South Korea turns to blind-dating in time of low birth rates
Against the backdrop of Christmas songs, 100 South Korean men and women gathered at a hotel near Seoul dressed in their best with name tags...
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After Europe, bedbugs problem spreads to South Korea
South Korea is ramping up pest control measures and inspections to prevent a spread of bedbugs after reports of suspected infestations at some saunas and...
Major takeaways from US, Japan, South Korea summit
U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol made several pledges in an historic Camp David meeting,...
North Korea prepares for military actions in protest of US three-nation summit -South Korea
North Korea may launch an intercontinental ballistic missile or take other military action to protest a summit of the United States, South Korea and Japan,...
South Korea flood death toll rises to 39, Yoon blames botched responses
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday blamed authorities’ failure to follow disaster response rules as the death toll from days of torrential rain...
Blinken reaffirms commitments to Japan, S.Korea, condemns N.Korean missile launch
North Korea’s firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Wednesday violates multiple U.N. resolutions and threatens peace and stability in the region, the United...
South Koreans, getting younger by the law
South Koreans became a year or two younger on Wednesday as new laws that require using only the international method of counting age took effect,...
‘Netflix Effect’ lifts Korean content but market control worries grow
When Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos visits South Korea this week he will find an entertainment industry that has achieved global fame through hits such as...
South Korea, EU agree to boost security ties amid Ukraine, North Korea tension
South Korea and the European Union agreed on Monday to step up cooperation on security amid tension over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and North Korean...
Japan’s PM tells South Koreans his ‘heart hurts’ over pain caused by occupation
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told South Koreans on Sunday his “heart hurts” when he thinks of suffering and pain during Japanese colonial rule, in...
