The Latest Breaking News from Seoul

Japan's outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to arrive in South Korea on Friday for a final round of talks, hoping to cement improving ties between the two countries before he leaves office.

Palestine open their 2026 World Cup qualifying group stage with a remarkable goalless draw playing South Korea in Seoul.

Seoul city gov’t issued text alerts advising people to stay indoors and be cautious of objects falling from the sky.

As Frieze Seoul returns to COEX, in the centre of Gangnam, from September 4-7 2024, we round up the must-sees

Young South Korean practice Studio Heech joins the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2024, our annual round-up of exciting emerging architecture studios

A sinkhole incident in Seoul injures two occupants of a vehicle, leading to road repairs and investigation. Similar events in Malaysia raise concerns.

Watch as BTS star Suga appeared at a Seoul police station on Friday, 23 August, for police questioning over his drunk driving while on an electric scooter.

Tokyo, Hong Kong, Sydney, Singapore, Seoul, Mumbai, Bangkok and Manila rose Thursday, though Shanghai, Wellington, Jakarta and Taipei slipped.

Every year, on August 15, there is a public holiday in South Korea to commemorate the day the Korean peninsula was liberated from Japanese colonial rule. On this day, there is a longstanding tradition whereby South Korean presidents outline their vision for Korean unification – Korea has been divided between…

A tropical depression is dumping heavy rain in southern South Korea and the populous Seoul region after weakening from a tropical storm Some southern areas recorded up to 6 inches of rain and parts of the capital region had more than 3 inches as of Wednesday morning

Five aspiring boy-band members from the UK, a house in Seoul’s popular Itaewon district, and training at one of Korea’s leading K-pop talent agencies – this is the recipe offered up by Made in Korea: The K-Pop experience, a new BBC reality show.