After emerging from the 1950-53 war with North Korea, South Korea emerged as one of the 20th century’s most remarkable economic success stories, becoming a developed, globally connected ...

South Korean court reinstates impeached PM Han Duck-soo as acting president Han took over as acting leader from President Yoon Suk Yeol, who was himself impeached over his short-lived declaration ...

Lee Young-hoon, senior pastor of Yoido Full Gospel Church, expressed concerns about the pervasive influence of shamanism in all areas of Korea, warning that society is being engulfed by ...

UISEONG: Deadly wildfires in South Korea worsened overnight, officials said on Tuesday (Mar 25), as dry, windy weather hampers efforts to contain one of the country's worst fire outbreaks.

A person walks past houses destroyed by wildfires at a village in Yeongyang, South Korea, Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (Yun Kwan-shik/Yonhap via AP) ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, center, and South Korean ...

Korean shamanism has made a comeback. Koreans widely consult their local mudangs for advice in important decision making, special events and general fortune telling. It’s said that even South ...

The US energy department put South Korea on a watchlist because visitors to its laboratories mishandled sensitive information, Joseph Yun, the acting US ambassador, said on Tuesday. The ...

South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has been reinstated as the acting president as the Constitutional Court overturned his impeachment SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea’s Constitutional ...

Kim Soo Hyun, one of the top names in the South Korean entertainment industry, has refuted allegations made earlier this month by a YouTube channel known for its political news that he had started ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Firefighters extinguish a fire at a factory building that has been engulfed in a wildfire in Uiseong, South ...