Officials say the most destructive wildfires ever to hit South Korea are almost contained. The government's announcement ...

What caused South Korea’s largest ever wildfires? - After a week, efforts still continue to contain a fire that killed at ...

Navigating a makeshift raft between drifting furniture and submerged cars, Rafael Quispe steers through his village in ...

The U.S. government's recent move to designate Korea as a "sensitive country" in the energy sector is seen as a subtle warning amid growing calls within Korea to develop its own nuclear arsenal ...

The artist was known for popularizing the musical genre in the country, but convictions for drug abuse damaged his image. By Jin Yu Young Reporting from Seoul Wheesung, a singer-songwriter who ...

North Korea fired several ballistic missiles into the sea on Monday, just hours after South Korea and the United States kicked off their first major joint military exercise of President Donald ...

For many older South Koreans, the name "white skull squad" harks back to a dark time of violence and repression. It was first used in the 1950s, when the country's first president, Rhee Syngman, a ...

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired several ballistic missiles into the sea Monday, South Korea’s military said, hours after South Korean and U.S. troops kicked off their large annual ...

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North Korea condemned combined South Korea-US military exercises that began on Monday as a “dangerous provocative act”, citing the risk of an accidental shooting sparking a physical confrontation.

U.S. Army soldiers prepare to cross the Hantan River at a training field in Yeoncheon, South Korea, near the border with North Korea on Monday. (Ahn Young-joon/AP) SEOUL, South Korea — North ...

South Korea is pitching Canada on a host of new military equipment deals, pointing out that the Asian nation can not only deliver defence systems quickly but that it is a trustworthy ally.