South Korea

Three workers were found dead at a land-based fish farm in Goseong, South Gyeongsang Province, in South Korea, prompting a police investigation. According to the Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency on the 10th, the three workers—a Korean…

South Korea will welcome U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday with a replica gold crown and award him with the “Grand Order of Mugunghwa”, the country’s highest decoration, the presidential office said. Trump landed in South Korea on…

U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping next week as part of a trip to Asia, the White House said on Thursday, confirming the meeting which had been called into question following an escalation in trade tensions.…

South Korea fired warning shots on Friday at a North Korean commercial vessel that crossed the maritime border in disputed waters off the Korean peninsula’s west coast, and the vessel subsequently retreated, the South’s military said.…

Kim Keon Hee, the wife of South Korea’s ousted former President Yoon Suk Yeol, has been indicted for bribery and other charges, a special prosecution team said on Friday (Aug 29), amid a widening probe into the country’s martial law crisis…

South Korean police will launch a 100-day special crackdown on abuses against migrant workers, the Korean National Police Agency has said. Each of the nation’s 18 regional police agencies has formed a special unit that will operate…

South Korea’s former first lady has been arrested over a string of charges including stock manipulation and bribery. Kim Keon Hee, 52, denied all charges against her during a court hearing on Tuesday that lasted four hours. The Seoul…

South Korea’s military has shrunk to about 450,000 people - a decline of 20% over the last six years, according to a defence ministry report released by a ruling party lawmaker on Sunday. Authorities say the main reason behind the…

South Korea will prepare measures to help companies cope with higher U.S. tariffs and expand into new markets, the Finance Ministry said on Tuesday, as it kicked off a task force to prepare the new administration’s economic policy plans.…

President Donald Trump says the US will charge a 15% tariff on imports from South Korea, in what he called a “full and complete trade deal”. It comes just a day before a 1 August deadline for countries to reach agreements with the US or…