South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will hold their first meeting in the German city of Munich later this week, Seoul's foreign ministry said on Thursday.

The 12-story building at the North’s scenic Diamond Mountain resort, which has 206 rooms and banquet facilities for hosting meetings, had been used for family reunions since 200

South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared in a Seoul court on Thursday for his first trial hearing on charges of insurrection in the country’s first criminal prosecution of an incumbent leader.

On an unseasonably warm Friday evening, dozens of Seoul singles met, mingled and played icebreaker games in the hopes of making a Valentine's Day connection in a fast-paced city where dating is notoriously difficult.

He also plays for the South Korea national team but was suspended in 2023 amid the allegations. The Seoul court said that "given the seriousness of the socially harmful effects of illegal filming, it is necessary to punish [Hwang] strictly".

South Korean officials have asked the Trump administration to exclude their country from U.S. plans to impose aggressive tariffs on trade partners, emphasizing that Seoul is already applying low duties on American products under the free trade agreement between

The vast majority of human rights groups focused on North Korea face an existential crisis after receiving notices from the U.S. government that their grant funds have been frozen, according to several sources among the predominantly Seoul-based NGOs.

Security was heightened as the motorcade transporting Yoon arrived at the Seoul Central District Court and dozens of his supporters rallied nearby. The preliminary hearing will involve discussions of witnesses and other preparations for his criminal trial,

Kim Sae-ron, an award-winning actor whose career was derailed after a 2022 DUI accident, was found dead in her house, police said.

From new voices in global financial governance to Trump Jnr’s comments on China, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage.

Chinese AI app DeepSeek will not be available to download in South Korea pending a review of its handling of user data, Seoul authorities said Monday.