“South Korean military deployed helicopters to contain a wildfire within the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), the buffer zone separating the two Koreas,” it said on Friday (April 11, 2025).

SEOUL/TOKYO -- South Korean food companies are expanding their presence in the U.S. and other international markets as hallyu, or the "Korean wave," extends beyond K-pop and K-dramas. To ...

President Donald Trump tried again Tuesday to rewrite the history of US relations with South Korea. Trump then added this: “They began these Military payments during my first term, Billions of ...

The story so far: On April 4, South Korea’s constitutional court upheld the impeachment of former President Yoon Suk Yeol. The Court unanimously (8-0) agreed in favour of the impeachment.

Jon Hochschartner I was happy to learn the South Korean government recently invested $10 million to build a cultivated meat research center in Uiseong County. For those who don’t know, cultivated meat ...

South Korea’s truth commission has concluded that the government bears responsibility for facilitating a foreign adoption program rife with fraud and abuse, driven by efforts to reduce welfare ...

South Korea is America’s sixth-largest trading partner, with total trade in goods and services reaching $197 billion in 2024, according to the Office of the United States Trade Representative.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Many lessons can be learned from a good bowl of jjajangmyeon, supersavory black bean noodles, writes Eric Kim.

Shares of Samyang Foods have been on the boil, up 265% over the past year, fueled by the raging popularity of its spicy ...

TOKYO -- Asahi Breweries will soon start opening pop-up bars serving beverages with little or no alcohol in Japan and South Korea, aiming to capture demand from a wide clientele of young drinkers.