.
Kim Jong Un sacks top general, asks his military to 'gird for war'
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un asked his generals to prepare for the possibility of war.
US refuses to declare soldier who crossed into North Korea a 'prisoner of war'
The United States government has refused to classify its soldier Travis King as a prisoner of war (PoW) after he crossed into North Korea last month.
North Koreans are 'starving to death' due to food shortage: report
Economic slowdown, border restrictions and Covid-19 have created a shortage of food in North Korea
Tokyo and Seoul try to bury historical hatchet, hailing 'new future' for ties
The East Asian neighbours, both crucial security allies of the United States, have long been at odds over historic issues linked to Japan's brutal 1910 to 1945 colonial occupation.
North Korea fires 'medium range or longer' ballistic missile
South Korea's military said it had "detected one ballistic missile with a medium range or longer fired from the Pyongyang area at 0723 (1023 GMT)".