The Latest Breaking News from Seoul

Aussie Kimberly Birrell has missed out on a career-best semi-final spot at the WTA event in South Korea, losing a three-setter to Emina Bektas of the US.

The actor stars in Koreaboo, an escapist drama for fans of romance, K-pop and new beginnings. Plus: five of the best podcasts about untold life stories

To mark World Teachers' Day, we take a closer look at the school system in South Korea. Although the country's schools have an excellent reputation, thousands of teachers have been protesting in Seoul for the past three months. They are demonstrating against harassment from parents – relentless pressure that has…

Ken Hasebe issues warning after 2022 Itaewon tragedy in Seoul, in which more than 150 people died

Amid allegations of a corrupt adoption system in Seoul that falsified children’s records, those sent to Denmark as youngsters are desperate to find out their real stories

Watch live as South Korea holds first large-scale military parade in a decade to mark Armed Forces Day on Tuesday 26 September.

Nearly 7,000 troops, including US service members, will take part in the parade through the streets of central Seoul.

Meeting comes amid heightened tension on the Korean Peninsula as Pyongyang ramps up weapons tests and courts Russia.

Just 67 North Korean defectors arrived last year. Inter-Korean dialogue and exchange have ground to a halt. Seoul's Unification Ministry has a new, hawkish head who wants to change the agency's role.