South Korea

Johnny Somali, known for provocative behaviour, faces severe legal charges in South Korea, risking decades in prison for deepfake sex offences

J. Alas Jun 10, 2025

Controversial YouTuber faces legal charges, travel ban, and mounting debts amid public backlash in Korea

J. Alas May 01, 2025

Johnny Somali faces sentencing in South Korea for child sexual harassment and more following a series of offensive livestreams that sparked public outrage.

Marcelo Alejandro Leyva Chapa Apr 16, 2025

A wave of celebration took over the protesters after an eight-member bench upheld Yoon's impeachment.

Ria Pathak Apr 04, 2025

Experts allege a 'near-criminal' error contributed to the deaths of 179 passengers in the fatal plane crash in South Korea.

Vinay Patel Dec 30, 2024

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declares martial law, citing threats from pro-North Korean sympathisers and opposition forces.

Teddy Cambosa Dec 03, 2024

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."

Teddy Cambosa Nov 07, 2024

Travellers are getting penalised by customs in South Korea's airports for bringing in the Trader Joe's Everything But the Bagel seasoning.

Danielle Summer Jul 17, 2024

BLACKPINK'S Lisa gained her enormous wealth through her success in the music business, but what is she spending it on?

Danielle Summer Jul 11, 2024

K-pop music agencies eye new markets, distribution deals, and streaming platforms to revive the sector battered by scandals and declining album sales.

Niloy Chakrabarti Apr 29, 2024

A man and his wife have been dubbed "serial squatters" after they have refused to pay rent for more than four years.

Danielle Summer Apr 09, 2024

As women continue to prioritise their careers and finances, South Korea has seen its birth rate decrease to detrimentally low levels.

Danielle Summer Mar 31, 2024

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.

Danielle Summer Feb 28, 2024

The police believe that the bungee cord sprang loose due to a defect in the carabiner clip, a kind of safety hook.

Sadhna Yadav Feb 27, 2024

The number of North Korean defectors has nearly tripled in 2023 compared to the previous two years.

Sadhna Yadav Feb 09, 2024

He committed the crime in a drunken state.

Sadhna Yadav Feb 08, 2024

Jesse Lingard joined Man Utd's academy at the age of seven.

Sakshi Gupta Feb 02, 2024

The structure, officially called the Monument to the Three Charters for National Reunification, was completed after an inter-Korea summit in 2000.

Sadhna Yadav Jan 24, 2024

The two Koreas remain technically at war with the presence of nearly two million troops at the border.

Sadhna Yadav Jan 16, 2024

This comes as North Korea tries to come up with solutions to its declining birth rate.

Sadhna Yadav Dec 07, 2023

The dissident was once put behind bars for criticising President Xi Jinping.

Sadhna Yadav Nov 23, 2023

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.

Pratiti Nath Nov 22, 2023

The police have also launched an investigation to find out how she got the weapon.

Sadhna Yadav Nov 22, 2023

Seoul's spy agency has claimed that Pyongyang may have received support from Russia.

Sadhna Yadav Nov 22, 2023

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.

Kaja Traczyk Sep 18, 2023

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."

Sadhna Yadav Aug 29, 2023

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.

Sadhna Yadav Aug 24, 2023

Travis King, the US soldier who crossed into North Korea last month, wanted refuge from "inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination within the US Army,"

Sadhna Yadav Aug 16, 2023

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has ordered a drastic increase in weapons production.

Sadhna Yadav Aug 15, 2023

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un asked his generals to prepare for the possibility of war.

Sadhna Yadav Aug 11, 2023