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South Korea to fly detained workers back from US

South Korea is moving to pick up Korean workers following a raid at a Hyundai Motor manufacturing facility in the US state of Georgia last week, a Korean presidential official said.

Business • 18 hrs

Pedestrians under a cooling mist in Ginza district during high temperatures in Tokyo

Japan, South Korea experience hottest summer on record

Japan and South Korea sweltered this year through the hottest summers since records began, their weather agencies have said.

Asia • 01 Sep

North Korea test-fires two new air defence missiles

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen the test-firing of two new air defence missiles, state media said after Pyongyang accused Seoul of fomenting tensions on the border.

World • 24 Aug

N Korea accuses South of firing warning shots near border

North Korea accused the South's military of firing warning shots at its troops near their heavily fortified border, saying it risked raising tensions to "uncontrollable" levels.

World • 23 Aug

Retrial for woman who bit off attempted rapist's tongue

A South Korean court has reopened a decades-old case after the country's #MeToo movement inspired a woman to challenge her conviction for defending herself against sexual violence 61 years ago.

World • 23 Jul

Hong Kong investigates Louis Vuitton data leak

Hong Kong's privacy watchdog said today it was investigating a data leak at Louis Vuitton affecting about 419,000 customers, just after a cyberattack on the luxury brand in South Korea in June.

Business • 21 Jul

A tourist uses binoculars to watch the North Korean side of the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas, from South Korea's Odusan Unification Observatory in Paju on June 12, 2025

South Korea studying ways to improve relations with North

South Korea is studying various plans to improve relations with North Korea, a spokesperson for South Korea's Unification Ministry said.

World • 21 Jul

Villagers clean up and repair their flooded house in Yesan-Gun, South Korea, on July 18, 2025. Torrential rains that slam South Korea for three days leave four people dead, two missing, and more than 5,600 people evacuated, officials say on Friday, as wea

South Korea rain death toll rises to 17

Heavy rain in South Korea has killed at least 17 people in recent days, government records showed, while 11 remain unaccounted for in the intense downpours.

World • 20 Jul

South Korea's former impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol (C) arrives at a court to attend a hearing to review his arrest warrant requested by special prosecutors, in Seoul on July 9, 2025. South Korean prosecutors requested a new arrest warrant on July 6 to

South Korea court orders new arrest for ex-president Yoon

A South Korean court has approved a fresh arrest warrant for disgraced former President Yoon Suk Yeol and placed him in custody, days after special investigators renewed efforts to detain him over his failed martial law bid.

World • 09 Jul

Asian factories hobbled by US tariff risks

Factory activity in many Asian economies shrank in June as US tariff uncertainty kept demand low, but signs of modest relief for manufacturers raise the stakes in trade talks with Washington amid the region's gloomy economic recovery prospects.

Business • 01 Jul

Bottles containing rice, money, and USB sticks, prior to being thrown into the sea to North Korea

Six US citizens arrested over packages to North Korea

South Korean police have detained six US citizens who were attempting to deliver around 1,300 plastic bottles filled with rice, dollar notes and Bibles to North Korea, a police official said.

World • 27 Jun

Retailers in the US expect Korean brands to weather tariffs better than rivals thanks to higher margin business models

Korean beauty startups bet demand outlasts US tariffs

Emboldened by roaring online success in the US, South Korea's cosmetic startups are expanding their bricks-and-mortar presence in the world's biggest consumer market, confident their mass appeal will offset the hit from tariffs.

Business • 05 Jun

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - JUNE 04: Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party celebrates in front of the National Assembly on June 04, 2025 in Seoul, South Korea. Democratic Party (DP) candidate Lee Jae-myung was certain to win the presi

South Korea's centre-left leader Lee wins presidency

South Korea's centre-left leader Lee Jae-myung hailed voters' "great decision" as he was declared the winner of a snap presidential election, capping months of political chaos.

World • 03 Jun

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MAY 29: Supporters of South Korea's presidential candidate, Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party attend a campaign rally on May 29, 2025 in Seoul, South Korea. South Korean voters head to the polls to replace ousted President Yoon Su

Record numbers vote in South Korean presidential election

South Koreans lined up in record numbers to vote for a new president, joining lengthy queues to vote early in a poll triggered by the ex-leader's disastrous martial law declaration.

Asia • 30 May

The company has banned customers from using the name of ex-president Yoon, who has been stripped of office, as well as current candidates in the running for office

S Korea Starbucks bans presidential candidate name use

Starbucks in South Korea has banned customers from using the names of the country's presidential candidates - or the disgraced ex-president - for their orders, the coffee giant has said.

News Lens • 14 May

Ousted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol left the presidential residence on Friday

South Korea begins criminal insurrection trial of Yoon

South Korea's ousted leader Yoon Suk Yeol argued that his brief martial law declaration late last year was "not a coup d'etat" as he appeared in court for the start of a criminal trial over charges that he led an insurrection.

World • 14 Apr

A supporter of Yoon Suk Yeol waves a South Korean flag and denounces the Constitutional Court

South Korea sets presidential election for June

South Korea will hold a presidential election on 3 June, the country's acting president said, after South Korea's former leader Yoon Suk Yeol was removed from office over a disastrous declaration of martial law.

Asia • 08 Apr

Supporters of impeached South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol wave US and South Korean flags at a rally in Seoul

Thousands rally for South Korea's impeached ex-president

Thousands have protested in the South Korean capital in support of disgraced ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol, who was removed from office yesterday over his bungled martial law declaration.

World • 05 Apr

Yoon Suk Yeol was suspended over his attempt to subvert civilian rule

South Korea court upholds President Yoon's impeachment

South Korea's Constitutional Court upheld President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment over his disastrous martial law declaration, voting unanimously to strip him of office for violating the constitution.

World • 04 Apr

A member of the Korea Forest Service observes a wildfire from the side of a road in Andong

At least 27 dead as South Korea battles wildfires

Wildfires raging in South Korea have doubled in size compared to yesterday, as authorities called the blazes the country's worst natural fire disaster with at least 27 people killed and historic temples incinerated.

World • 27 Mar

More than a dozen fires broke out over the weekend

At least 24 killed in South Korea wildfires

At least 24 people have been killed in one of South Korea's worst wildfire outbreaks, with multiple raging blazes causing "unprecedented damage", the country's acting president said.

World • 26 Mar

South Korea's acting President Han Duck-soo arrives to hold a briefing at the Government Complex in Seoul

South Korean court dismisses impeachment of PM

South Korea's Constitutional Court has dismissed the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, reinstating him as acting president, a role he took after the president was suspended for declaring martial law.

World • 24 Mar

The incident occurred in Pocheon around 25km south of the heavily fortified border with North Korea

South Korea Air Force misdrops bombs, injuring civilians

South Korea's Air Force has said one of its fighter jets accidentally dropped eight bombs in the wrong place during a training exercise, resulting in several civilian injuries.

Asia • 06 Mar

Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived suspension of civilian rule plunged democratic South Korea into political turmoil, and he was removed from office by parliament in December

South Korea's Yoon denies he committed 'insurrection'

South Korea's ousted president Yoon Suk Yeol has denied having committed "insurrection" in declaring martial law in his final statement to an impeachment hearing that could formally remove him from office.

World • 25 Feb

Prosecutors indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after accusing him of leading an insurrection

S Korea's Yoon attends his first criminal trial hearing

South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared at a Seoul court for the first hearing of his criminal trial over insurrection charges, during which his lawyers demanded his release from jail.

Asia • 20 Feb