The Latest Breaking News from South Korea

Thousands of people have been forced to evacuate amidst some of the country's worst ever wildfires.

Uprecedented wildfires ripping through South Korea’s southern regions have destroyed large parts of an ancient Buddhist temple, ruining two of its three state-designated “treasures.”

Helicopter crashes during efforts to contain wildfires in the southeastern town of Uiseong, one of the areas hardest-hit by the wildfires

At least 18 dead and ancient temple destroyed as South Korea hit by worst wildfires in history

Multiple violations were unearthed by a commission investigating the adoption of South Korean children by foreigners.

More than 27,000 people have been evacuated

A 1,300-year-old Buddhist temple is among buildings destroyed after dry and windy weather saw mostly contained blazes spread again

South Korea’s truth commission has concluded that the government bears responsibility for facilitating a foreign adoption program rife with fraud and abuse, driven by efforts to reduce welfare costs and enabled by private agencies that often manipulated children’s backgrounds and origins

South Korea’s forest service said thousands of fighters are tackling at least five active wildfire nationwide.

At least 18 people have been killed in one of South Korea's worst wildfire outbreaks, with multiple blazes burning and causing "unprecedented damage", the acting president said Wednesday.

At least 16 people died and another 19 were injured as wildfires ravaged South Korea’s southern regions amid dry weather and strong winds, government officials say