South Korea’s president orders action after migrant worker abuse video
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president ordered officials to find ways to prevent the mistreatment of…
South Korea sends 6 rescued North Koreans back across sea border
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea sent six North Koreans back across the rivals’ sea border on…
Trump sets 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday set a 25% tax on goods imported from Japan and…
North Korean crosses the heavily fortified border to South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — An unidentified North Korean man crossed the heavily fortified land border separating the…
Japan and South Korea mark 60 years of diplomatic relations
TOKYO (AP) — Japan and South Korea are marking the 60th anniversary of the normalization of their diplomatic…
What to know about South Korea’s snap presidential election Tuesday
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — After months of political turmoil, South Korea will elect a new president this…
South Korea’s acting leader Han resigns amid reports he will run for president
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s acting leader, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, said Thursday he is resigning…
South Korea’s liberal leader Lee wins party nomination to run for president
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Lee Jae-myung, a liberal who wants greater economic parity in South Korea and…
US blocks sea salt imports from South Korean salt farm over forced labor concerns
SEOUL. South Korea (AP) — The United States has blocked imports of sea salt products from a major…
South Korea establishes diplomatic relations with Syria, a longtime friend of rival North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has established diplomatic relations with Syria’s new Islamist government, Seoul’s foreign…
Nations puzzle over how to respond to US trade war as global markets implode
BRUSSELS (AP) — America’s trading partners wrestled with responses to U.S. President Donald Trump’sblast of tariff hikes and…
Yoon Suk Yeol had a rapid rise in South Korean politics before an abrupt downfall
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Yoon Suk Yeol’s political rise was fast: the former star prosecutor clinched South…