Australian Broadcasting Corporation17d
North Korea plays eerie noises around the clock to drown out K Pop from South Korea
For decades, arch rivals North and South Korea have deployed various efforts to disturb or frustrate the other side, ever since the 1953 ceasefire agreement that halted fighting in the Korean War.
CNN19d
South Korea’s birth rate rose for the first time in 9 years. Is the world’s lowest fertility rate on the rebound?
South Korea’s fertility rate rose in 2024 for the first time in nine years, supported by an increase in marriages, preliminary data showed on Wednesday, in a sign that the country’s ...
The Boston Globe19d
North Korea has opened its doors to a group of international travelers for the first time in years
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A small group of foreign tourists has visited North Korea in the past week, making them the first international travelers to enter the country in five years except for ...
Associated Press19d
South Korea’s Yoon defends his martial law decree as impeachment ruling nears
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. South Korea’s impeached president defended his martial law decree as a desperate bid to promote public ...
The Financial Times20d
Baby bump in South Korea as fertility rate rises for first time in 9 years
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. South Korea’s fertility rate has risen for the first time in nine years, as a surge in marriages after ...
CNN20d
Highway overpass collapses, killing at least four construction workers in South Korea
At least four construction workers were killed and six others injured when a highway overpass collapsed on Tuesday morning in South Korea, an official told CNN. Two Chinese nationals are among ...
CNN20d
South Korea’s president is fighting to stay in office and out of prison after martial law fiasco. Here’s what happens next
Yoon’s December 3 decree threw South Korea into turmoil when he banned political activity and sent troops to the heart of the nation’s democracy – only to reverse the move within six hours ...
Yonhap News Agency22d
S. Korea's semiconductor technology falls behind China in all areas: survey
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's semiconductor technology trailed behind that of China in all key areas as of last year, marking a shift from previous assessments, a survey showed Sunday.
The Hindu24d
Covering a stampede
At the station too, urgency dictated the mood: all the markers of a stampede — shoes, garment pieces, and blood marks — were removed or scrubbed off. That night, I visited two hospitals where ...
Associated Press24d
South Korea requests to be excluded from Trump’s efforts to increase tariffs
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Vehicles are parked to be exported at a port next to Hyundai Motor’s manufacturing facility in Ulsan ...
Nikkei Asia24d
South Korea's impeachment trial in final stages: 5 things to know
SEOUL -- South Korea's Constitutional Court has become a fierce political battleground as it prepares to rule in early March on President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment. The court has had 10 hearings ...
The Independent25d
South Korea to accept North Korean soldiers captured in Ukraine if they seek asylum
South Korea has said it will grant asylum to North Korean soldiers captured by Ukraine if they seek refuge, reinforcing its longstanding policy of recognising North Koreans as South Korean ...