Torrential rain that has battered South Korea’s greater capital region for two days has started easing, but not before claiming at least one life.

As South Korea commemorated the 80th anniversary of its liberation from colonial rule on Friday, a festival called for the reunification of the divided Peninsula.

To South Koreans weary of the political polarization that led briefly to martial law, President Lee Jae Myung is showing a more human touch than his predecessor. But his biggest challenges lie ahead.

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday dismissed South Korean claims the North is removing some of its loudspeakers along the inter-Korean border, mocking the government in Seoul for clinging to hopes of renewed diplomacy between the war-divided rivals.

South Korea’s birth rate has dropped throughout much of the past decade, spelling trouble for the military as regional threats and global conflicts simmer.

While Seoul had a well-developed scene before the arrival of the fair, Frieze has undeniably elevated the city’s profile as a global arts destination.

South Korea’s Supreme Court has rejected a 30 million won damage claim by an American composer who accused a South Korean kids content company of plagiarizing his version of “Baby Shark.”

Homelessness near Seoul Station has nearly halved since before the Covid-19 pandemic, and yet experts caution that the decline may stem from a narrow definition of the term.