North Korea has performed its first ballistic missile tests in five months, days before U.S. President Donald Trump and other leaders are expected to meet in South Korea

Kim Jong Un made the comments at the groundbreaking ceremony for a memorial for North Korean soldiers who fought for Russia in its war with Ukraine, state media said.

South Korea's central bank kept policy interest rates unchanged on Thursday as a resurgence in home prices and a declining currency against the dollar reduced the scope for further easing. The Bank of Korea's seven-member monetary policy board voted to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 2.

Reporter South Korea quietly made a big change to how it will count its population. In what LGBT advocates describe as a “historic decision,” the country’s Ministry of Data and Statistics updated on Wednesday its digital registration system for the 2025 Population and Housing Census to accept “spouse” or “cohabiting partner” as valid responses between same-sex household members.

Autumn in South Korea is famed for its fiery colours, when, by mid- to late October, crimson maples and golden gingkoes transform Seoul’s skyline. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.

South Korea's central bank kept policy interest rates unchanged on Thursday, wary of worsening an overheating housing market and a declining currency, but left the door open for another cut, pushing the won down even further against the dollar.

South Korean stocks opened sharply higher Friday, led by gains in major technology and financial shares, as easing tensions between the United States and China

South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back, Estonian counterpart Hanno Pevkur agree to enhance defense exchanges, collaboration across multiple areas during meeting in Seoul - Anadolu Ajansı