A vaccine development center funded by the honorary chairman of Hyundai Motor Group, Chung Mong-koo, opened on the Seoul ...

But with the impending presidential election, elevated interest rates and slow multifamily lease-ups in South Florida, uncertainty loomed. Banks had little appetite to lend on multifamily at all ...

Kim Tak-un was four years old when he was adopted by a Swedish family in 1974. Originally from South Korea, Tak-un had lived ...

The sun sets over a tidal flat in southwestern South Korea. Tidal flats are a type of ecosystem that provide habitat for wildlife and help fight climate change—yet many are at risk of disappearing.

Milan's La Scala announced in May that Chung will take the post when current director Riccardo Chailly's contract ends in ...

Lee Jae-myung of the Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) secured a landslide victory in the 21st South Korean presidential election on June 3. With 49.42 percent of the vote and a 79.38 percent voter ...

South Korea has elected a new president after months of political turmoil. WSJ’s Korea Bureau Chief explains how Lee Jae-myung could reorient Seoul’s relations with Washington. Photo ...

Supporters of Kim Moon Soo, presidential candidate with the People Power Party, perform during his election campaign rally in Seoul, South Korea, late Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young ...

And just hours after Lee took office, South Korea's crucial steel and aluminium exports are set to be hit by steep levies of 50 percent as part of US President Donald Trump's tariff bonanza.

All the while, South Korea’s economy has suffered, with US President Donald Trump’s trade war and a potential global recession looming in the background. Two men are each promising to help the ...

South Korea's opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung was elected the new president in a snap election, marking a turning point for the country after months of turmoil following former leader Yoon ...

Lee, 60, the Democratic Party candidate, was the driving force behind an opposition-led campaign to oust Yoon, whose Dec. 3 martial law decree plunged South Korea into turmoil. Lee said he ...