Around 58% of women voters in their 20s and 57% in their 30s voted for Lee, a joint exit poll by three broadcasters showed.

Several hundred spectators still clapped constantly when acrobats with Dongchoon Circus Troupe, South Korea’s last and 100-year-old circus, twirled on a long suspended fabric, juggled clubs on a large ...

As your new government takes office, we write to you about the human rights situation in South Korea and urge that you take ...

South Korea’s new government should adopt measures to address human rights problems in the country and abroad.

In the latest development, Japan said on Tuesday it lodged a protest with China after observing a new structure in a natural ...

US President Donald Trump’s global tariffs have hit South Korea’s trade-reliant economy hard, with no permanent leader at the helm to steer negotiations with Washington.

South Korea’s unemployment rate is around three per cent, but higher for younger workers. About half of the population lives in greater Seoul, for lack of jobs in the provinces.

South Korean circuses also dropped animal shows that faced protests by animal rights campaigners. Now, Dongchoon is the only circus in South Korea after all its rivals went out of business.

Former Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of emergency martial law was short-lived. Now 105 citizens are suing him ...

A parade, now a hallmark of the event, is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m., starting from Exit 5 of Jonggak Station. The route will pass by Myeongdong Cathedral and Seoul Plaza before concluding near ...