Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Seoul

North Korea claims 1.4 million apply to join army amid tensions with South

In escalating rhetoric, Pyongyang blames Seoul for drone incursion that brought ‘tense situation to the brink of war’.

Al Jazeera

South Korea on course for 2026 World Cup while rivals North Korea struggle

A 1-0 defeat by Kyrgyzstan rocked North Korea while South Korea are on course for their 11th successive qualification

The Guardian - UK

North Korea Claims More Than A Million People Joined Army This Week

North Korea claimed Wednesday that more than a million young people had signed up for or rejoined the army this week after Pyongyang accused Seoul's military of sending drones into its airspace.

International Business Times

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

North Korea blows up roads linking it with South, prompting warning shots at border

Roads have long been unused but destroying them sends clear message Pyongyang does not want to negotiate with Seoul, experts say

The Guardian - UK

North Korea's Kim Holds Security Meeting Over Drone Flights

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened a top national security meeting to direct a plan of "immediate military action" in a dispute with the South over drone flights, state media reported Tuesday.

International Business Times

Seoul on alert as North Korea ‘to blow up border roads’ amid drone row

Seoul says it is ‘fully ready’ for any provocation as Pyongyang deploys eight artillery brigades to the border.

Al Jazeera

South Korea Military Says 'Fully Ready' As Drone Flights Anger North

South Korea's military said on Monday it was "fully ready" to respond after North Korea ordered troops on the border to prepare to fire in a dispute over drone flights to Pyongyang.

International Business Times

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

North Korea has accused Seoul of flying drones over its capital – what is going on?

Pyongyang has reacted to an apparent flyover with furious rhetoric, ordering artillery units at its border with South Korea to ‘get fully ready to open fire’. What happened and how worrying is it?

The Guardian - AU

South Korea Military Says 'Fully Ready' As Drone Tensions Soar

South Korea's military said Monday it was "fully ready" to respond after North Korea ordered troops on the border to prepare to fire in an escalating dispute over drone flights to Pyongyang.

International Business Times

Seoul says North Korea prepares to destroy the northern sides of inter-Korean roads no longer in use

South Korea says it has detected signs that North Korea is preparing to destroy the northern sides of inter-Korean roads no longer in use

The Independent UK

North Korea Claims South Korea Flew Drones Over Capital: "Irresponsible And Dangerous Provocation'

Its foreign ministry said the drones dropped anti-North Korea propaganda and warned further provocations could lead to armed conflict

International Business Times

World champions decided in tense Climbing World Cup final in Seoul

A thrilling final leg of the IFSC Climbing World Cup was full of surprises as the world champions were decided

Advnture

The coolest design-led coffee shops in Seoul

Seoul counts more coffee shops per capita than any other city in the world – cut straight to our six must-visit spots

Wallpaper

Pyongyang To 'Permanently' Shut Border With South Korea

North Korea's army said Wednesday it was moving to "permanently shut off and block the southern border" with Seoul and had informed the US military to prevent an accidental clash.

International Business Times

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

International Business Times

N. Korean Soldiers 'Highly Likely' Killed In Ukraine: Seoul

North Korean soldiers are likely fighting in Ukraine alongside Russian troops, with some believed already killed and more expected to be deployed, Seoul's defence minister said Tuesday.

International Business Times

Former South Korea Clinic For US 'Comfort Women' To Be Demolished

Slated for demolition, the graffiti-covered building close to the inter-Korean border was once a "monkey house", a clinic for sex workers forced to serve US soldiers protecting Seoul from North Korea.

Evening Standard

The busiest passenger air route in the world? Go on, guess

You probably won’t have heard of it, but there are 225 flights there a day

International Business Times

North Korea's Kim Threatens To Use Nukes If Attacked

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country would use nuclear weapons "without hesitation" if attacked by the South and ally the United States, state media reported Friday.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Marie Claire

Meet the Cast of 'Culinary Class Wars': Here's What to Know About the Contestants on the Korean Cooking Show

The new, must-watch Netflix Korean reality competition pits 100 chefs against each other.

The Guardian - AU

Seoul crowd crush police sent to jail for deadly failings in Itaewon disaster

South Korean court hands out three jail terms, one of them suspended, to officers for professional negligence after 159 mostly young people died

Top News

Former Seoul Police Chief Sentenced To Jail Over Halloween Crush

Former Seoul police chief sentenced to jail for negligence in 2022 Halloween crowd crush. Tragic incident prompts safety measures in South Korea and other ...

The Independent UK

South Korean court gives prison sentences to 3 police officers over deadly 2022 Halloween crush

A South Korean court has given three police officers prison sentences over their botched handling of a 2022 Halloween crush in a Seoul nightlife district that killed nearly 160 people

International Business Times

Local Police Chief Jailed For 3 Years Over Deadly S. Korea Crowd Crush: Yonhap

A South Korean court handed a three year jail term Monday to a former Seoul district police chief over a crush that killed more than 150 people, the Yonhap news agency reported.

The Independent UK

North Korea has enough uranium to build a 'double-digit' number of bombs, Seoul's spy agency says

North Korea has likely enriched enough uranium to build a “double-digit” number of bombs and is making progress in its efforts to develop more powerful and accurate missiles targeting rival South Korea

International Business Times

'Problem with Toilets' Forces American Airlines Plane To Turn Around, Land At Original Airport After 9 Hours

An American Airlines flight from Dallas, Texas to Seoul, South Korea turned around 5 hours into its journey, returning all passengers from the airport it initially took off from due to a reported issue with its toilets.

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.