Gov. Brian Kemp is heading to South Korea to smooth things out after a federal raid at a Georgia Hyundai plant.

A North Korean soldier has defected to South Korea across the rivals’ heavily fortified border. The South Korean military says it took the custody of the soldier who crossed the central portion of the land border on Sunday.

South Korea is stepping up its security measures in the southeastern city of Gyeongju, which hosts the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit of 21 member economies next week, with large-scale field exercises held and higher terrorism-alert levels imposed.

South Korea’s National Pension Service, one of the world’s largest pension funds, has launched the process to appoint a new chief executive officer.

South Korean police said they will seek an arrest warrant for a woman who set fire to her apartment building while trying to kill a cockroach with an improvised flamethrower, local media reports. One of the woman's neighbours died after falling to the ground in a failed attempt to escape through a window.

Stay in the know with a recap of our top stories today. 1. Woman in South Korea dies saving baby from blaze started by neighbour's attempt to kill roachesA new mother in South Korea died on Monday (Oct 20) while escaping from a fire started by a neighbour who was trying to kill a cockroach using a homemade

BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese exports to North Korea soared in September from a year earlier, posting a two-digit increase after recording 2025's first on-year decline in August, customs data showed on Monday.

South Korea’s top policy chief said the country made “substantial progress” on most key issues in tariff talks with the US, following a weekend of meetings that also saw Seoul’s top tycoons attend a golf event with Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate.