The Latest Breaking News from Seoul

The Apple Store in 'Seoul’s Beverly Hills' is about to get some strong competition from an old foe

The Apple Gangnam store is about to get some competition from a huge new store from a big competitor.

iMore · May 12, 2023

Japan, South Korea eye visit by team of experts as Fukushima nuclear plant prepares water release

Officials from Japan and South Korea are eyeing a potential visit by South Korean experts to the Fukushima nuclear plant before it begins the controversial release of treated but radioactive water to sea

The Independent UK · May 12, 2023

MLB Teams Clamor for Coveted Spot in 2025 Paris Game

Baseball continues its expansion abroad with a sought-after French fixture.

Sports Illustrated · May 9, 2023

Return to Seoul review – Park Ji-min lights up mesmerising tale of identity and alienation

An adopted woman travels from France to South Korea in search of her roots in Davy Chou’s star-making second film

The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2023

Japan’s Kishida tells S Koreans his heart hurts over occupation

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says his ‘heart hurts’ for Koreans who suffered under Japanese colonialism.

Al Jazeera · May 7, 2023

Han Kang: ‘That will be a problem when I die – I won’t be able to finish all my ideas’

As her novel ‘Greek Lessons’ is translated in the UK for the first time, the South Korean author and winner of the International Man Booker Prize talks to Annabel Nugent about translation controversies and the violence of language

The Independent UK · May 7, 2023

S. Korean, Japanese leaders to meet again to improve ties

The leaders of South Korea and Japan are to meet Sunday for their second summit in less than two months, as they push to bolster cooperation following years of fraught ties over historical issues

The Independent UK · May 7, 2023

Japan's PM tells South Koreans his 'heart hurts' over pain caused by occupation

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told South Koreans on Sunday his "heart hurts" when he thinks of suffering and pain during Japanese colonial rule, in a nod to historical disputes that have soured relations between the two U.S. allies.

Reuters · May 6, 2023

South Korea will soon engage with China at senior level-Seoul's US ambassador

South Korea will soon engage with China at the senior level and also seek the opportunity for diplomacy aimed at trilateral cooperation with Japan and China, South Korea's ambassador to Washington Cho Hyun-dong said on Thursday.

Reuters · May 4, 2023

Return to Seoul review: A young woman searches for her parents in this mesmeric, daring drama

Park Ji-Min delivers a phonomenal debut performance in a film that resists easy answers

The Independent UK · May 4, 2023