South Korea

Suga donates $3.6 million to autism centre in South Korea

BTS member Suga has donated approximately $3.6 million to support the establishment of a treatment centre for children with autism spectrum disorder in South Korea. The facility, set to open in September in collaboration with Severance Hospital, will offer language, psychological and behavioural therapy, while combining clinical treatment with research.

OpenAI to open office in Seoul, South Korea

OpenAI is establishing its first South Korean office in Seoul, the company announced recently. This move comes as South Korea now ranks second globally in paying ChatGPT users, trailing only the United States, according to company data.

'Bangladesh feels like South Korea of the 80s'

Giordano Korea CEO sees ‘familiar signs of promise’ as he plans a factory in economic zone

South Korean businesses set to make significant investment in Bangladesh

A delegation of Korean investors said in a meeting with the chief adviser

BTS' Jungkook makes largest donation to South Korea's wildfire relief efforts

The catastrophic wildfires in South Korea have been a major news focus. According to the Ministry of Interior and Safety, 27 fatalities have been confirmed, with the toll likely to increase.

South Korea suspends DeepSeek downloads

South Korea has suspended new downloads of the Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek, citing concerns over personal data protection. The country’s Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) announced the decision on Monday, stating that the app will remain unavailable until it complies with local privacy laws.

Protesters storm South Korea court after president's detention extended

After the court extended his detention around 3:00 am (1800 GMT Saturday), the president's supporters smashed windows and doors as they rushed inside the building.

South Korea's Yoon will not attend first impeachment hearing

Yoon has been holed up in the presidential residence and protected by an elite guard force since being suspended and impeached last month

South Koreans protest in snow as Yoon arrest deadline nears

Thousands descended on his residence again Sunday despite bitter snow conditions blanketing the capital -- with one camp demanding Yoon's arrest while the other called for his impeachment to be declared invalid.

February 9, 2018
February 9, 2018

Koreas share historic handshake at Olympic opening ceremony

It is a historic moment, and it happens even before the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics had officially begun.

January 21, 2018
January 21, 2018

NKorea teams arrive in South for pre-Olympics inspection

North Korean delegates arrive in South Korea to inspect venues and prepare cultural performances for next month's Winter Olympics, in the first visit by Pyongyang officials to the capitalist South for four years.

January 17, 2018
January 17, 2018

Koreas to march together

The two Koreas will field a combined women's ice hockey team and march together under one flag at next month's Winter Olympics in the South, Seoul says, after a new round of talks amid a thaw in cross-border ties.

January 14, 2018
January 14, 2018

SKorea, NKorea to hold working-level talks Jan 15

North Korea and South Korea agree to hold working-level talks at the Tongil Pavilion on the North Korean side of the truce village of Panmunjom on Jan 15, South Korea’s unification ministry says in a statement.

January 9, 2018
January 9, 2018

NKorea says it will not discuss nuclear arms in talks with South

North Korea says it will not discuss its nuclear weapons in coming talks with Seoul because they are aimed only at the United States, not its "brethren" in South Korea.

January 9, 2018
January 9, 2018

North Korea to send team to Winter Games, South to consider easing bans after talks

North Korea say during rare talks with the South that it will send a delegation to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea next month and Seoul said it was prepared to lift some sanctions temporarily to facilitate the visit if needed.

January 3, 2018
January 3, 2018

NKorea reopens cross-border communications with SKorea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reopens a key cross-border communication channel with South Korea for the first time in nearly two years as the rivals explored the possibility of sitting down and talking after months of acrimony and fears of war.

January 2, 2018
January 2, 2018

SKorea offers high-ranking govt talks with NKorea on Jan 9

South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myong-gyon offers high-ranking government talks with North Korea next week at the border village of Panmunjom, a day after Pyongyang suggested talks despite sticking to its nuclear ambitions.

January 1, 2018
January 1, 2018

North Korea's Kim says 'open to dialogue' with South Korea, will only use nukes if threatened

Kim Jong Un warns the United States that he has a “nuclear button” on his desk ready for use if North Korea is threatened, but offered an olive branch to South Korea, saying he was “open to dialogue” with Seoul.

December 21, 2017
December 21, 2017

29 die, 29 injured in South Korean building fire

A fire broke out at an eight-storey building in the central South Korean city of Jecheon, killing 29 people and injuring 29 others, officials say.