South Korea

The South Korean Yonhap News Agency quoted a senior government official as saying that the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un did not undergo surgery during his three-week absence from the public. The South Korean official declined to explain the reasons...

Celebrations were overwhelmed by social media in South Korea on Monday, after the black comedy film "Parasite" was awarded the first ever Oscar for the Asian country. The director of the movie, Bong Joon Ho, said he was honored to...

South Korea and the United States are on high alert after threats by North Korea to give them gifts at Christmas, US news website ABC News reported on Tuesday. The website showed that the US aviation authorities issued a high...

South Korean fire department helicopter carrying seven people crashed into the sea off the disputed Dokdo Islands with Japan late Thursday, a fire official said. South Korea's Yonhap news agency said the South Korean Coast Guard and private boats were...

Famous K-pop star Sulli has been targeted for extreme online commentary today at her home, South Korean police said. Sulli's body, a former member of the famous K-pop f(x) group, was found by her manager at her residence on the...

North Korea fired a missile that landed in the exclusive economic zone of Japan off Shimane province, a government spokesman said Wednesday. North Korea also fired an unidentified projectile on Wednesday, Yonhap news agency quoted South Korean military as saying. The...

The powerful typhoon Lingling that hit South Korea recently has left three people dead, at least 20 others injured, several buildings destroyed and tens of thousands of homes without electricity. "The authorities are reviewing the damage caused by typhoon Lingling,...

China has warned Tuesday that it will take unspecified retaliation if the United States (US) continues plans to deploy a medium-range missiles in the Asia Pacific region. The statement was made a few days after Secretary of Defense Mark Esper...

South Korean Foreign Ministry has sent text message notifications to its citizens currently visiting Japan to avoid places where there may be protests against South Korea amid escalating diplomatic tensions between the two countries. "We are closely watching any moves...

South Korean Unification Ministry announced Monday that it had to return a North Korean fishing boat and three North Korean sailors on board to Pyongyang. South Korea's Yonhap news agency quoted the ministry as saying in a statement it had...