SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korean police said Thursday they have arrested a woman accused of murdering her two children, whose remains were found in suitcases in New Zealand last month. The 42-year-old -- reportedly a South Korean-born New Zealand national -- was arrested in the southeastern city...
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea has fined Google and Meta more than $71 million collectively for gathering users' personal information without consent for tailored ads, regulators said Wednesday, the country's highest-ever data protection fines. Investigations into the two US tech giants found...
The Korean Embassy in Manila will be launching an online appointment system starting Wednesday, Sep. 14, that will allow those who want to go to South Korea to get a visa by booking a schedule online and without having to fall in line outside of the embassy. The Embassy will put up the website...
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea will begin vaccinating its people against Covid-19 around November, state media said Friday, about a month after the country declared victory over the virus. It is the first time the isolated regime officially announced its plans for vaccination since the start of...
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea has passed a law declaring its readiness to launch preventive nuclear strikes, including in the face of conventional attacks, state media said Friday. This undated photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 6, 2022 shows...
SEOUL, South Korea -- Seoul on Thursday proposed talks with Pyongyang to resume reunions for thousands of families divided by the Korean War, saying time was running out for ageing relatives. Millions of people were swept apart by the 1950-53 Korean War, which separated brothers and sisters,...
See, feel and experience Korea in the Philippines through different events this month and October under the theme “Kita Kita Korea.” These include the Korea Festival from Sept. 10 to 11 and the Phil-Kor Hats Exhibit on Oct. 14. The Korea Festival will feature songpyeon, K-pop artist Soyou,...
SEOUL, South Korea -- The death toll from Typhoon Hinnamnor rose to 10 in South Korea, authorities said Wednesday, after the storm battered the southern coast with huge waves and heavy rain this week. This picture taken on September 6, 2022 shows South Korean rescue workers carrying a survivor...
No Filipinos were reported as having been affected by super typhoon Hinnamnor that hit South Korea Tuesday morning, Sept. 6, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. South Korean rescue workers rescue a man from a flooded riverside park in Ulsan on September 6, 2022, as Typhoon Hinnamnor hit...
South Korean rescue workers rescue a man from a flooded riverside park in Ulsan on September 6, 2022, as Typhoon Hinnamnor hit South Korea's southern provinces. YONHAP / AFP BUSAN, South Korea – Typhoon Hinnamnor killed one person and left nine missing on Tuesday, before heading back to sea...
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea is expected to become the world's most aged country in 2044 amid rapid aging, statistical office data showed Monday. The proportion of South Korean people aged 65 or higher is forecast to account for 36.7 percent of the country's total population in 2044, according...
SEOUL, South Korea -- The art world landed in Seoul this week for the inaugural edition of Frieze in Asia, as the vibrant South Korean capital looks to position itself as the region's next art hub. Visitors look at artwork "High Windows (Happy Life), 2006" by artist Damien Hirst during the Frieze...
