Fire at South Korea battery factory kills more than 20 workers in Hwaseong city, near Seoul
Seoul, South Korea — A fire at a lithium battery manufacturing factory near South Korea's capital ki...
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South Korean court rejects effort to block plan that would boost medical school admissions
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court ruled in favor of the government’s contentious push t...
Lotus Lantern Festival draws thousands in Seoul to celebrate upcoming Buddha’s birthday
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Holding umbrellas and pink paper lotus flowers, thousands of South Koreans...
Workers and activists across Asia and Europe hold May Day rallies to call for greater labor rights
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Workers, activists and others in Asian capitals and European cities took t...
Dodgers' star Shohei Ohtani targeted by bomb threat, prompting police investigation in South Korea
A reported bomb threat against the Los Angeles Dodgers' newest star Shohei Ohtani prompted a massive...
South Korean police investigating 14-year-old boy as suspect of attack on lawmaker
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An assailant who repeatedly struck a South Korean lawmaker with a rock as ...
South Korean police say a lawmaker has been injured in an attack with a rock-like object
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean police say a governing party lawmaker is being treated at a S...
US, South Korea and Japan conduct naval drills as tensions deepen with North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States, South Korea and Japan conducted combined naval exercise...
South Korean opposition leader is recovering well from surgery after stabbing attack, doctor says
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s main opposition leader is recovering well from surgery after...
South Korean political opposition leader Lee Jae-myung stabbed in neck in Busan
Seoul — South Korea's tough-speaking liberal opposition leader, Lee Jae-myung, was stabbed in the ne...
South Korea’s capital records heaviest single-day snowfall in December for 40 years
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean capital, Seoul, received the biggest single-day snowfall ...
"Parasite" actor Lee Sun-kyun found dead in South Korea, officials say
Lee Sun-kyun, a popular South Korean actor best known for his role in the Oscar-winning movie "Paras...
Actor Lee Sun-kyun of Oscar-winning film ‘Parasite’ dies
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Actor Lee Sun-kyun of the Oscar-winning movie “Parasite” has died, South K...
South Korean court orders 2 Japanese companies to compensate wartime Korean workers for forced labor
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s top court ordered two Japanese companies to financially comp...
North Korea’s Kim threatens ‘more offensive actions’ against US after watching powerful missile test
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatened “more offensive actions” to rep...
North Korean and Russian officials discuss economic ties as Seoul raises labor export concerns
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Senior North Korean economic officials met with the governor of a Russian ...
US, South Korea and Japan urge a stronger international push to curb North Korea’s nuclear program
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The national security advisers of the United States, South Korea and Japan...
South Korea’s defense chief vows retaliatory strikes on ‘heart and head’ of North Korea if provoked
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s defense minister on Friday vowed massive retaliatory missile...
US and South Korea sharpen deterrence plans over North Korean nuclear threat
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States and South Korea on Monday updated a bilateral security a...
On the anniversary of a deadly Halloween crush, South Korean families demand a special investigation
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Bereaved relatives of victims of last year’s devastating Halloween crush i...