The Latest Breaking News from Seoul

Scholar says he is backlisted from Latvia due to his views on North Korea

Booking system freezes and screens crash amid rush of fans trying to secure tickets to 21 March free concert

A court in Seoul sentenced South Korea’s former President Yoon Suk-yeol to life in prison after finding him guilty of leading an insurrection. The court ruled his short imposition of martial law amounted to a “rebellion” and aimed to establish unchecked power for a “considerable time”.

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrived at a Seoul court to face a verdict on charges of rebellion for his short-lived attempt to impose martial law

Yoon Suk Yeol could face the death penalty when judges rule on the martial law crisis that many in South Korea see as a dark moment they would rather forget

Chefs and culinary experts say part of the shift is driven by Netflix’s cooking competition series

Netflix just added the movie “Colossal,” a sci-fi comedy that sees a woman discover she’s inexplicably linked to a giant monster rampaging through Seoul.

Scuba divers dressed in traditional hanbok celebrated the upcoming Lunar New Year with an underwater performance at an aquarium in Seoul.

Pyongyang said it downed a surveillance drone in early January, accusing Seoul of sending the aircraft to gather intelligence on "important targets".