People arrive at Seoul Station in central Seoul on Jan. 31, 2025, after traveling during an extended Lunar New Year holiday. (Yonhap) (END) [We Welcome Your News Tips] We invite our readers to submit news tips,

SEOUL - The number of foreign tourists that visited Seoul in 2024 hit 12 million, a close return to pre-pandemic levels, according to government data released on Jan 31.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke Friday with his counterparts in South Korea and Japan, vowing to strengthen military ties with both countries amid regional security concerns, according to their respective defense ministries.

Spanning the 76th to 101st floors of South Korea’s tallest building Lotte World Tower, Signiel Seoul is in a league of its own.

SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks started lower Friday after a weeklong holiday, bracing for the aftermath of the emergence of Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup DeepSeek.

President Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea's first leader to face indictment, has plunged the nation into political turmoil. Facing rebellion charges alongside his detained defense team, Yoon's martial law decree has split the populace.

The jailed president Yoon Suk Yeol, who had been holed up in his presidential compound for weeks after issuing a martial law decree last month, now faces rebellion charges punishable by the death penalty or life in prison.

Founded by beloved South Korean actor, film producer, and philanthropist Shin Young-kyun, Hotel28 Myeongdong offers a unique stay in the heart of Seoul.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has become the country’s first leader to be indicted, less than two weeks after he was the first to be detained

Under a Level 3 alert, Seoul recommends citizens to leave the area. The Central African country has recently been roiled by unrest as the M23 rebel group has been engaged in armed conflict with government forces. (Yonhap) Acting president vetoes bill for ...

Catholics in a parish under the Archdiocese of Seoul in South Korea have joined hands to restore a Church that was gutted in a devastating fire earlier this month. “There seems to be a unifying force in the community in times of need,” said fire-gutted Saint John the Baptist Church’s parish priest Kwangwon Park.

South Korean Constitutional Court has approved the spy agency chief and top security adviser as witnesses to testify at the impeachment trial of President Yoon Suk Yeol, a court official said on Friday.