South Korea has designated life sciences and biotechnology as priority areas for growth and leadership. The country is experiencing rapid growth in biotechnology thanks to continuous public and ...

Travis King, the U.S. soldier who ran across the Demilitarized Zone and into North Korea last year, was sentenced Friday to a prison term that amounts to the time he has already served. King pleaded ...

GYEONGJU, South Korea, Oct 29 (Reuters) - South Korea welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday with a replica gold crown and awarded him with the "Grand Order of Mugunghwa", the country's ...

While Korean skin care has taken the US by storm, the best Korean makeup products deserve just as much of a spotlight. These cosmetics boast similarly innovative formulas as their skin-care ...

South Korea is reeling after a whiplash six hours during which the country’s embattled president declared martial law but was forced to lift it amid widespread condemnation, throwing the country’s ...

North Korea is expanding its list of crimes punishable by death, according to reports. Supreme leader Kim Jong Un's regime expanded the list of offenses warranting the death penalty from 11 to 16 via ...

A man walks past a screen showing a poster of Bong Joon-ho's film "Parasite" at a cinema in Seoul. While many genres are popular in South Korea, many notable films are thrillers, horrors or slow-burn ...

Seoul, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has regained weight and appears to have obesity-related health problems such as high blood pressure and diabetes, and his officials are looking for ...

Of over 200 countries that participated in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, only one refused to compete because of the COVID-19 pandemic: North Korea. The East Asian country has won 57 medals in the Olympic ...

WASHINGTON, July 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. commitment to deterrence against North Korea is backed by the full range of U.S. capabilities, including nuclear, U.S. President Joe Biden told South Korean ...

Public executions of young North Koreans are on the rise, Seoul says, as Pyongyang seeks to stamp out South Korea's cultural influence. On Thursday, the South Korean Ministry of Unification, an agency ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to North Korea marked a rare trip abroad and only his second trip to the country in his 24 years of power. The two leaders signed a comprehensive strategic ...