South Korea's government says it has reached an agreement with the US to release its citizens detained in a massive immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia.
The chief of staff of South Korea's president said a chartered plane would be sent to (...)
More than 300 South Korean workers detained in a massive immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia will be released and returned home, the South Korean government announced Sunday.
Kang Hoon-sik, chief of staff for President Lee Jae Myung, said (...)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un examined a "newly inaugurated" missile production line on Sunday before a planned trip to Beijing to witness a massive military parade alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin.
During Sunday's inspection, Kim (...)
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un will attend a military parade in Beijing next week alongside Russia's Vladimir Putin, China's foreign ministry has said, in what will be a landmark visit.
This comes days after US President Donald Trump said he (...)
South Korea has passed a bill banning the use of mobile phones and smart devices during class hours in schools — becoming the latest country to restrict phone use among children and teens.
The law, which comes into effect from the next school year (...)
US President Donald Trump is willing to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, he told his South Korean counterpart during a meeting on Monday where they discussed peace in the Korean Peninsula and Pyongyang's nuclear weapon capabilities.
South (...)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test launch of two new air defense missiles, state media reported Saturday, as tensions escalated on the Korean Peninsula following a border incident and ongoing U.S.–South Korean military drills.
The (...)
On a blistering morning earlier this week, an unusually large crowd had gathered at Imjingang Station — the last stop on Seoul's metropolitan subway line that inches the closest to North Korea.
There were dozens of activists and police officers, (...)
A Chinese national in California has been sentenced to eight years in prison for shipping firearms and ammunition to North Korea.
North Korean officials paid Shenghua Wen around $2 million (€1.7 million) to ship two containers of weapons and other (...)
NEOM — The Saudi Council of Ministers called on the international community, especially the permanent members of the Security Council, to take immediate measures to compel the Israeli occupation authorities to stop their crimes against the (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi team who won medals in the 2025 International Standards Olympiad was accorded a warm welcome at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on Sunday. The Saudi team has won the Kingdom's first-ever international Olympiad gold (...)
Japanese vlogger Hayato Kato's 1.9 million followers are used to his funny clips about exploring China, where he has been living for several years.
But on 26 July he surprised them with a sombre one.
"I just watched a movie about the Nanjing (...)
The wife of South Korea's jailed former president, Yoon Suk Yeol, has been arrested over a raft of charges, including stock manipulation and bribery.
Former first lady Kim Keon Hee denied all charges during a four-hour court hearing in Seoul on (...)
A South Korean former tech executive accused of helping to spark a cryptocurrency crisis that cost investors more than $40bn (£31.8bn) has pleaded guilty to two criminal counts of fraud.
Do Kwon was the boss of Singapore-based Terraform Labs, which (...)
RIYADH — The Visual Arts Commission (VAC) announced the launch of the Art Bridges 2025–2026 Cultural Trips initiative, starting in September. The first program, in collaboration with the British Council, will take place in Scotland from September 22 (...)
South Korea's military has shrunk to about 450,000 people — a decline of 20% over the last six years, according to a defence ministry report released by a ruling party lawmaker on Sunday.
Authorities say the main reason behind the decline is the (...)
US President Donald Trump's sweeping new tariffs on countries around the world have come into effect in an escalation of his trade war.
"IT'S MIDNIGHT!!! BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN TARIFFS ARE NOW FLOWING INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!," Trump said (...)
At 08:15 on August 6, 1945, as a nuclear bomb was falling like a stone through the skies over Hiroshima, Lee Jung-soon was on her way to elementary school.
The now-88-year-old waves her hands as if trying to push the memory away.
"My father was (...)
South Korea has started to remove propaganda loudspeakers along its border with North Korea in an effort to reduce tensions, Seoul's military said.
The South's ministry clarified that the move marked a "practical measure aimed at easing tensions", (...)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in the UK to sign a free trade deal expected to lead to a multi-billion pound boost in exports.
UK cars and whisky will be cheaper to export to India and Indian textiles and jewellery cheaper to export to the (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's non-oil exports, including re-exports, rose by 6 percent year-on-year in May 2025 to reach SR31 billion ($8.2 billion), according to data released by the General Authority for Statistics on Thursday.
However, national non-oil (...)
Four people have died and more than 1,300 evacuated as torrential rain pounds South Korea, with authorities warning that the unseasonal deluge will continue.
Among those killed were two men in their 80s. Authorities believe one of them was trying to (...)
KUALA LUMPUR — The Asian Football Confederation on Thursday held the draw for the final play-off round of 2026 World Cup qualification, placing Saudi Arabia in Group B alongside Iraq and Indonesia.
Six teams are competing for two remaining direct (...)
That is how Yoo Seok-sul begins recounting the night of Friday, 26 October, 1979.
A former security guard in the Korea Central Intelligence Agency, or KCIA, as the South's spy division was known, Yoo has many stories to tell. But this is perhaps the (...)
US President Donald Trump announced Saturday that a 30% tariff will be imposed on goods imported from the European Union and Mexico starting August 1, escalating trade tensions with two of Washington's major partners.
In a statement posted on Truth (...)
