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South Korean president pressed to step down over martial law bid

SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faced demands to resign on Wednesday after his short-lived attempt to impose martial law was voted down...

South Korea lifts president’s martial law decree after lawmakers reject military rule

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faced demands to resign on Wednesday over his short-lived attempt to impose martial law that was voted down...

South Korea troops try to storm parliament after martial law declared

SEOUL: Troops were seen trying to enter the South Korea parliament on Wednesday after President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law in a surprise...

KRW: South Korea won tumbles after govt declares martial law

NEW YORK: The South Korean won (KRW) dropped to a more than two-year low against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, while exchange traded funds...

South Korea President Yoon declares martial law

SEOUL: South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday declared martial law in an unannounced late night address broadcast live on YTN television, claiming...

North Korea blames South’s military for drone intrusion

North Korea's defence ministry blamed South Korea's military for sending drones into its territory for political purposes, calling it an infringement upon the...

South Korea’s Han sells one million books after Nobel win

SEOUL: More than a million copies of books by Han Kang, the first South Korean to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, have sold...

Man kills girlfriend, encases her in cement for 16 years

A South Korean man has been arrested after confessing to murdering his girlfriend 16 years ago and entombing her body on his balcony under...

N. Korea sends hundreds more trash balloons south: Seoul

SEOUL: North Korea has floated hundreds more trash-filled balloons southward, Seoul's military said Saturday, the latest salvo in the two countries' tit-for-tat campaigns of...

Kim Ye-ji: South Korea shooter collapses at press conference

South Korean Olympic silver medallist pistol shooter Kim Ye-ji, whose cool demeanour and appearance when competing at the Paris Games made her a social...

Don’t lose your iPhone in THIS country, as ‘Find My’ doesn’t work there

Apple's ‘Find My’ feature, renowned for assisting users locate lost iPhones, is non-functional in South Korea. This restriction applies not only to iPhones sold in...

Olympic Committee apologises to South Korea

The International Olympic Committee apologised to South Korea on Saturday after its delegation of athletes were introduced as from rival North Korea at...

North Korean trash balloons land near S. Korea’s presidential complex

North Korean balloons carrying trash have landed near South Korea's presidential office, the Presidential Security Service said on Wednesday. Trash carried by the balloons was...

K-pop band NewJeans named South Korea tourism ambassadors

South Korea on Thursday appointed K-pop girl band NewJeans 'honorary ambassadors' as part of a drive to promote tourism, joining a long list of...

Samsung’s South Korean workers strike: five things to know

Thousands of South Korean workers at the world's largest chipmaker, Samsung Electronics, have gone on an "indefinite" strike their union says will hit production...

S. Korea administrative robot defunct after apparent suicide

SEOUL: A city council in South Korea said Wednesday their first administrative officer robot was defunct after throwing itself down some stairs, with local...

18 Chinese among 22 dead in South Korea battery plant fire

SEOUL: Twenty-two people were killed -- including 18 Chinese nationals -- in a massive fire at a South Korean lithium battery factory, the fire...

North Korea resumes sending trash balloons to South Korea

North Korea has resumed sending balloons carrying trash over the border to South Korea, officials and news reports said on Sunday, a week...

North Korea sends 600 more trash balloons over border, South says

North Korea sent some 600 balloons carrying trash into South Korea overnight, Seoul said on Sunday, in Pyongyang's latest move to rile its rival...

China’s premier hails ‘new beginning’ with US-allied South Korea, Japan

SEOUL: Chinese Premier Li Qiang praised what he called a restart in relations with Japan and South Korea as he met their leaders for...
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