The Latest Breaking News from South Korea

Anger is growing in Japan over the state funeral for Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated in July. The former prime minister had links to the Unification Church, a controversial religious organisation based in South Korea. We find out more about the relationship between the sect and Japan's political elite by…

‘It would be so humiliating for Biden if these idiots don’t pass it in Congress’

South Korean police said on Friday they had detained two Liberian government officials over the alleged rape of two teenagers in South Korea.

North Korea passed a law this month putting into effect Kim Jong Un’s decision that in case he is incapacitated by foreign hands, the country will “automatically and immediately” launch a nuclear retaliation. This arrangement makes it sound as though the North Korean nuclear arsenal is not only designed to…

Yoon Suk-yeol accused of discourtesy in London and of swearing after chat to Joe Biden

Emma Raducanu is keen to rebuild her ranking and is currently trying to reach the semi-finals of the Korean Open, and will be aiming to win her third match in a row for the first time in a year

Arrival marks most significant deployment yet amid push for more US nuclear-capable ‘assets’ to deter North Korea.

A series of gaffes and controversies is overshadowing South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's first major overseas tour, sending his ratings plunging and inviting scathing criticism from some lawmakers even within his own party.

Stabbing triggers accusations that authorities are failing to take violence against women seriously