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South Korea and US flags are seen at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, US December 24, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

North Korea condemns US missile sale approval to South Korea: KCNA

The ministry’s director-general for external policy said in a statement carried by KCNA that military cooperation between Washington and Seoul was being “systematically strengthened” despite what...

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives at a court to attend a hearing to review his arrest warrant requested by special prosecutors in Seoul, South Korea, July 9, 2025. REUTERS

South Korea court sentences ex-president Yoon to 30-year jail term over drone incursion

Newly appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Bangladesh, Kim Ji-joon, presents his credentials to President Mohammed Shahabuddin today, 9 June 2026. Photo: PID

President urges South Korea to boost trade, investment with Bangladesh

A demonstrator raises his fist as people surround a vote-counting centre to protest a controversy over a shortage of ballot papers that disrupted voting in the local election and to call for a rerun of the election, in Seoul, South Korea, June 6, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

Thousands demand South Korea repeat local elections after ballot shortage

Samsung Electronics’ labor union members chant slogans during a protest against the company's compensation levels ahead of a planned lengthy strike in front of Samsung Electronics' semiconductor plant in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on April 23, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo

Samsung pay deal marks seismic change for South Korea, emboldening unions

A woman walks in front of a screen displaying Evergrande's stock prices, among others, outside the Exchange Square, after a court ordered the liquidation of China Evergrande Group, in Hong Kong, China, 29 January 2024. REUTERS/Lam Yik/File Photo

Oil rises, Asian stocks sink on US-Iran deadlock

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung pose for photographs as they visit the Western Precinct (Saiin Garan) at Horyu-ji temple in Ikaruga, Nara prefecture, Japan, January 14, 2026. Photo: FRANCK ROBICHON/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

South Korea's Lee, Japan's Takaichi to meet on Tuesday, Seoul says

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BSIA South Korea roadshow boosts Dhaka-Seoul semiconductor collaboration

8 countries with better investment returns than US stock market right now

8 countries with better investment returns than US stock market right now

Participants sleep during the 2026 Power Nap contest at Han River park in Seoul, South Korea on 2 May, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Sweet Dreams: Seoul holds 'Power Nap Contest' in sleep-deprived South Korea

South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee, wife of impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol, arrives at a court to attend a hearing to review her arrest warrant requested by special prosecutors at the Seoul Central District Court, in Seoul, South Korea August 12, 2025. Photo: JUNG YEON-JE/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

South Korea appeals court sentences Ex-First Lady Kim Keon Hee to 4 years in jail

Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate for South Korea's Democratic Party, prepares for the second televised debate for the upcoming presidential election in Seoul, South Korea, May 23, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool/File Photo

South Korea’s Lee says claim that minister leaked classified intel is ‘absurd’

Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate for South Korea's Democratic Party, prepares for the second televised debate for the upcoming presidential election in Seoul, South Korea, May 23, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool/File Photo

South Korea's Lee to seek big boost in economic ties in summit with India's Modi