Amid Israel’s war on Gaza, Palestine dares to dream of FIFA World Cup 2026
The Seoul World Cup Stadium can be one of the most partisan and intimidating football arenas in Asia...
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EXPLAINED: Why North Korea’s Olympic silver medalists may face punishment for smiling during a selfie with ‘number one enemy’ – South Korean counterparts
North Korean Table Tennis duo of Kim Kum-Yong and Ri Jong-Sik made history at the Paris 2024 Olympic...
Former CIA official charged with being secret agent for South Korean intelligence
WASHINGTON — A former CIA employee and senior official at the National Security Council has been cha...
Four killed as heavy rains pound South Korea
Torrential rains hammered parts of South Korea’s southern region, killing at least four people and c...
South Korean city grapples with mass food poisoning caused by a contagious virus found in kimchi; know more about it
About 1,000 people in South Korea are suffering from food poisoning linked to kimchi contaminated wi...
US and allies in war of words with Russian-North Korean alliance
The United States and its regional allies in Asia Pacific have strongly condemned the newly announce...
South Korea summons Russian ambassador as tensions rise with North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea summoned the Russian ambassador to protest the country’s new defens...
Before his summit with North Korea’s Kim, Putin vows they’ll beat sanctions together
SEOUL, South Korea — Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked North Korea for supporting his actions...
Scooter Braun says he’s no longer a music manager, will focus on Hybe duties and his children
NEW YORK — Scooter Braun, one of the most recognizable names in the music business known for represe...
Why are South Korean babies and children suing their government?
As a 20-week-old embryo, Choi Hee-woo became one of the world’s youngest-ever plaintiffs by joining ...
North Korea’s trash rains down onto South Korea, balloon by balloon. Here’s what it means
SEOUL, South Korea — Manure. Cigarette butts. Scraps of cloth. Waste batteries. Even, reportedly, di...
Japan, South Korea announce sanctions over Russia-North Korea arms trade
Japan and South Korea have announced separate sanctions packages targeting companies, vessels or ind...
South Korea’s Yoon apologises over handbag scandal, pledges focus on economy
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol conceded on Thursday that his ruling party’s crushing election ...
In South Korea, remembering Rabindranath Tagore, for inspiring a generation of freedom fighters
Some 4,000 km from undivided Bengal, where he was born, a bust of Rabindranath Tagore stands on a bu...
North Korea sends a delegation to Iran in a growing effort to break its diplomatic isolation
SEOUL, South Korea — A high-level North Korean economic delegation was on its way to Iran, the North...
Dystopia of Seoul
Antonio Vivaldi published, The Four Seasons, in 1723, celebrating the natural world and the four dis...
Envoy says US is determined to monitor North Korean nukes, through UN or otherwise
SEOUL, South Korea — The United States and its allies are discussing options “both inside and outsid...
South Korea launches its 2nd military spy satellite amid animosities with North Korea
South Korea has launched its second military spy satellite into space, days after North Korea reaffi...
Negotiator for South Korean walkout doctors sees ‘no future’ after Yoon meeting
A much-heralded first meeting between South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and a negotiator for youn...
North Korea says it tested new solid-fuel intermediate-range missile with hypersonic warhead
North Korea said Wednesday it tested a new hypersonic intermediate-range missile powered with solid ...