The Latest Breaking News from South Korea

A year after nearly 400 Afghan refugees fled the Taliban takeover of their homeland to settle in South Korea, many have swapped white-collar pursuits for factory jobs in a struggle with language and cultural challenges as they build new lives.

Sales of outbound package tours to Japan are expected to surge in the fourth quarter once the mandatory pre-arrival RT-PCR test is dropped on Sept 7, while sales of tour packages to South Korea have continued to decline.

While many think Gutenberg invented the printing press, the revolutionary technology actually originated in East Asia. Now, a powerful X-ray machine will determine how the method evolved before reaching Europe.

South Korea has signed a $2.25 billion deal with a Russian state-run nuclear energy company to provide components for Egypt’s first nuclear power plant

South Korea's president Yoon Suk-yeol on Thursday ordered an update of the military's operational plans to address North Korea's growing nuclear and missile threats, his office said.

Thousands, including disabled people and children, were snatched off streets and detained at ‘Brothers Home’.

South Korea's new envoy on North Korean human rights called on Wednesday for diplomatic pressure to persuade Beijing against deporting defectors from North Korea.

For the first time a South Korean general is commanding annual joint drills with American forces, the U.S. military said on Wednesday, a step toward Seoul's long-delayed goal of gaining command of allied forces in the event of a war.

As Thai workers feel the pinch of soaring living expenses, the government has announced plans to raise the daily minimum wage by October to help alleviate the burden. However, some analysts argue the key to raising the quality of the Thai workforce lies in productivity.

After being linked with Wolverhampton Wanderers earlier this summer, the South Korea international striker is now said to be close to signing for Nottingham Forest

Indiana’s Republican governor became the latest US lawmaker to lead a delegation to Taiwan following House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip earlier in August that sparked condemnation and military threats from China. Gov. Eric Holcomb met with Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday,​ as part of a four-day visit to Taiwan…