The country is home to almost 52 million people and uses the South Korean won as its currency. Its capital city, Seoul, is geographically located in the nation’s upper region. Thanks in part to ...

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A former North Korean commando who took part in a failed 1968 mission to assassinate the then South Korean president has died at the age of 82. Kim Shin-jo, the only North Korean to be captured ...

Fewer South Koreans are booking trips to Japan as the yen rises above 1,000 won. According to Kyowon Tour on April 10, South Korean bookings for Japan during this year’s May holiday period have ...

South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, widely seen as the front-runner in a presidential by-election triggered by the removal of President Yoon Suk Yeol last week over his ill-fated ...

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South Korean banking executives gathered with local lawmakers to request more flexibility in regulations over their collaboration with crypto firms. Woori Bank’s leader asked that exchanges be allowed ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung, widely seen as the front-runner in a presidential by-election triggered by the removal of Yoon Suk Yeol last week ...

SEOUL, South Korea — Kim Shin-jo, a prominent ex-North Korean commando who resettled in South Korea as a pastor after his daring mission to assassinate then South Korean President Park Chung-hee ...

He famously said the mission of a hit squad sent by Pyongyang in 1968 was to “slit the throat” of the South Korean dictator Park Chung-hee. By Choe Sang-Hun Reporting from Seoul Kim Shin-jo ...