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...
No spoilers here! From the 1986 revolutions in Gwangju and Manila to the economic booms and downfalls, South Korea is known for having a 1980s quite similar to that of the Philippines. We might’ve seen a glimpse of Korea’s ‘80s in the popular show “Reply 1988,” the movie “A Taxi...
SEOUL, South Korea -- The United States and South Korea began their biggest combined military drills since 2018 on Monday, Seoul said -- a move likely to enrage North Korea, which has been ramping up its nuclear threats. US soldiers salute at the site of the 1976 "Axe Murder Incident" during a...
SEOUL, South Korea -- The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday rejected Seoul's offer of economic assistance in return for denuclearisation steps, calling it the "height of absurdity". This picture taken on August 10, 2022 and released from North Korea's official Korean...
K-pop artist Kang Daniel has canceled his performance in Japan after he tested positive for Covid-19. Kang Daniel was scheduled to fly from Incheon International Airport on Aug. 19 for the “Summer Sonic 2022” shows in Osaka on Aug. 20 and Tokyo on Aug. 21 but canceled it. K-pop artist Kang...
TOKYO, Japan -- Two Japanese ministers paid respects Monday at a controversial war shrine, infuriating China and South Korea where the site is seen as a symbol of past militarism, especially during World War II. People visit the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on August 15, 2022, to mark the 77th...
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said Monday he will offer a wide-ranging aid package to the North in return for denuclearisation, a deal long seen as a non-starter for Pyongyang. The proposal comes days after the North threatened to "wipe out" Seoul authorities over a...
SEOUL, South Korea -- The heir and de facto leader of the Samsung group received a presidential pardon Friday, continuing South Korea's long tradition of freeing business leaders convicted of corruption on economic grounds. In this file photo taken on February 22, 2017 Lee Jae-Yong (C), vice...
SEOUL, South Korea -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday expressed his "clear commitment" to North Korea's denuclearisation during his visit to Seoul, weeks after Pyongyang said it was "ready to mobilise" its nuclear deterrent. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres talks...
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea's capital has moved to ban the cramped basement flats made famous by Oscar-winning movie "Parasite" after four people drowned in subterranean dwellings during flooding caused by record-breaking rains this week. South Korean soldiers clear debris from a residential...
SEOUL, South Korea -- The death toll from South Korea's record-breaking rains and flooding has risen to 11, officials said Thursday, with eight more people still missing as Seoul struggles to clean up after the deluge. Partially submerged roadsigns are seen as waters from the flooded Han River...
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea recorded 151,792 new Covid-19 cases as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, taking the total number of infections to 20,845,973, the health authorities said Wednesday. The daily caseload was up from 149,897 in the previous day as a highly transmissible...
