South Korea

Seoul will provide multilingual real estate counseling for foreign residents to protect them from fraud involving 'jeonse' or lump-sum deposit leases, the city government announced, Sunday.

Unionized railway workers on Thursday said they will launch an indefinite general strike on Dec. 5 to demand higher pay and a bigger workforce.

President Yoon Suk Yeol met with Vietnam's new President Luong Cuong to discuss economic cooperation between the two countries and other issues of mutual concern, Yoon's office said Saturday.

Two Taiwanese bands are coming to Korea's southeast for a two-day tour of Daegu and Busan on Nov. 22 and 23.

President Yoon Suk Yeol arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday to attend the Group of 20 (G20) summit, a multilateral forum representing the world's major economies.

The prolonged vacancy in the top post at the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family is disrupting its operations, with increasing calls for a new appointment to prevent a further waste of the organization's personnel and budget resources.

A consultative body involving the ruling People Power Party (PPP), the government and doctors' groups held their second round of talks Sunday but failed to narrow their differences as they seek to resolve a prolonged walkout by trainee doctors.

The veterans ministry said Monday it will host a major campaign honoring independence fighters next year to mark the 80th anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule.

One Russian and one Vietnamese suspect were recently extradited to the United States after being apprehended in Korea earlier this year, the justice ministry said Tuesday.

A Korean-developed long-range radar has successfully secured a combat suitability certification, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said Monday.

South Korea was given prior notice by the United States on its reported decision to allow Ukraine to use long-range missiles to strike inside Russia, the presidential office said Monday.

The leaders of South Korea, the United States and Japan announced the establishment of a secretariat for trilateral cooperation and condemned North Korea and Russia's decision to 'dangerously expand' Moscow's war in Ukraine as they met on the margins of a multilateral summit in Peru, Friday.

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Korea has confirmed the season's third case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) at a poultry farm west of Seoul, a provincial government said Monday.

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President Yoon Suk Yeol said South Korea's relations with the United States and China are not about choosing sides, pledging to working closely with both great powers amid Donald Trump's imminent return to the White House, according to interviews published Monday.

President Yoon Suk Yeol proposed, Friday, establishing a forum among Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) members to set standards to promote the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and manufacturing industries.

Korea is stepping up efforts to attract more foreign workers across a wider range of sectors as the government aims to increase the proportion of non-Koreans in the country’s workforce in response to growing labor shortages, according to government officials, Monday.

The presidential office said Monday that maintaining high-level communication is crucial to strengthening ties between South Korea and China, hoping to build on the momentum from the recent bilateral summit in Peru.

The Seoul city government said Monday it will push to hire foreigners as 'maeul' bus drivers to cope with a chronic manpower shortage in the transportation sector.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed 'strong' concerns over military cooperation between North Korea and Russia and decided to continue 'shuttle diplomacy' during their talks in Peru on Saturday, Yoon's office said.

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President Yoon Suk Yeol said Monday that South Korea will provide $10 million worth of humanitarian aid to address the hunger crisis in Africa as part of a global initiative led by the Group of 20 (G20) major economies.

A U.S. nuclear-powered submarine has arrived at a major southeastern naval base Monday to replenish supplies and provide rest for crew members, South Korea's Navy said.

President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday pledged Korea's commitment to leading efforts to expand use of carbon-free energy and foster inclusive growth among members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).

The Sultanate of Oman will celebrate the 54th glorious National Day this Monday, marking milestone accomplishments in different areas.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell on Monday portrayed a recently concluded defense cost-sharing deal with South Korea as 'extraordinarily generous and gracious,' and expressed hope that the incoming Trump administration will appreciate its 'wisdom.'

Anyone familiar with Park Kyong-ju, an active figure in Korean art activism, can't help but admire her firm dedication to advocating for the rights of foreign artists. Now, she takes a bold new step with her solo exhibition, 'I Am Fiction,' inspired by her personal struggles with artist visa issues during her residency at Schloss Balmoral in Germany. The […]

Unification Minister Kim Yung-ho said Sunday that any talks between North Korea and the United States will be difficult without South Korea's involvement.

President Yoon Suk Yeol asked Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday to play a 'constructive' role in stopping North Korea's provocations and with Pyongyang's deepening military cooperation with Russia in support of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.