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.

South Korea's new liberal president, Lee Jae Myung, says he will seek to restore a 2018 military agreement with North Korea aimed at reducing border tensions and urged Pyongyang to respond to Seoul's efforts to rebuild trust and revive dialogue.

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 Korean President Lee Jae Myung pledged to "respect" North Korea's political system and said Seoul would not seek unilateral reunification in a speech to mark Liberation Day.

South Korea’s president, Lee Jae Myung, announced plans to end some military activities along its border with North Korea and restore a 2018 military agreement with its neighbor.

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.”

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.

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.