The Latest Breaking News from Seoul

I Flew to Seoul to Try Salmon Sperm Injections for My Skin

And I flew all the way to South Korea to do it.

Marie Claire · Oct 30, 2024

Seoul to spend over £3bn to help residents raise children amid birth rate crisis

South Korean government working to develop solutions to tackle birth rate crisis

The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2024

North Korea Sent 10,000 Troops To Train In Russia, US Says

Seoul has long accused the nuclear-armed North of sending weapons to help Moscow fight Kyiv, and after Kim Jong Un signed a mutual defence deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin in June, Pyongyang is alleged to have moved to deploy soldiers en masse.

Latin Times · Oct 29, 2024

Ukraine Says N. Korean Troops Arrived In Russian 'Combat Zone'

Ukraine said Thursday that North Korean troops have arrived in the "combat zone" in Russia's Kursk border region, where Moscow has struggled to push back Ukrainian forces for months.

International Business Times · Oct 24, 2024

North Korea Trash Balloon Blows Up Over South Korean President's Office, Scatters Garbage Across Building

A North Korean "trash balloon" exploded over the South Korean Presidential Office Compound in Seoul on Thursday.

Latin Times · Oct 24, 2024

North Korean Balloon Drops Trash On South Korean Compound

North Korean balloons and propaganda raise tensions between North and South Korea, with concerns over technology transfers from Russia.

Top News · Oct 24, 2024

North Korean trash balloon drops leaflets calling South Korean president and his wife mentally unstable

South Korea‘s presidential security service said one of the balloons sent by North Korea burst over the presidential compound

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2024

Seoul vows response as North Korean troops head to Ukraine

South Korea’s president says his government “won’t sit idle” as North Korea allegedly sends troops to support Russia’s war on Ukraine

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2024

More Than Food: Seoul Gentrification Threatens Free Meal Centre

Before the Zaha Hadid-designed plaza, before the luxury high rises, before the South Korean neighbourhood hosted fashion week, there was a pastor handing out rice to poor pensioners in Seoul's Dongdaemun district.

International Business Times · Oct 24, 2024

Trash carried by a North Korean balloon again falls on the presidential compound in Seoul

South Korea says trash carried by a North Korean balloon has fallen on the presidential compound in central Seoul

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2024