South Korea

South Korea scrambled around 80 fighter jets after about 180 radar tracks of North Korean warplanes near the countries' eastern and western maritime borders were detected, South Korea's military said Friday, in the latest sign of escalating…

South Korea's police chief has said crowd control during the Itaewon crush was "inadequate" - the first acknowledgment from officials that they did not do enough to prevent it. Amid growing calls for accountability, Yoon…

As the death toll exceeds 150 following a crush during Halloween celebrations in Seoul, South Korea is canceling events from government briefings to K-pop concerts. President Yoon Suk-yeol on Sunday declared a period of national mourning…

Mourning altars will be set up in central Seoul for more than 150 people who died during Halloween celebrations the previous day, the government said Sunday. At least 151 people, many in their late teens and 20s, were…

North Korea launched Friday two short-range ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan, with the projectiles falling outside of Japan's exclusive economic zone, according to the South Korean military and the Japanese government. There were…

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday that North Korea has completed preparations for its seventh nuclear test, as his country remains on alert for further provocations by Pyongyang. North Korea "seems to have completed its…

UK-based charity says rich and poor countries alike exacerbated rising economic inequality during the pandemic. South Korea, Singapore, Tajikistan and the Maldives have made some of the biggest strides in tackling inequality during the…

South Korea's military has apologized after a failed missile launch during a joint drill with the United States sparked alarm among residents in the coastal city of Gangneung. They reported hearing an explosion and seeing a…

South Korea has detected signs that North Korea is preparing to launch a ballistic missile from a submarine, the South Korean presidential office said Saturday, a day after a U.S. aircraft carrier arrived for joint drills. The South Korean…

A U.S. aircraft carrier arrived in the South Korean port city of Busan on Friday for the first time in nearly five years to join naval exercises in a show of strength amid concern North Korea may conduct what would be its seventh nuclear…