South Korea will follow terms previously agreed with the United States on defense cost sharing, its foreign ministry said on Wednesday, following a call by U.S. President Donald Trump for Seoul to pay more for the U.

Paul Shin, whose decadeslong career in journalism, including nearly 20 years with The Associated Press, placed him at the heart of South Korea’s most turbulent and transformative moments since the 1960s,

South Korea has recently been hit by another surge of lovebugs. But romance is certainly not in the air for residents of Seoul and neighboring Incheon city, who have been plagued by these pesky insects in recent weeks, as rising temperatures due to climate change spur their spread.

More than a thousand people have been affected by heat-related illnesses. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

U.S. calls to modernize its military alliance with South Korea may increase Seoul's defense responsibilities amid rising tensions with China, prompting concerns about potential entanglement in regional conflicts.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will travel to North Korea in the latest sign of the countries’ deepening ties during Russia’s war in Ukraine

South Korea’s household lending surged in June at the fastest pace in 10 months, driven by a hot property market in Seoul that’s complicating the central bank’s efforts to support the economy with looser policy.