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Five dead as freight lorry and bus crash near South Korean capital

A freight lorry crashed with a bus on a road near the South Korean capital Seoul on Thursday, causing a fire that killed at...

North Korea fires unidentified projectile, says Seoul

North Korea fired at least one unidentified projectile toward its eastern sea on Saturday in its second launch this week. The move apparently continued a...

Seoul: North Korea defector likely made rare border crossing

A person who crossed the border from South Korea into North Korea on New Year’s Day was likely a defector who had slipped through...

South Korean capital orders coronavirus tests for all foreign workers

South Korea’s capital has ordered coronavirus tests for all foreign workers as the country expands mass testing targeting expatriates in a campaign that has...

Samsung heir indicted over controversial 2015 merger

South Korean prosecutors have indicted Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong on charges of stock price manipulation and other financial crimes. The move sets up what could...

Seoul mayor reported missing with searches under way

The mayor of South Korean capital Seoul has been reported missing and search operations are under way, according to police. Officers are looking for Mayor...

Seoul considers new lockdown measures as virus cases climb

South Korea has reported 42 new infections of Covid-19 as infections steadily climb in the greater capital area, forcing authorities to consider stronger social...

Resurgence of virus threatens South Korea’s success story

A resurgence of infections in the Seoul region, where half of South Korea’s 51 million people live, is threatening the country’s success story in...

South Korea defends reopening of schools despite new surge in Covid-19 cases

South Korea’s government has defended its decision to reopen schools despite health risks posed by a resurgence in Covid-19 cases. The figure of 49 new...

Seoul shuts down nightclubs after dozens of infections linked to revellers

Seoul has shut down more than 2,100 nightclubs, hostess bars and discos after dozens of coronavirus infections were linked to clubgoers who went out...

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