The United States of America and the Republic of Korea (ROK) held Director-General-level consultations on July 10-11, 2025, in Seoul. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Kevin Kim led the U.S.

Former NCT band member, Taeil, has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison for sexually assaulting an intoxicated Chinese tourist in Seoul.

Japan's Osaka was voted the world's most attractive tourism city this year, according to a report by Yanolja Research, a global research institute specializing in the travel and tourism industry.