The New York Times5d
World’s Largest ‘Baby Exporter’ Admits to Adoption Fraud
A South Korean truth commission called for the country to apologize to those who were sent abroad “like luggage” so that adoption agencies could profit. By Choe Sang-Hun Reporting from Seoul ...
Reuters2d
South Korea contains main blazes in week-old wildfires
Light rain aids firefighters in South Korea's worst wildfires Main fires of five regions contained, minister says Experts link fire spread to climate change, warn of future risks Mostly elderly ...
ABC News5d
Conviction of South Korean opposition leader is overturned
South Korea’s opposition leader Lee Jae-myung has been cleared of his election law violation charges at an appellate court SEOUL, South Korea -- An appeals court in South Korea overturned an ...
Forbes5d
South Korea
After emerging from the 1950-53 war with North Korea, South Korea emerged as one of the 20th century’s most remarkable economic success stories, becoming a developed, globally connected ...
manilatimes3d
South Korea's 'heartbreaking' wildfires expose super-aged society
ANDONG, South Korea — Walking with a cane, 84-year-old apple farmer Kim Mi-ja surveys the wreckage of her village, which was reduced to rubble and covered in ash by South Korea's worst wildfires. Kim ...
Reuters5d
Appeal win helps South Korea opposition leader clear presidency hurdle
SEOUL, March 26 (Reuters) - A South Korean appeals court held on Wednesday that main opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was not guilty of violating the election law, reversing a lower court's ruling ...
The Boston Globe4d
North Korea sent 3,000 more troops to Russia, according to South’s assessment
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea sent around 3,000 additional troops to Russia in January and February in continued support for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine, ...
Sky4d
'Worst ever' wildfires rage in South Korea, killing at least 24 people
South Korea is facing "snowballing damage" from some of its worst ever wildfires that have killed at least 24 people and forced 27,000 to evacuate. The blazes have destroyed a 1,300-year-old ...
BBC5d
South Korea admits to 'mass exporting' children for adoption
South Korean governments committed numerous human rights violations over decades in a controversial programme that sent at least 170,000 children and babies abroad for adoption, a landmark inquiry ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore5d
Temple burned, UNESCO-site evacuated as South Korea wildfires spread
UISEONG: Inhabitants of a UNESCO-listed village were ordered to evacuate while a historic Buddhist temple was burned to the ground as South Korea scrambled to contain worsening wildfires ...
The Boston Globe5d
Wildfires ravage southern South Korea, killing 24 people and forcing 27,000 to evacuate
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Wind-driven wildfires that were among South Korea’s worst ever were ravaging the country’s southern regions, killing 24 people, destroying more than 200 structures ...