SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks closed sharply higher Tuesday amid heightened expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve may soon pivot to monetary easing following an employment shock. The ...

While Seoul hopes the gesture might reopen channels for engagement, officials report no sign of North Korea reciprocating.

ROME— Pope Leo XIV on Sunday formally announced that the next World Youth Day in Seoul, South Korea, will be held from August ...

Pyongyang did not respond to Seoul's plan to repatriate the remains of a North Korean national discovered on the southern ...

South Korean actor Song Young-kyu has died at the age of 55. Police say his body was discovered early in the morning by an ...

Washington is struggling to convince allies to sign up to a $90 billion pipeline linking Alaska’s northern gas fields to the ...

Koreans have fallen in love with Pop Mart’s Labubu character, which has caused chaotic scenes and prices for limited editions ...

A video of the protest in Seoul South Korea, which has since gone viral - especially on X (formerly known as Twitter) - ...

South Korean consumer price inflation rose 2.1% year on year in July (vs. 2.2% in June, 2.1% consensus). BoK is likely to ...

South Korea’s military said Monday it had begun removing loudspeakers along its border with rival North Korea in a move aimed ...

A very last-minute tariff deal between South Korea and the US brought some relief to Asia’s fourth-largest economy last week, ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares advanced on Tuesday, following U.S. stocks higher after they won back most of their sharp loss ...