The Trump administration is pressing Seoul to pay sharply more, but those demands are triggering protests on the peninsula.

Same-sex marriages are not recognized in South Korea, but calls for change are beginning.

Seoul's city government said two events applied for permits on the same day — and the Christian youth event won. But Pride advocates see social conservatism at work.

U.S. and South Korean officials skeptical that Kim is dead, believe he is in Wonsan.

The Seoul suburb, home to both majestic high-rises and village shacks, is a microcosm of the widening social and economic inequality bedeviling South Korea.

David Bowie and the Beatles may have helped topple the Berlin Wall. Now South Korean and Western pop may be undermining the Pyongyang regime.

School holidays have been extended and many evening classes canceled. It’s a respite from constant pressure, but the novelty is already wearing off.

The coronavirus has been both an immense logistical challenge and an election issue, but the government appears to be passing the test.

A court ruling allowing a man to add his male partner to his health insurance plan offers hope that change is possible in socially conservative South Korea.

After Ji’s emotional cameo at the State of the Union, the president has shunted human rights issues to the sidelines in his nuclear negotiations with Kim Jong Un.

In this first installment of Sang Young Park's novella, a filmmaker enlists to earn money for an independent film and finds himself caught up in an even more personal project.

Tabletop grilling is a way of life in South Korea, where meat is associated with wealth and health. But a growing number of the vegan-curious are trying to reduce their intake.

Kim was seen walking, standing, joking and smoking in extensive footage of his visit. His three-week absence from the public eye appears to have been linked to coronavirus.

Going from the land of Kim Jong Un to the raucous and digital culture of South Korea has been a huge shock for most. But more and more young North Koreans who have fled south are rising to the...

Korean millennials are turning the tables on traditional power dynamics of the workplace and social settings through innovative means. But is it only for the rich?

The fast-warming Sea of Okhotsk, wedged between Russia and Japan, is a cautionary tale of the far-reaching consequences when climate dominoes begin to fall.

For a 47-year-old restaurant owner, the quarantine and uncertainties tested both his body and mind.

A few Yemenis began arriving on Jeju Island this spring. Then hundreds more followed. Officials now grapple with what Jeju’s governor called South Korea’s “first refugee crisis.”

Ri Son Gwon, the new foreign minister, has a reputation for being a hard-line, testy negotiator.

Her bestselling novel showed South Korea’s everyday sexism — and struck a chord around the region

When the DMV-area burger chain opened its first location in Seoul this week, some people queued overnight and even tried to re-sell the burgers at exorbitant prices.

Kim Jong Un threatens to unveil a “new strategic weapon” and says his country no longer feels bound by a moratorium on nuclear and ICBM tests.

Police paraded a 24-year-old accused of blackmailing 74 women, including 16 minors, into producing sexually degrading videos and posting them online.

The flurry of missile tests shows these claims are not just empty words and reflect actual progress, as Kim Jong Un is making his arsenal easier to launch and harder to track.

The clampdowns adopted by China are not on the menu in South Korea or Japan.

Experts now fear the lockdowns will leave networks struggling with twin problems: how to recover from a huge revenue hole and persuade riders that it’s safe to come back to one of the cornerstones of...

서울시립교향악단은 서울특별시 '잠시 멈춤' 캠페인의 일환으로 서울시향 온라인 콘서트 '영웅' 라이브 스트리밍을 선사합니다. 이번 공연은 서울시향 단원들의 자발적인 참여로 코로나19로 사태로 지친 시민들을 위로하기 위해 준비했습니다.서울시향에서는 공연 전 모든 연주자의 발열 체크와 ...

For three decades, German reunification has served as a model — and also a warning signal — in South Korean politics.

Pyongyang is turning increasingly belligerent as it signals frustration with the lack of concessions from Washington.

Phil Rucker on how Republicans are throwing out the political playbook by supporting a massive bailout for the economy. Chris Rowland on the search for a coronavirus treatment. And Min Joo Kim...

THE DISCORD LEAKS | An incursion late last year exposed extensive weaknesses and shortcomings in South Korea’s air defense, U.S. intelligence indicates.

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Russia vetoed an extension of the U.N. panel’s mandate, dissolving a body that for years monitored sanctions imposed over North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missile programs.

Going to the bathhouse is a big part of life in Japan and South Korea. But businesses are struggling after covid and fuel price spikes caused by the war in Ukraine.

Thae Yong-ho wants to send a message to Kim Jong Un and the North Korean elite, but first he needs to win the support of wealthy South Koreans.

Upward of 70 percent of deaths in Italy have been in men, one of the largest gender divides seen yet during the pandemic.

The data, even with names redacted, has raised questions about how to reconcile privacy against public health concerns.

The decision to seal-off the ward underscored the difficult choices facing health officials trying to contain coronavirus.

South Korea produces a huge amount of ammunition, a result of the Korean War, but is resisting growing pressure to export much-needed supplies to Ukraine.

Tabletop grilling is a way of life in South Korea, where meat is associated with wealth and health. But a growing number of the vegan-curious are trying to reduce their intake.

They chronicle North Korea’s leader “as if their life depended on it,” says one defector.

Korea’s disinformation problem

The two Koreas have had unified teams in some sports, but they remain major rivals in soccer.

One lawmaker in Seoul calls it the “Trump risk” — a combination of uncertainty, volatility and demands for more military payments.

High schools and universities now offer esports in the classroom. It’s helping give some students a sense of achievement and self-worth. 

The commander of U.S. Forces Korea called the decision to furlough 4,000 South Koreans “heartbreaking.”

There’s no shortage of victims of South Korea’s online voyeurs. But where are the cameras?

They have helped make testing available, but there are concerns about hospital capacity.