“The third wave of COVID-19 outbreaks is increasingly in full swing,” Health Minister Park Neung-hoo told a briefing.

South Korea to close bars, restrict restaurants amid coronavirus spike

In a bid to highlight the close historic people to people ties, India is all set to produce a musical on an Indian princess from Ayodhya who went on to become a South Korean Queen, and many South Koreans trace their lineage to her.

India planning musical on South Korea's Indian Queen

A growing number of South Korean women are training to be morticians, a field from which they had long been excluded, amid changing views on gender roles and a rising preference for women’s bodies to be handled by women.

Women handling the dead: More female morticians in South Korea as taboo fades

A new K-pop girl band "aespa" made its debut on Tuesday (November 17) in a music video for its first single, "Black Mamba", released by its agency SM Entertainment.

"Future of entertainment": New K-Pop girl band "aespa" makes debut with their virtual avatars

Tottenham Hotspur striker Son Heung-min has been confined to his room when not training after six of his South Korea team-mates tested positive for Covid-19 on international duty in Austria, officials said Monday.

Son Heung-min Covid scare as outbreak hits South Korea team

Once ridiculed as music for grannies, trot is making a comeback and many South Koreans, mostly in their 40s and above, are cheering an alternative to K-pop idol music in one of the world’s fastest ageing societies.

It's not just K-pop in South Korea | People turn to old-time trot music

US President-elect Joe Biden dialled US allies, Australia, South Korea and Japan on Thursday as he delivered the message of reassurance to American commitments in the region.

Joe Biden dials Asian Pacific allies, reassures American commitments

In a film theatre near Seoul, scores of middle-aged South Korean women in matching baby-blue T-shirts, hair bands and face masks inscribed with the word "Hero" are screaming, singing along and taking selfies.

Trot is hot: It's not just K-pop in South Korea

US President-elect Joe Biden in phone calls with the leaders of Australia, Japan and South Korea emphasised on maintaining a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific region.

Joe Biden's call to Asian leaders amid growing China threat

A reality TV episode showing the K-pop girl band BLACKPINK holding a newly born panda was pulled after backlash from some in China who accused the group of mishandling a national treasure, the latest dust-up between South Korea's entertainment superstars and China's audiences.

K-pop girl band BLACKPINK faces backlash in China over panda handling

Green activists Kim Yona and Lee Dong-I use the bottle caps to make a tube-squeezing device - something they hope consumers will find useful and be able to keep, rather than toss out after just one use.

South Korean "sparrows" try to cap surge of throwaway plastic

Nikkei rises 1.1 per cent to nine-month top, South Korean index gains 1.5 per cent.

Asian shares rally to near 3-year high

A North Korean man was captured by South Korea's military on Wednesday after crossing the inter-Korean border, Seoul said. The man was identified by Seoul only as a North Korean male, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.

South Korean military captures North Korean crossing border

A Chinese baby panda, born to a pair of adult pandas loaned to South Korea from China, celebrated her 100th day on Wednesday (November 4) and received a new name and blessings from the public.

Giant panda cub makes her debut at South Korea zoo

South Korea's headline inflation slowed sharply in October after notching a six-month high the previous month.

South Korea's inflation slows sharply in October

In South Korea, a man who had murdered 14 women and girls 30 years ago recently made a bizarre claim. Lee Chun-jae, responsible for the murders recently claimed that he was shocked that he wasn’t caught earlier.

South Korea: Man responsible for 14 murders claims he's surprised to have not been caught earlier

South Korea's Seoul Metropolitan Government released Halloween video and posters earlier this week to ensure residents stick to guidelines and avoid a resurgence in cases during the weekend.

'Don't end up a real ghost', warn S.Korea officials worried about virus resurgence

North Korea said the shooting death of a South Korean man in its waters last month was a self-defensive measure amid concerns about the spread of the novel coronavirus, state media reported on Friday.

North Korea says shooting death of South Korean man was self-defensive measure

They are not convicted criminals. But more than 60 people in South Korea will work, eat and sleep in prisons- an alternative to compulsory military service. WION's Palki Sharma tells you more.

Gravitas: The alternative to compulsory military service in South Korea

South Korea's youth have two options: Join the army, or go to prison. It is among the handful of countries that has a policy of forced military service. But recently, the laws have been relaxed.

South Korea changed its military draft policy. Here's what it entails

Singapore has temporarily halted the use of two influenza vaccines as a precaution after some people who received them in South Korea died, becoming among the first countries to publicly announce a halt of the vaccines' usage.

Singapore temporarily halts use of two flu vaccines after South Korea deaths

Like thousands of other Jehovah’s Witnesses who refused to join the military because of their religious beliefs, Lee Seung-ki will serve time in a South Korean prison.

In South Korea, draft resisters still go to prison. But now it’s a job.

Lee Kun-hee, who built Samsung Electronics into a global powerhouse in smartphones, semiconductors and televisions, died on Sunday after spending more than six years in hospital following a heart attack, the company said.

Lee Kun-hee, who made South Korea's Samsung a global powerhouse, dies at 78

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South Korea to close bars, restrict restaurants amid coronavirus spike

India planning musical on South Korea's Indian Queen

Women handling the dead: More female morticians in South Korea as taboo fades

"Future of entertainment": New K-Pop girl band "aespa" makes debut with their virtual avatars

Son Heung-min Covid scare as outbreak hits South Korea team

It's not just K-pop in South Korea | People turn to old-time trot music

Joe Biden dials Asian Pacific allies, reassures American commitments

Trot is hot: It's not just K-pop in South Korea

Joe Biden's call to Asian leaders amid growing China threat

K-pop girl band BLACKPINK faces backlash in China over panda handling

South Korean "sparrows" try to cap surge of throwaway plastic

Asian shares rally to near 3-year high

South Korean military captures North Korean crossing border

Giant panda cub makes her debut at South Korea zoo

South Korea's inflation slows sharply in October

South Korea: Man responsible for 14 murders claims he's surprised to have not been caught earlier

'Don't end up a real ghost', warn S.Korea officials worried about virus resurgence

North Korea says shooting death of South Korean man was self-defensive measure

Gravitas: The alternative to compulsory military service in South Korea

South Korea changed its military draft policy. Here's what it entails

Singapore temporarily halts use of two flu vaccines after South Korea deaths

Singapore temporarily halts use of two flu vaccines after South Korea deaths

In South Korea, draft resisters still go to prison. But now it’s a job.

Lee Kun-hee, who made South Korea's Samsung a global powerhouse, dies at 78