South Korea

A South Korean court on Monday acquitted Samsung Electronics chief Lee Jae-yong of a raft of crimes linked to a controversial 2015 merger, the Yonhap news agency reported.

After years of worsening ties, Pyongyang made it official this week: declaring Seoul its main enemy, abolishing agencies dedicated to reunification and threatening to occupy the South during war.

North Korea's Kim Jong Un branded South Korea his country's "principal enemy" and warned he would not hesitate to annihilate it as he toured major weapons factories, state media said Wednesday.

Pyongyang launched more than 200 artillery rounds in the maritime buffer zone as bordering areas in the south were evacuated

South Korean opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck on Tuesday while talking to reporters in the port city of Busan.

The "Malligyong-1" was launched Tuesday, Pyongyang's third attempt at securing a military eye in the sky after two failures in May and August, with Kim Jong Un already reviewing images of US military bases in Guam, the North's state media has reported.

The company, which is one of the world's largest makers of electronic chips, announced third-quarter operating profits of "2.4 trillion won ($1.7 billion) based on strong sales of flagship models in mobile and strong demand for displays".

South Korea got its first up-close look at its new pair of baby giant pandas Thursday at a name-revealing ceremony that doubled as an early celebration of the 100 days since their birth.

Central and southern regions of South Korea have been severely affected by relentless downpours since Thursday, with the ongoing rainy season reaching its peak.

The U.S. has already agreed to defend South Korea under international law and has also promised to deploy nuclear weapons if necessary.

The U.S. and South Korea have increased joint military drills in the region to oppose North Korea's increasing aggression.

Since March, U.S. and South Korean forces have been engaged in a series of annual springtime activities.

North Korea reportedly launched a short-range ballistic missile toward the sea on Sunday.

Just before the start of U.S.-South Korean military drills, nuclear-armed North Korea tested two strategic cruise missiles from a submarine on Sunday.

Kim Jong Un has ordered the expansion of North Korea’s nuclear arsenal following the country’s 37th weapons launch for 2022 last week.

In its latest tactics of weapons display, North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles on Saturday morning toward its eastern waters.

South Korea’s military fired warning shots across the border with North Korea on Monday, after North Korean drones violated its airspace.

The first member of the mega-hit pop band BTS reported for military duty at Gyeonggi Province this Tuesday. Video of 30-year-old BTS Member Jin reporting for service was captured.

Football legend Samuel Eto’o was seen brutally attacking a man outside a stadium at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

The police officer who was under investigation for the Halloween crush was reportedly found dead in an apparent suicide.

The U.S. and South Korea held one of their most extensive combined military air exercises seen as a provocative step that could attract more powerful measures from Pyongyang.

A witness says he felt an "accident was bound to happen" as he recalled how people were "pushed around" and how he "got caught in the crowd and couldn't get out."

Analysts are concerned as to why the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un continues to flaunt his nuclear arsenal.

North and South Korea traded warning shots on Monday at around 3:4 a.m. along their western sea boundary, an often disputed area for the rival nations.

North Korea fired a barrage of artillery shells near the South Korean territorial waters on Tuesday as a military countermeasure against Seoul’s recent military drills around the border.

North Korea flies warplanes near the shared border of both nations and launched a test missile at the same time South Korea conducted live-fire artillery drills. 

North Korea tested two new nuclear-capable cruise missiles on Wednesday, with leader Kim Jong-un pushing a warning that the country was ready for "actual war".

North Korea is speculated to test yet another nuclear weapon that may threaten its relations with its closest ally, China

North Korea's Kim Jong Un proclaims it will never give up its nuclear weapons nor its pursuit of building up its nuclear arsenal to counter any threats from the US.

On Wednesday, Kim Yo-jong, the sister of dictator Kim Jong-un, blamed the recent wave of COVID infections in North Korea on their rival country South Korea, with many worried that retaliation may happen due to the escalated rhetoric.