The Latest Breaking News from South Korea

South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, widely seen as the front-runner in a presidential by-election triggered by the removal of President Yoon Suk Yeol last week over his ill-fated imposition of martial law, officially announced his presidential bid on Thursday, vowing to heal a starkly divided nation through economic growth

Sipping tea on her break outside a Samsung Electronics factory in northern Vietnam, worker Nguyen Thi Mai said she had heard about US President Donald Trump's tariffs, but hoped it would not affect business.

China refuses to bow to US pressure while other Asian nations urge negotiations to soften the blow

Kim stunned South Korea by saying that his team came ‘to slit the throat of Park Chung Hee’

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

A tipster claimed Samsung is eyeing a new date for its Galaxy S25 Edge in a couple of countries.

The incident on Tuesday afternoon in the eastern section of the Demilitarised Zone may well have been accidental, according to South Korean media reports.

Political polarisation likely to shape election on 3 June

South Korea conducted a test inside the former Hamtae mine in late March, deploying prototype moon rovers equipped with tech that could be used in space mining.