Destinations A visitors guide to Seoul: Here's what you need to know South Korea's bustling capital, Seoul offers visitors luxury, leisure and tradition in one thriving city. 25/10/2021
Experiences Squid Game: Smash-hit series causes these Korean snacks to sell out A traditional sweet stall in Seoul has seen a boom in sales of the ‘dalgona’ - the traditional Korean snack featured in the Netflix smash hit Squid Game. 11/10/2021
no comment Drones light up Seoul's night sky in bid to give South Koreans a boost The drone flash mob was aimed at encouraging South Koreans amid economic difficulties and COVID-19 challenges. 13/11/2020
no comment South Korea church holds drive-in service amid new outbreak A church in Seoul on Sunday offered a "drive-in" worship service for the faithful amid the new coronavirus outbreak. 06/04/2020
no comment Workers disinfect South Korea department store as COVID-19 spreads With the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases spiking over 4,000, a South Korean department store continued its disinfection efforts on Monday. 02/03/2020
no comment South Korea opposition leader shaves head in protest The leader of the Liberty Party, South Korea's main opposition party, Hwang Kyo-ahn shaved his head in Seoul to show dissent over South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Justice Minister Cho Kuk. 16/09/2019
no comment Seoul: anti-dog meat protesters facing provocative dog meat consumers American actress Kim Basinger and South Korean activists held an anti-dog meat protest in Seoul, while farmers ate dog meat in front of them, separated by a bastion of police officers. 12/07/2019
no comment South Korea's LGBT pride march demands equality and better rights Thousands of members of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community hit the streets for South Korea's Gay Pride Festival. 01/06/2019
South Korea South Korea seeks clarity from US after Trump-Kim summit US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is due to brief President Moon Jae-in in Seoul after Donald Trump's surprise announcement that US-South Korean 'war games' will stop. 13/06/2018
North Korea The talking thaw: North and South Korea A delegation of senior South Korean officials travelled to Pyongyang for talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. He expressed his "firm will to vigorously advance" inter-Korean ties and pursue reunification 06/03/2018
North Korea South Korea and North Korea to talk Talks between South Korea and North Korea are expected to focus on the North's missile stocks and relations with the US. 05/03/2018
no comment Kimchi Festival kicks off in Seoul More than 2,300 people including 400 foreigners gathered at the 4th Seoul Kimchi Festival on Friday to make the classic Korean fermented spicy cabbage, for charity. 03/11/2017
North Korea Rare public outing for Kim's wife on factory tour Focus on make-up rather than missiles as Kim Jong-un tours cosmetics factory 30/10/2017
Korea Seoul flexes its military muscle The South Korean navy has begun manoeuvres in the Sea of Japan which are meant, analysts say, to deter the North from any action at sea. 05/09/2017
no comment South Korean barista takes coffee art to a new level Replications of famous paintings take coffee art to a whole new level. 05/07/2017
Sport Fencing's number ones take gold at the Seoul Grand Prix Double Olympic champion and world number one Yana Egorian convincingly won the women's sabre final in the International Fencing Federation's Seoul Grand Prix. 01/04/2017
Korea "The strongest warning to North Korea" - Seoul welcomes US support The new US Defence Secretary has warned North Korea there will be an "effective and overwhelming" response if it chooses to use a nuclear weapon. Speaking at the start of a two-day visit to South Kore 03/02/2017
no comment South Korea: typhoon Chaba causes severe flooding Typhoon Chaba has hit the southern South Korean city of Ulsan, causing heavy flooding and widespread damage. 06/10/2016
North Korea North Korea successfully tests high-powered rocket engine North Korea has announced the testing of a new high-powered rocket engine for a geo-stationary satellite. 20/09/2016
Korea North Korea videos imagine destruction of Seoul and Washington The North Korean propaganda machine is at it again. And the least that can be said is that Steven Spielberg has nothing to worry about. Pyongyang’s 05/04/2016
North Korea North Korea: Kim Jong Un warns Seoul in New Year message North Korean leader delivers New Year message Talks of “ruthless holy war” No mention of nuclear arms or programme The leader of North Korea has 01/01/2016
no comment North Korea protesters beat effigy of Kim Yong-un Conservative protesters in South Korea held an anti-North Korea rally, including beating an effigy of Kim Yong-un. It was held in Seoul to mark the 24/11/2015
Korea Japan-South Korea to step-up efforts to resolve "comfort women" dispute South Korea and Japan will seek to move past the bitter wartime dispute over “comfort women” as soon as possible. The term refers to the mainly 02/11/2015
no comment South Korean acts to smoke out MERS South Korean authorities fumigate hundreds of school classrooms and transport venues in Seoul, as new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome 12/06/2015
South Korea South Korea's President cancels planned US visit as more deaths from MERS are announced The President of South Korea has cancelled this weekend's planned visit to the US as two more deaths from MERS are announced. 10/06/2015
Korea Ex-Korean Air executive Heather Cho freed in 'nut rage' case The woman at the centre of the so-called “nut rage” case in South Korea has been freed after nearly five months in jail. Heather Cho, a former Korean 22/05/2015
