Foreign buyers of South Korean real estate, including investors from mainland China, are accumulating high-priced apartments in some of Seoul’s exclusive neighborhoods.
How to get to South Korea on points and miles
Local and federal governments around the globe are now debating the appropriate levels of isolation and distancing. Before booking that next trip, we recommend you talk to your doctor, follow health …
South Korea Doubles Spending Plan for ‘New Deal’ to Reshape Economy
The plan announced Tuesday by Moon is one of his biggest economic initiatives since coming to power in 2017. With South Korea facing its first economic contraction this year since the Asian financial …
USA clears $250 million in support for South Korean RC-800s
The US government has approved a $250 million support package for South Korea’s fleet of Hawker RC-800 Peace Krypton … which are derived from the Hawker 800XP business jet. The average age of the …
Late South Korea Mayor’s Accuser Details Sexual-Harassment Allegations
The Seoul city mayor’s former secretary alleged that he asked for hugs and once sent a late-night photo of himself in his underwear, challenging the feminist credentials enjoyed by a politician who …
South Korea Stock Market May Find Renewed Support
The South Korea stock market turned lower again on Friday, one session after it had ended the two-day losing streak in which it had …
Paik Sun-yup, South Korea’s First Four-Star General, Dies at 99
Many also saw him as a traitor who collaborated with Japanese colonizers. By Choe Sang-Hun SEOUL, South Korea — Paik Sun-yup, South Korea’s first four-star general, who was lionized as a Korean War …
Death of Seoul mayor after harassment allegation shocks South Korea
Park Won-soon found dead two days after former secretary files criminal complaint …
Coronavirus live news: India cases pass 800,000; masks may become mandatory in UK shops
South Korea has reported 35 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing its caseload to 13,373 infections and 288 deaths, the Associated Press reports. South Korea’s centres for disease control and …
Japan looks to ease travel ban on China, South Korea and others in Asia
Japan will also begin negotiations in July with Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Singapore and Taiwan.