That’s common lore. But what’s less discussed is that another famous ancestor, Emperor Kammu, who ruled from 781-806, was a descendant of a Korean king. In the rest of the world — where ...

To mark the 80th anniversary of national liberation this year, the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs on March 17 designated Korea Memorial Road, a pilgrimage route for military veterans that ...

A 17-year-old soldier who was killed during the Korean War has been accounted for 75 years after he went missing, officials said Monday. Army Cpl. Albert J. Estrada was a member of Battery B ...

An increasing number of Japanese tourists are visiting South Korea to buy rice, as prices continue to soar in Japan, retail industry officials say. Japanese visitors have increasingly been spotted ...

April 1 (UPI) --Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau and South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong-kyun agreed North Korea must remain nuclear-free while discussing matters in East ...

Netflix‘s ambitious strategy for Korean content took center stage at the streamer’s ongoing APAC showcase in Tokyo, where executives and filmmakers offered an in-depth look at their upcoming ...

North Korean cyber spies have been running two U.S.-based companies, Blocknovas LLC and Softglide LLC, in violation of Treasury sanctions. These entities, registered with fabricated information ...

SEOUL — The American command in South Korea is focusing on China almost as much as North Korea even as Pyongyang shifts to “ready-to-use” tactical nuclear weapons, according to a long-time RAND ...

The Global Korea Scholarship (GKS) is a government-funded program that covers all expenses for international students in Korea. Each year, thousands apply for it but only a select few are chosen based ...

South Korea, a key U.S. ally, has often been singled out by Trump for its trade surpluses with the United States, which hit a record high of $55.6 billion in 2024, up 25% from 2023 and nearly five ...

On the occasion of the new publication, The Making of Modern Korean Art: The Letters of Kim Tschang-Yeul, Kim Whanki, Lee Ufan, and Park Seo-Bo, 1961–1982, Asia Society brings together the ...

Tensions from U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs are not only a headwind for South Korea but "bad for everybody," said Bank of Korea Governor Rhee Chang Yong. "I really hope this trade tension ...