The Latest Breaking News from South Korea

Site has been plagued by issues including heatwave that left hundreds ill last week

The UK Scouts ‘jamboree journey’ will now continue in the South Korean capital, Seoul

Scientists in South Korea have claimed that a material called LK-99 is a room-temperature superconductor. To verify their claim, both they and independent scientists will look for the four characteristic features of the transition to superconductivity: the electronic effect, the magnetic effect, the thermodynamic effect and the spectroscopic effect.

PSG return to their training base on Monday after a tour of Japan and South Korea.

India registers a thumping 5-0 win, thanks to a compact and cohesive unit; China shares the honours with Korea as the Chen touch works wonders; Pakistan takes the lead twice and fights back once to hold Japan in a six-goal thriller

Despite hundreds of heat-related illnesses recorded at the event, a defiant councillor said its “not a summer resort” but “an experience of overcoming hardships”

Woman says 16-year-old son was exhausted from camping in temperatures of up to 35C and is now at hotel in Seoul

You Hyo-Sik, a three-time Olympian, decided to take on a bigger challenge by becoming an elite umpire in hockey. He initially took the more traditional route of coaching, but his curiosity and love of travel led him to umpiring. He has had an amazing life, and still keeps in touch…

South Korea is plowing ahead with the World Scout Jamboree, rejecting a call by the world scouting body to cut it short