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Former South Korean president defends his brief martial law order as a ‘peaceful message’

A subway tunnel under construction near Seoul collapsed on Friday, leaving two workers presumed to be trapped at the site, officials said

Kim Yo Jong has insisted North Korea will never give up its nuclear weapons programme

Seoul says North Korean soldiers quickly retreated after warning shots were fired.

Looking as if it came straight out of a supersized Lego Technic box, the Tasman Weekender is a Korean take on a Ford Ranger Raptor rival. Currently a concept, the overly angular pickup truck is making a splash this week at the 2025 Seoul Mobility Show. It’s quite different than…

South Korea will hold a presidential election on June 3, the country's acting president said Tuesday, after Seoul's former leader Yoon Suk Yeol was removed from office over a disastrous declaration of martial law.

Whoever becomes president later this year has unenviable task of healing divisions and rebuilding trust in democratic institutions

The 29-year-old’s near-death experience was ‘soul-shattering’, says her sister

Thousands protesting in Seoul cheered as the country's Constitutional Court removed the beleaguered leader from office four months after he caused political turmoil by declaring martial law.