The Latest Breaking News from Seoul

North Korea fired multiple rocket launchers on Sunday, Seoul said, the latest in a series of provocations by the nuclear-armed nation to heighten tensions in the region. Pyongyang launched a string of banned weaponry this year and tested what it claimed were components of a "reconnaissance satellite" -- although Seoul…

South Korea’s president-elect says he will abandon the current mountainside presidential palace of Blue House and establish his office in central Seoul as part of efforts to better communicate with the public

North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile that exploded mid-air shortly after launch, Seoul said Wednesday, with analysts warning it was likely a failed test of Pyongyang's so-called "monster missile". The launch -- North Korea's tenth suspected weapons test this year -- comes after the United States said the nuclear-armed…

After winning last week's presidential election, South Korean conservative Yoon Suk Yeol will enter office facing a quickly growing North Korean nuclear threat — and with few easy choices to deal with it

SEOUL: Joe Biden may have a new friend in Asia, with South Korea’s presidential-elect preparing a foreign policy reboot that more closely aligns with the US president’s views of China.

SEOUL/WASHINGTON: North Korea recently used what would be its largest ever intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system in two secretive launches, likely paving the way for a resumption of long-range tests, US and South Korean officials said.

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his government welcomed the victory of South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday

South Korea's new president-elect harnessed widespread public discontent and disillusionment to win Wednesday's election but the same volatile forces that brought him to power may complicate his efforts to enact reforms, analysts said.

SEOUL, South Korea — Former top prosecutor Yoon Suk-yeol won election as South Korea’s president, returning the conservative opposition to power after five years and signaling a hawkish turn in the country’s relations with China and North Korea.