Ex-member of South Korean girl band f(x) who spoke out on cyber bullying found dead
A former member of top South Korean girl group f(x), who had spoken out against cyber bullying, was found dead Monday, police said. The body of Choi Jin-ri, better known by her stage name, Sulli, was discovered at her home in Seongnam, south of Seoul, ...
South Korean human rights watchdog finds no foul play in defection of North Korean waitresses
An investigation by South Korea's human rights watchdog found no evidence the country's spy agency tricked or coerced a dozen North Korean restaurant workers into defecting in 2016, as some have alleged, documents reviewed by Reuters showed on Tuesday. Lawyers for some of the women ...
Seoul and Busan to label Japan firms suspected of WWII forced labor as 'war crimes companies'
The nonbinding ordinances in South Korea will allow 284 Japanese companies including Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to be openly linked to their wartime pasts.
Despite frosty bilateral ties, Japan-South Korea festival is held in Seoul
An annual Japan-South Korea cultural exchange festival was held in Seoul on Sunday, with this year's gala coming amid heightened tensions between the two neighbors over trade and historical issues. A venue for the grassroots festival was well-attended, including young South Koreans who are interested ...
Can Japan-South Korea relations be saved?
By continuing to freeze the bilateral relationship, the two countries prevent themselves from pursuing policy issues that are critical to their futures, including the endgame for the denuclearization of North Korea.
Anti-Japan banners hung by Seoul district taken down after outcry
As a trade dispute rages between the Seoul and Tokyo, a district in the South Korean capital was forced to backtrack Tuesday within hours of starting to put up more than 1,000 anti-Japan banners. Municipal workers had already begun hanging the banners from lampposts in ...
U.S. intervention can't break the Tokyo-Seoul impasse
Washington's mediation may provide a temporary fix, but not a long-term resolution to the core problems plaguing Japan-South Korea ties.
In Seoul, authentic Japanese food inspires everyday happiness
The rise in South Korean solo dining culture and a desire to seek out authentic experiences is driving up the popularity of Japanese food.
Seoul city authorities cancel permit for Japanese Embassy building, blaming construction delays
Authorities in Seoul have canceled a permit for a new Japanese Embassy building citing construction delays, local officials said Wednesday, as relations between South Korea and Tokyo continue to show strain due to historical disputes. The neighbors are both democracies, market economies and U.S. allies ...
Veteran North Korean diplomats are being sidelined from nuclear talks ahead of the second summit with the United States as recent defections and allegations of spying undermine the trust of leader Kim Jong Un, South Korean officials and experts say. Kim has purged and replaced ...
A relaxing weekend in Seoul on the cheap
Everyone needs a break from the stress-percolator that is Tokyo. But heading off to a different sprawling metropolis for some peace of mind might not seem the most obvious play. Sometimes, though, heading to a new metropolis and surrounding yourself with new sights, smells ...
Seoul to check public lavatories daily as anger boils over 'spycam porn' targeting women
Amid anger over "spycam porn," authorities in Seoul have pledged to conduct daily checks in public toilets, but campaigners on Monday called for stronger regulations on hidden cameras commonly used to target women. The Seoul city government announced that the number of workers tasked to ...
