After emerging from the 1950-53 war with North Korea, South Korea emerged as one of the 20th century’s most remarkable economic success stories, becoming a developed, globally connected ...

The shopping district of Myeongdong in Seoul appears to be quiet amid sluggish domestic demand. Yonhap NewsRetail sales fell by the most in 21 years last year, the biggest drop since the credit ...

Corporations sell hotels amid rising demand and investment interest in South Korea Conglomerates divest hotel assets to ...

The first season of Squid Game, the Netflix dystopian drama about the perils of capitalism and extreme wealth disparity in South Korea, was a huge hit.

A North Korean "trash balloon" landed inside the South Korean presidential compound in the capital Seoul on Thursday amid rising tensions between the two neighbors. Around 3,000 North Korea ...

Shadow home secretary Chris Philp insisted that the country must 'lift our game' and 'compete' with rivals such as South Korea, China and India.

April is the best time to experience South Korea's cherry blossom season, as trees across the country are covered in pink and white flowers. The blooming begins in late March in southern regions like ...

SEJONG, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- Online shopping sales in South Korea reached an all-time high in 2024 on surging demand for food ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A passenger plane caught fire before takeoff at an airport in South Korea late Tuesday, but authorities said ...

South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said it began in the plane’s tail. Footage aired by local broadcaster YTN shows evacuation slides deployed on both sides of the single-aisle plane, with ...

SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's retail sales, a key indicator of private spending, fell by the most in 21 years in ...

Want to dive into South Korean wellness? Here's what to expect from some of the top spas in Seoul, including going au natural.