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South Korean petrochemical companies to cut capacity, restructure, government says

Ten South Korean petrochemical companies have agreed to restructure their operations, including large cuts to their ...

South Korea tells tourists on holiday island Jeju to behave

The popular holiday island has issued visitor guidelines for the first time as it sees an increasing number of tourists.

A 95-year-old North Korean prisoner of war wants to go back home to die but South Korea won’t let him

North Korean Ahn Hak-sop was captured during the Korean War and imprisoned for decades for refusing to renounce his political ...

South Korea’s president vows to restore 2018 inter-Korean military agreement to ease tensions

South Korea’s new liberal president, Lee Jae Myung, says he will seek to restore a 2018 military agreement with North Korea ...

Two South Korean railway workers killed

Tuesday’s accident at state-operated Korail shows that the Lee Jae-myung administration’s pledge to reduce workplace deaths ...

As South Korea’s population falls, its military is shrinking rapidly. Is that a problem as North Korea ramps up its forces?

South Korea’s birth rate has dropped throughout much of the past decade, spelling trouble for the military as regional ...

South Korea's Lee intends to retain 'comfort women' pact with Japan, paper says

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said he intended to stick to existing agreements with Japan tied to its ...

Korean TikTok star convicted of sexual assault resumes posting to millions of followers

Under South Korean law, quasi-rape refers to engaging in sexual activity with someone who is unconscious or unable to resist, ...