The Latest Breaking News from South Korea

Torrential rains in South Korea over five days have caused 14 deaths and left 12 people missing, officials report

The Snail Racing World Championship returned to Norfolk this year, attracting competitors from London, France, and South Korea.

More than 140,000 children had been sent overseas by Seoul following the devastating 1950-53 Korean War.

South Korea is set to overhaul its adoption system on Saturday by ending the decades-old practice of outsourcing adoptions to private agencies, which has led to widespread allegations of abuse.

Samsung allegedly registered a new device in South Korea under the name "Galaxy Z Trifold."

Governments around the world are hustling. European policymakers, for example, are eager to boost the region’s industrial relevance in a world where the US and China dominate cutting-edge technologies. They want to move beyond the adage that “the US innovates, China replicates and the EU regulates”.

Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-Yong is now free of fraud and other charges. The Supreme Court acquitted him, ending the years-long legal battle.

The weather in South Korea has caused school closures, property damage and cancelled flights

It removes a long-running legal risk for the head of the tech giant