South Korea moves to end 'baby exports,' state to take full responsibility

Starting July 19, the state takes full responsibility for adoptions, ending 70 years of privately run placements In just a few days, South Korea will officially end its decadeslong practice of allowing private agencies to handle adoptions and...

South Korean teacher and mother arrested for stealing exams

SEOUL: A teacher and a parent of a high school student in South Korea have been arrested for breaking into a school to steal exam papers, police told AFP on Wednesday (Jul 16). The country is known for placing extreme emphasis on academic...

South Korea: Education Minister Nominee Apologises Over Allegations Of Daughter's Academic Plagiarism

(MENAFN- IANS) Seoul, July 16 (IANS) Education Minister nominee Lee Jin-sook apologised Wednesday over allegations of unlawfully sending her daughter to study abroad at an early age and committing academic plagiarism.Lee's second daughter, now 33,...

Football: Germain nets again, Japan beat South Korea in East Asian final

YONGIN, South Korea - Ryo Germain built on his impressive form with an early strike as Japan held on to beat South Korea 1-0 to claim their second successive East Asian E-1 men's football championship on Tuesday. Germain scored his fifth goal of...

Report urges South Korea to rethink defense export strategy amid China’s AI arms push

As China accelerates the integration of artificial intelligence, drones and robotics into its military systems, South Korea must rethink its arms export strategy to maintain global competitiveness, a state-run think tank said Wednesday. In a...

Camp Humphreys Disc Golf: The number one course in South Korea

This PSA highlights the premier Disc Golf course at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, July 9, 2025. Rated as the number one Disc Golf course in all of Korea, it offers an exceptional outdoor recreational opportunity for service members and families....

Why is South Korea retrying a spy chief who assassinated a president?

Suhnwook LeeBBC Korean Reporting fromSeoul ShareSave Watch: 1979 news report on the assassination of President Park Chung-hee Two gunshots. That is how Yoo Seok-sul begins recounting the night of Friday, 26 October, 1979. A former security guard...

Hà Nội police probe alleged assault by South Korean women

South Korea, U.S. accelerate talks on tariff-security package

With the August 1 deadline for the U.S. reciprocal tariff waiver imposed by President Donald Trump just two weeks away, South Korea and the United States are speeding up talks on a comprehensive tariff and security package. To secure tariff cuts...

Louis Vuitton says customers in Turkey, South Korea and UK impacted by data breaches

Luxury brand Louis Vuitton said data breaches at its stores in Turkey, South Korea and the United Kingdom exposed the sensitive information of some customers. Last week, Turkey’s Personal Data Protection Board released a notice to the public about...

South Koreans wear red to draw line on Israeli genocide

Frank Smith Press TV, Seoul South Koreans joined Palestinians and the people from around the world to rally against Israel's ongoing attacks in Gaza and the West Bank even as ceasefire talks take place. Protesters wore red like those demonstrating...

South Korea Calls On UNESCO To Step In If Japan Reneges On Pledge Over Forced Labour Site

(MENAFN- IANS) Seoul, July 15 (IANS) South Korea on Tuesday called on UNESCO's heritage oversight body to step in if Japan continues to backtrack on its promise to honour wartime forced labour victims from its UNESCO World Heritage-listed...

India, South Korea Order Checks On Boeing Fuel Switches After Air India Crash

Home India India, South Korea Order Checks On Boeing Fuel Switches After Air India... A preliminary report into the Air India crash that killed 260 people found that the switches had almost simultaneously flipped from run position to cutoff...

Senate committee seeks safeguard against US troop reductions in South Korea

U.S. soldiers participate in an Eighth Army run at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, June 9, 2025. (Michelle Lessard-Terry/U.S. Army) A version of next year’s defense spending bill forwarded recently by the Senate Armed Services Committee would bar the...

South Korea summons Japan's defence attache in protest over island claims

SEOUL: South Korea's defence ministry summoned Japan's defence attache on Tuesday (Jul 15) to protest over an annual white paper published by Tokyo, which made a territorial claim over disputed islands located in the East Sea. Both sides claim...

South Korean Actress Kang Seo Ha Passes Away at 31 After Battle with Cancer

The South Korean entertainment industry is mourning the loss of actress Kang Seo Ha, who tragically passed away at the young age of 31. According to a report by Sports Kyunghyang, the actress died early in the morning on July 14, 2025, following a...

South Korea Begins Hydrogen-Powered K3 Main Battle Tank Development

Home/Asia Pacific/South Korea Begins Hydrogen-Powered K3 Main Battle Tank Development South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem has kicked off development of the K3 main battle tank, a next-generation platform powered by hydrogen fuel cells and is set to...

Democratic lawmaker says 7 drones were sent into Pyongyang by South Korea last year

In October of 2024, North Korea released images of a drone it said had crashed in Pyongyang, claiming that it was of the same model used by the South Korean military. (KCNA/Yonhap) Democratic lawmaker and retired four-star general Kim Byung-joo...

South Korea vs Japan, EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2025 Live Streaming Online in India: How To Watch East Asian Cup Football Match Live Telecast on TV & Football Score Updates in IST?

Japan national football team are currently locking horns with hosts South Korea national football team in the EAFF East Asian Cup E-1 Football Championship 2025. The South Korea vs Japan EAFF E-1 Football Championship match is being played at the...

South Korea’s ticking age time bomb

Think of South Korea, and K-pop, Korean cuisine, films and perhaps even skincare products spring to mind. The fact that anything preceded by a “K” immediately invokes something Korean is testament to the success of South Korea’s global soft power....